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Motor Oil in Auto Tranny

Tiny
DOONER48
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  • 1984 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,000 MILES
We recently purchased a 1984 Camaro Z28 as a 'Project" car. After driving it home and a couple of weeks sitting in the driveway we rechecked the ATF level before taking it to a exhaust repair shop. What we originally thought was slightly burnt ATF looks, smells & feels like fairly clean Motor Oil!

What now? & Why would someone fill an automatic tranny with motor oil?
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Saturday, December 25th, 2010 AT 3:42 PM

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Tiny
MIKE H R
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Have the transmission drained and refilled. Somebody could have done it by accident or just wanted to top it off so they used oil. Does it have a burnt smell? While they are at it ask if they can replace the transmission filter. Some place like a lube shop will not change filters so you will have to ask around. Have seen oil put in the transmission before. Seen some people do stupid stuff in my life.
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