Well, I wasn't wearing my thinking cap last night, and accidentally poured between a half ounce and 3/4 ounce of Toyota Type T-IV transmission fluid into my 2006 Camry's radiator before realizing the mistake and stopping. Needless to say, I was horrified. Why did they have to make the Toyota Super Long Life Coolant roughly the same color as the ATF fluid: pink / red.
I meant to pour some ATF into the fill hole of the transmission because it leaks about 2 ounces a month from the ATF drain hole since my last d&f because I didn't use a brand new ATF drain hole gasket; I kept and used the old metal gasket. I will definitely replace the gasket with a new one this summer when I do my next ATF d&f.
Anyway, somewhere between one-half ounce and 3/4 ounce of T-IV ATF is in the radiator since last night. I purposefully have not started the car yet and am wondering if everything will be okay and if I should just do another radiator coolant d&f in a couple months when the weather warms. I did one late last summer. Or should I take the 9-year-old Camry (only has 70,000 miles) to the dealership and have them flush the radiator coolant. If I should go to the dealership, is it okay to drive there, or do you think I should have the car towed? I haven't turned the car on since last night, just in case. Thanks.
I meant to pour some ATF into the fill hole of the transmission because it leaks about 2 ounces a month from the ATF drain hole since my last d&f because I didn't use a brand new ATF drain hole gasket; I kept and used the old metal gasket. I will definitely replace the gasket with a new one this summer when I do my next ATF d&f.
Anyway, somewhere between one-half ounce and 3/4 ounce of T-IV ATF is in the radiator since last night. I purposefully have not started the car yet and am wondering if everything will be okay and if I should just do another radiator coolant d&f in a couple months when the weather warms. I did one late last summer. Or should I take the 9-year-old Camry (only has 70,000 miles) to the dealership and have them flush the radiator coolant. If I should go to the dealership, is it okay to drive there, or do you think I should have the car towed? I haven't turned the car on since last night, just in case. Thanks.
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