What does overfilled transmission fluid to a car

Asked by GuruHXFT3 Jul 14, 2019 at 05:10 PM about the 2005 Subaru Forester

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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TDolby answered 5 years ago

The fluid will start to foam and maybe blow out some of the seals due to pressure. Drain some if you think you overfilled it.

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

Overfilled tranny....not good. It can spray out the fill tube and catch fire on the exhaust header. Very thin oil is flammable. Hook up a thin plastic tubing and vacuum pump some out and then refill cautiously to the correct level with the correct fluid.

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

Don't drive it until you suck out the extra fluid. A suction gun is the tool you need.

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