What happens to vehicle when it got transmission rebuilt and i drove it around town no more than 40 miles i checked the transmission fluid and its empty it has no transmission fluid the car seems ok

Asked by GuruZ9CFS Oct 07, 2017 at 11:45 PM about the 1997 Dodge Stratus ES Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Transmission rebuilt and i drove it around town no
more than 40 miles just checked the transmission
fluid and it is empty..do u think something
happened to the car..it works good still im just
worried ..

GuruZ9CFS answered 7 years ago

Should i be worried or can i just add transmission fluid now and continue forward..nothing seem to be wrong just idles a lil high but nothing else plz give me advice on what to do..thank you.

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F_O_R answered 7 years ago

Add fluid and hope for the best but there must be a massive leak or the mechanic really screwed up. Is this a manual transmission?

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KenF answered 7 years ago

I hope you saved your receipt.

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enginecreator answered 7 years ago

Make sure the rubber o'ring gasket for dip stick tube is inserted.

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GuruZ9CFS answered 7 years ago

My car is a standard car..it's not a manual transmission..why what is the difference..

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enginecreator answered 7 years ago

Well that answers that, manual does not have a dipstick. Thanks for adding that information.

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enginecreator answered 7 years ago

Looks for leaks, add to its full recheck again in the future.

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