accidently drained my transmission oil then added more engine oil, what should i do?

[bLaM139]

hey guys, i have a 03 tacoma single cab prerunner 2wd 2.7l with automatic transmission,

last night while trying to do a oil change i accidently drained the trani fluid then added 4 more quarts of engine oil, i now have to drain my engine oil but i dont know what to do about the trani, should i just get it towed to a shop or should i try to do it myself, im sure there is still more trani fliud in there,

DOH!
Thanks, Danny

[nhparrot]

Originally Posted by bLaM139

hey guys, i have a 03 tacoma single cab prerunner 2wd 2.7l with automatic transmission,

last night while trying to do a oil change i accidently drained the trani fluid then added 4 more quarts of engine oil, i now have to drain my engine oil but i dont know what to do about the trani, should i just get it towed to a shop or should i try to do it myself, im sure there is still more trani fliud in there,

DOH!
Thanks, Danny

Did you add the engine oil to the tranny?

[RitcheyRch]

Take it to Mike at Automotive Technologies (661-255-6913) on San Fernando Road and Lyons. Tell them that Rich with the Monte Carlo sent you. My Tundra has had all the service done here.

You could also take it to Johm at Kiwi Motors (661-799-1688) on San Fernando Road near 15th street. Thats where my civic is right now.

Both shops can flush the trans.

Originally Posted by bLaM139

hey guys, i have a 03 tacoma single cab prerunner 2wd 2.7l with automatic transmission,

last night while trying to do a oil change i accidently drained the trani fluid then added 4 more quarts of engine oil, i now have to drain my engine oil but i dont know what to do about the trani, should i just get it towed to a shop or should i try to do it myself, im sure there is still more trani fliud in there,

DOH!
Thanks, Danny

[bLaM139]

thanks alot ritchey, i am going away for the weekend, when i get back sunday i will be taking care of this asap, somehow ill get it over there,

no i didnt add engine oil into the trani =)

the engine just has 8 quarts now tho, lol

any idea on an average cost for a trani flush?

[RitcheyRch]

No problem. I thought you accidently added engine oil to the trans and thats why mentioned the trans flush. I dont remember how much they charged fro my trans flush. I took them the Mobil synthetic ATF and he flushed it.

Originally Posted by bLaM139

thanks alot ritchey, i am going away for the weekend, when i get back sunday i will be taking care of this asap, somehow ill get it over there,

no i didnt add engine oil into the trani =)

the engine just has 8 quarts now tho, lol

any idea on an average cost for a trani flush?

[bLaM139]

lol yea that would have been bad, my trani is just empty now, but the oil seemed to be slightly burnt, should i attempt to refil it myself? what do i have to do, take off the pan change the trani filter then add oil?

[akauth]

A flush is better but you can certainly just drain and fill the trans.

If you do a flush, it would be a good time to swap over to synthetic. Then you don't have to be in any hurry to change the trans fluid over the next time. And the trans will last longer.

Alan

Originally Posted by bLaM139

thanks alot ritchey, i am going away for the weekend, when i get back sunday i will be taking care of this asap, somehow ill get it over there,

no i didnt add engine oil into the trani =)

the engine just has 8 quarts now tho, lol

any idea on an average cost for a trani flush?

[nhparrot]

If you didn't add the engine oil to the tranny, then all you need to do is:

1- Drain extra oil from engine (good time to do an oil change)
2 - Add tranny fluid, when you drained out the tranny only a few quarts were drined from the system.

[KLS]

Your transmission is 4 quarts low?...just add that much back before driving.

If you drain and refill your transmission like this every 2nd or 3rd oil change you'll add to the life of your transmission.


Ken

[grillmasterp]

Originally Posted by bLaM139

hey guys, i have a 03 tacoma single cab prerunner 2wd 2.7l with automatic transmission,

last night while trying to do a oil change i accidently drained the trani fluid then added 4 more quarts of engine oil, i now have to drain my engine oil but i dont know what to do about the trani, should i just get it towed to a shop or should i try to do it myself, im sure there is still more trani fliud in there,

DOH!
Thanks, Danny

Since you didn't add anything to the tranny, just add however much tranny fluid you drained-
You can add it through the tranny dipstick-

After that, drain your engine oil to the proper level- Or just redo.

[nhparrot]

Originally Posted by grillmasterp

Since you didn't add anything to the tranny, just add however much tranny fluid you drained-
You can add it through the tranny dipstick-

After that, drain your engine oil to the proper level- Or just redo.

Since an '05 Tacoma doesn't have a tranny dipstick you need to add the fluid through the the refill plug.

[BobCat7]

Originally Posted by nhparrot

Since an '05 Tacoma doesn't have a tranny dipstick you need to add the fluid through the the refill plug.

He said it was an '03 so that should not matter.

[nhparrot]

Originally Posted by BobCat7

He said it was an '03 so that should not matter.

Missed that - his profile says '05

[asoij247]

i did the same thing bout 6 months ago or mayb more, but all i did is wut yall are sayin. drain ur oil, change the filter too, fill the transmission oil back (however much u think u drained) and u'll be cool. the tranni oil should be something like dexron 3, the manual should say if u want to see urself, cuz mines a 2.7 as well, 03', same engine and tranny. i actually drove it around for a day with it slippin not knowin wut i did so nothing to worry bout. not a single prob except my screw up.