Oil/Trans Fluid? I screwed up

[charlier180]

Hold on a sec, I'm confused...
If the OP REMOVED 4 quarts of trans fluid and ADDED 6.5 quarts of motor oil to the crankcase, isn't the problem in the engine now, having 13 quarts of oil? The crank would whip the oil into a froth and cause even more problems..

X2.... One would think that running with 1/3 the correct amount of transmission fluid is not nearly as big a deal as running with TWICE of amount of engine oil.
I guess the engine in a 4Runner is different than the engines in my other vehicles.

 

[scottm]

Ouch, I know other people who've drained the wrong fluid, easy to do.

My '03 Land Cruiser engine oil was double filled by the dealer. It drove a long time like that, had a slight vibration at idle like a weak plug, and stronger vibration on acceleration. Owner traded it in like that, dealer sold it to me like that, saying they knew it had a vibration and would fix it. They put a new torque converter in it, and checked every valve, injector, coil pack, plug, etc without finding the problem. I took it home, checked the oil thinking maybe head gasket. No foaming, modern oils don't foam easily, but it was a couple inches above full. Changed the oil, then checked my PCV lines and intake for oil, all was clean.

If your transmission had enough oil to keep things lubricated and cooled, but not enough to keep hydraulic pistons and valves working properly, you should be ok when you get it filled properly. Good luck, and I hope your wife will still let you do your own maintenance.

 

[Barefoot]

I once had Mrs B's '90 4 cyl Camry come back from the dealer with a double fill of engine oil after a timing belt change. Only went 10 miles home that way, felt it acting differently, and checked the dipstick.

I drained it to the proper level, didn't have a problem in another 100,000 miles.

Can't speak to the tranny impact, but agree with the other posters who say that 4 qts is much less than a full change.

 

[BlairB]

hold on a sec, i'm confused...
If the op removed 4 quarts of trans fluid and added 6.5 quarts of motor oil to the crankcase, isn't the problem in the engine now, having 13 quarts of oil? The crank would whip the oil into a froth and cause even more problems..

+1...

 

[chayos00]

Update us bro, I'm dying to know what happened!

 

[robdog09]

sorry yall, just got back to ATL today.

Got an appt first thing on Friday morning for a tranny flush and an oil change. The place i took it to completely flushed the transmission, pushing about15 qts through it and keeping the recommended amount in there (~6 qts?). Also got an oil change for safe measure, even with a new filter. From what the mechanic told me, immediately after the work was done, there wasnt much change, espc at low speeds. It was riding the same way. After riding around for a few miles, it got better. Once i went to pick the car up, it was completely better, and all the previous symptoms have gone away. Drove back to atlanta today, no problems!

THanks everyone for your help. Disaster averted!

 

[Will_4R]

Great to hear! You must feel a lot better now. Let's hope it stays working the way it should.

 

[r32]

Glad to hear things are better. Hopefully they stay that way.

I'm curious if/when you ever go to sell the vehicle, if you're going to divulge this tidbit of information to a future buyer, when they ask if you've ever had any problems?

 

[riverider]

Well glad to hear that so far good all is good. Keep us informed how things are going, as this is really a new item in Toyota toughness. :

 

[Will_4R]

Glad to hear things are better. Hopefully they stay that way.

I'm curious if/when you ever go to sell the vehicle, if you're going to divulge this tidbit of information to a future buyer, when they ask if you've ever had any problems?

It should be documented in the service records.

 

[riverider]

It should be documented in the service records.

If the he told the service Rep. he made the mistake of draining the Trans. and then drove it. And the flush and refill was done at a Toyota Dealers Service Dept. You can bet they documented it in vehicles VIN service records.

 

[Nuke]

I hope that doesn't stop you from doing your own oil and filter changes now that you know which drain plug NOT to crack open. Doing your own oil changes gives you an opportunity to look over the rest of the car and gives you a baseline of what things should look like and help you identify something amiss before it becomes a catastrophic failure.

 

[riverider]

I hope that doesn't stop you from doing your own oil and filter changes now that you know which drain plug NOT to crack open. Doing your own oil changes gives you an opportunity to look over the rest of the car and gives you a baseline of what things should look like and help you identify something amiss before it becomes a catastrophic failure.

I will quit doing my own oil&filter changing,when they pry the drain plug from my cold dead hand. :hello:

 

[robdog09]

Ive come along way since this mistake. Have done numerous brakes, and just changed both front CV axle's this wknd. Just wanted yall to know!

 

[Morphyne]

Whatever happened to your 4runner? What was the lasting damage to the engine and or tranny?

FWIW, I did something simliar (much much less worse) to a brand new, off the showroom floor Mitsubishi Eclipse spider. I changed my own oil bc i didnt trust the mechanics with my new baby and I proceeded to leave the oil fill plug off. I got s few miles down the road and smoke blew out of the air conditioner. I spray engine oil all over my new engine.