real time tranny problem

[Drcoffee]

My friend, your trans fluid is contaminated. The coolant is not a lubricant and can/will destroy the clutch packs. You've got nothing to lose at this point, so flush the transmission twice with fresh fluid. Go and buy 6 gallons of Dex3 and flush it with 3 gallons of new fluid. Drive it for 10 minutes and do it again. Because the alternative is a new transmission. You can find Valvoline MaxLife Dex3 at Advance Auto parts for $17/gallon which is a great price considering the Qt price is near $6.

That froth on your finger is coolant mix and that's why your truck wont run. I'm guessing its too late already but that's what I would do if it were mine. You may be somewhat lucky in the sense that the fitting broke from the radiator tank and the coolant may have mostly gone on the road instead of in the transmission and only slightly contaminated the trans fluid.

Transmission flush

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[LittleCaesar]

+1 with Dr. Coffee.

 

[Armandi]

flushed with 4 gallons so sar. still running crappy. What i dont get is i never saw even close to the pink milkshake like in the last picture.

 

[LittleCaesar]

There are varying degrees of pink so to say but with the pics you provided, you can see the discoloration of the ATF in the tranny.

Keep trying with the flush, but if you see no improvement, then take it to a transmission shop for a more expert analysis.

 

[Drcoffee]

flushed with 4 gallons so sar. still running crappy. What i dont get is i never saw even close to the pink milkshake like in the last picture.

You don't want to do just a drain an fill. You really need to purge all the old fluid out and the method I posted is the best and least harmful to your transmission. Just like LittleCaesar said, you don't need total contamination to damage or affect the transmission.

 

[pat161]

If you like throwing away money certainly keep flushing, if you want to get back on the road start looking at tranny options. My reasoning is this, you didn't catch the problem soon enough, you drove for days with contamintaed fluid, the damage has been done. If I am wrong and you are sure you didn't drive it much with mixed fluid then a flush might work, but if you've already wasted 4 gallons with no improvement then the fluid was the least of your remaining issues.

 

[quicksilvr]

^THIS is why asked my very first question. That's not just old fluid (like everyone has already pointed out). That's fluid contaminated with coolant. It doesn't take much at all to ruin a trans.