I'm an idiot - quick yact

[Zaitsevs]

so just filled up at gas station, checked oil levels and decided I need more oil - I look in my trunk and just blindly grab the container, it was red and I should have taken a look and seen that it was transmission fluid instead, I started to pour into the engine and damn - I got about half a cup maybe, of it in my engine? I'm curious as if this will hurt the car, or if it will have any affect at all. I figure it's all lubrication, and that I'll just put more oil in it anyway so it will dilute.


answers???

tia

 

[Stumps]

If you already have driven the car home, I would give it an oil change, just to be safe...but for a short trip it shouldn't hurt anything too much, just don't rev the fvck out of it.

 

[leftyman]

It probably wont hurt the car, but you might want to get an oil change now.

 

[iamwiz82]

They used to use transmission fluid to clean crankcases back in the day, but engines didn't generally last that long back then

I'd drain and refill.

 

[funboy6942]

Actually I use it on engines, a full quart, that have been neglected a slugged up because the tranny fluid has a ton of detergents in it and will clean the insides of your engine very well. I honestly dont think a cup of it is going to harm it at all, if anything run it for about 1 k miles and let it clean your engine up then go get a oil change.

I also use it to de-carbon a engine by slowly pouring it down the intake of a car. Makes one hell of a smoke screen, but afterwards it will knock the carbon build up off the valves and pistons making the car run a lot better if it used to be owned by old farts, or to the store and back.

 

[lozina]

Just add some vinegar to neutralize it.

Then add 2 cups all purpose flour, two pinches of kosher salt, 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

 

[Zaitsevs]

Originally posted by: funboy42
Actually I use it on engines, a full quart, that have been neglected a slugged up because the tranny fluid has a ton of detergents in it and will clean the insides of your engine very well. I honestly dont think a cup of it is going to harm it at all, if anything run it for about 1 k miles and let it clean your engine up then go get a oil change.

I also use it to de-carbon a engine by slowly pouring it down the intake of a car. Makes one hell of a smoke screen, but afterwards it will knock the carbon build up off the valves and pistons making the car run a lot better if it used to be owned by old farts, or to the store and back.

it kinda chokes and sputters at times since it is about 20 years old now, it's a 1987 lebaron -

I wonder if that would help it?

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
They used to use transmission fluid to clean crankcases back in the day, but engines didn't generally last that long back then

I'd drain and refill.

I beg to differ, they lasted just as long, if not longer, as today. Just back then turning back the OD was easy and common place, not to mention didnt have the 100K mark on it. Many people were driving around in their cars thinking it had 50K original miles on it when it has 150K and then bitched because it only flipped one time (actually hitting 200K before engine failure)

 

[SpiderWiz]

If you change the oil soon you should be good. I would change the oil filter (at least check it ) over next couple months. This happen to a person I know ( ), the oil filter kept getting clogged cause the transmission fluid was cleaning off the gunk. But he put in an entire quart of transmission fluid.

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: funboy42
Actually I use it on engines, a full quart, that have been neglected a slugged up because the tranny fluid has a ton of detergents in it and will clean the insides of your engine very well. I honestly dont think a cup of it is going to harm it at all, if anything run it for about 1 k miles and let it clean your engine up then go get a oil change.

I also use it to de-carbon a engine by slowly pouring it down the intake of a car. Makes one hell of a smoke screen, but afterwards it will knock the carbon build up off the valves and pistons making the car run a lot better if it used to be owned by old farts, or to the store and back.

I've done that in the past...it works pretty good....I should do it more often these days, the unleaded crap that they sell at Aussie petrol stations speeds up the build up of carbon on valves...fvcking third world slop.

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: Zaitsevs

Originally posted by: funboy42
Actually I use it on engines, a full quart, that have been neglected a slugged up because the tranny fluid has a ton of detergents in it and will clean the insides of your engine very well. I honestly dont think a cup of it is going to harm it at all, if anything run it for about 1 k miles and let it clean your engine up then go get a oil change.

I also use it to de-carbon a engine by slowly pouring it down the intake of a car. Makes one hell of a smoke screen, but afterwards it will knock the carbon build up off the valves and pistons making the car run a lot better if it used to be owned by old farts, or to the store and back.

it kinda chokes and sputters at times since it is about 20 years old now, it's a 1987 lebaron -

I wonder if that would help it?

I would start with the obvious first, tune up.
When you pull your plugs out look at them and if you can look into the spark plug hole do that as well. If the plug is cover in black soot or just very back in general thats carbon build up. It gets on the pistons and stays hot causing desiling (engine run on), spark knock when you accl or going up hill giving gas, or can build up on the valves not allowing the to close properly making the car run bad.

If you decide to do it you must pour it slowly down the throttle body while it is running and you will have to give it quite a bit of gas. Try to make sure the exhaust is point down wind and away from public places because it will smoke like a mother fvcking bitch, people will undoubtedly think you car is on fire and call the fire department, yes it will smoke that much. When you first pour it in you should see a blackish white cloud of smoke pouring out the tail pipe, the black is the carbon. After about half the bottle stop pouring and continue to rev a little bit till the engine clears up, then proceed with half a can of carb cleaner. This stuff will smell bad, burn your eyes, and will burn the inside of your throat if you inhale while spraying, so take a deep breath, give the car some gas, and spray down the throttle body cleaning any left over tranny fluid. Use about half a can. Your done. Rev a few times to clear out engine, walk away and breath, and if carbon build up was your problem should run like a new car.

Only do this again if your car is old, high miles, and shows signs of carbon fouling. If not wasting your time.

 

[j00fek]

1/2cup wont hurt it

drive it

 

[CrackRabbit]

If your LeBaron was anything like the 86 I had it will all of leaked out in a week or two anyways. I swear that car leaked every single type of fluid except gas.

 

[Zaitsevs]

thanks for the replies guys - I just drove it to work and back no problem. yeah it chokes and sputters sometimes, I'm not sure what that would be a cause of. I'll have to check my sparkplugs for soot like funboy had said.