Gen 3 Oil Change Issues
I'll try to make this as quick as possible. Bought a 98 4x4 auto 6 months ago and it was scheduled for its first oil change so I decided to do it myself. My buddies told me where the plug for the oil was so I drained what I thought was the oil, had no problems putting on new filter, and poured in 5.5L of new oil. Checked the dipstick and it was way over, but again, my buddies told me this wasn't an issue. I drove it for four miles and found it was having transmission issues, so I drained what I thought was oil again, and only had about 1L come out. I did my homework and found I had overfilled the oil and drained the transmission fluid. I proceeded to drain 11L of oil from my tank so now my vehicle has neither transmission fluid nor oil. Based on some advice I've already been given the new filter will be fine since I only drove 4 miles with the old oil still in the car, however I'm not sure how to proceed. I know about how much transmission fluid I drained so should I go ahead and replace what I drained by pouring the new ATF down the dipstick tube and checking the level after its hot as well as replacing the oil? Is there a different recommended COA? Sorry for the long post.
I'll try to make this as quick as possible. Bought a 98 4x4 auto 6 months ago and it was scheduled for its first oil change so I decided to do it myself. My buddies told me where the plug for the oil was so I drained what I thought was the oil, had no problems putting on new filter, and poured in 5.5L of new oil. Checked the dipstick and it was way over, but again, my buddies told me this wasn't an issue. I drove it for four miles and found it was having transmission issues, so I drained what I thought was oil again, and only had about 1L come out. I did my homework and found I had overfilled the oil and drained the transmission fluid. I proceeded to drain 11L of oil from my tank so now my vehicle has neither transmission fluid nor oil. Based on some advice I've already been given the new filter will be fine since I only drove 4 miles with the old oil still in the car, however I'm not sure how to proceed. I know about how much transmission fluid I drained so should I go ahead and replace what I drained by pouring the new ATF down the dipstick tube and checking the level after its hot as well as replacing the oil? Is there a different recommended COA? Sorry for the long post.
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