2000-2005 Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, and SSEi Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.

Near-miss for the Tranny Darwin Awards

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 01:43 PM
  #1  
slimsammy's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
From: Tucson, AZ
slimsammy is on a distinguished road
Default Near-miss for the Tranny Darwin Awards

I recently had my tranny serviced and had a pint of fluid sitting in our garage in case I needed to add some after driving around. Long story short... my rommate used my transmission fluid and replaced it with a pint of the same brand of motor oil... use your imagination. :?

I performed an emergency fluid and filter change in my driveway without turning the engine on and let the oil drain really well before installing the new filter and buttoning everything up. I'm thinking that I should be okay since there shouldn't have been any fluid sucked into the torque converter. I just wanted to check with the experts to find out if the trace amounts of motor oil could still cause problems down the road and if I should get my tranny flushed again soon?
Reply
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 01:54 PM
  #2  
Rogue's Avatar
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,127
Likes: 1
From: Westerville, Ohio 2000 Black SSEi
Rogue is on a distinguished road
Default

As long as you never started the car and did a pan drop with filter change and cleaned everything out real good with brake cleaner you should be fine.
Reply
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 04:03 PM
  #3  
Archon's Avatar
RIP
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 5,656
Likes: 4
From: Grand Rapids, Mi
Archon is on a distinguished road
Default

I agree with Todd. As you've dropped the pan, replaced the fluid and filter, and cleaned everything up, anything that would be left behind would be such a small amount that it won't be a problem. Now, as for your roomate......
Reply
Old Nov 27, 2006 | 03:23 PM
  #4  
slimsammy's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
From: Tucson, AZ
slimsammy is on a distinguished road
Default

I'll be stringing him up a tree as an example to all...

Just got back from a trip to Vegas over Thanksgiving and it seems to be running smooth as butter. Disaster seems to have been averted. (At least until my roommate starts storing old anti-freeze in oil containers.) I'll be double-checking all my fluids from now on.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
MOS95B
Lounge
6
Jul 2, 2007 04:48 PM
its840
Lounge
6
Apr 8, 2007 08:26 PM
MOS95B
Lounge
3
Jan 21, 2005 12:18 PM
TaylorD
Lounge
6
Jun 22, 2004 12:28 AM
Jim W
Lounge
6
Jul 20, 2003 08:23 AM




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:18 AM.