syn
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i dont know anything about cars and i messed up.
i just bought this automatic 91 integra. it was cheap and has a list of mostly fixable (i hope) issues. anyway, i was driving it for a few days and i started to feel the transmission shifting kind of rough and decided to check the trans fluid. after i took what i thought was a correct reading (i drove it for 20min and then checked it), i could barely see any fluid touching the tip of the dipstick so i thought it might benefit from some trans fluid.
i bought some after finding the right kind and a funnel but i had no idea how much to put in it and put near half a quart. (stupid, i know now). i drove it a total of maybe 10 miles like that before i drained most of it. when i check this dipstick though, it is really difficult to even make out a correct reading so i dont know if its still way overfilled or barely any in it at all. its really driving me crazy because i dont want to ruin this car. ive currently drained most of it but i really cant make out the reading at all.
what to do? i realize this post will probably anger people but i just need some ideas before i do ruin the car. how much would it damage the car to have driven it maybe 40 miles with too much trans fluid? is it still ok for now? it doesnt appear to leak anything yet.
thanks for any ideas
i just bought this automatic 91 integra. it was cheap and has a list of mostly fixable (i hope) issues. anyway, i was driving it for a few days and i started to feel the transmission shifting kind of rough and decided to check the trans fluid. after i took what i thought was a correct reading (i drove it for 20min and then checked it), i could barely see any fluid touching the tip of the dipstick so i thought it might benefit from some trans fluid.
i bought some after finding the right kind and a funnel but i had no idea how much to put in it and put near half a quart. (stupid, i know now). i drove it a total of maybe 10 miles like that before i drained most of it. when i check this dipstick though, it is really difficult to even make out a correct reading so i dont know if its still way overfilled or barely any in it at all. its really driving me crazy because i dont want to ruin this car. ive currently drained most of it but i really cant make out the reading at all.
what to do? i realize this post will probably anger people but i just need some ideas before i do ruin the car. how much would it damage the car to have driven it maybe 40 miles with too much trans fluid? is it still ok for now? it doesnt appear to leak anything yet.
thanks for any ideas