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Put in wrong ATF, now what? - 11/17/2007 1:33:01 PM

Richard

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The sales person looked up the atf requirments for my 1997 Millenia and said dexron III. Me bad,

I had not checked it in a long time and it did not touch the bottom of the dipstick. So I put in the quart and now get a reading but when I read the manual it says to use dexron II. How much damage will I do if I do not do an atf flush? And driving it with low fluid for God knows how long. It's not my fault, they really hid the dipstick with no yellow top.

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RE: Put in wrong ATF, now what? - 11/17/2007 2:23:34 PM

keninn

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you cant get dex 2 anymore it has been superseeded to 3. you should put in a bottle of lubegard. i use it all the time.

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RE: Put in wrong ATF, now what? - 11/17/2007 4:09:55 PM

Richard

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Thank You Keninn, I will sleep better tonight. I know it is my imagination but it seems to shift smoother when it is at the correct level, not a quart low. I think I may have a very slow leak where the cooler lines connect to the radiator.