Automatic Transmission Fluid
in [Toyota]
|
From: Jeff Strickland on 5 Sep 2009 15:47 I needed to mix some gear oil and limited slip additive so I could pump it into a differential. I had a nearly empty ATF bottle that served the purpose -- it fit the pump. Now I have a small amount of ATF that will have trace amounts of gear oil mixed in if I put the AFT into the empty gear oil bottle. The AFT is used for power steering fluid, there is not enough to use in the transmission of any of my cars. Do you suppose the gear oil will contaminate the ATF so badly that the ATF is unuseable any longer. There's not enough to worry about the cost of throwing it away, but I hate to toss stuff that can still be used. I suppose I have about a pint of ATF that has less than a teaspoon of gear oil residual in the bottle. What do you think, keep it for the power steering, or toss it?
From: Fatter Than Ever Moe on 5 Sep 2009 15:53 Jeff Strickland wrote: > I needed to mix some gear oil and limited slip additive so I could pump it > into a differential. I had a nearly empty ATF bottle that served the > purpose -- it fit the pump. Now I have a small amount of ATF that will have > trace amounts of gear oil mixed in if I put the AFT into the empty gear oil > bottle. > > The AFT is used for power steering fluid, there is not enough to use in the > transmission of any of my cars. Do you suppose the gear oil will contaminate > the ATF so badly that the ATF is unuseable any longer. > > There's not enough to worry about the cost of throwing it away, but I hate > to toss stuff that can still be used. I suppose I have about a pint of ATF > that has less than a teaspoon of gear oil residual in the bottle. > > What do you think, keep it for the power steering, or toss it? > > > > If you have a chainsaw it would do for chain oil, if you don't do any heavy cutting. Antirust for garden tools? It ought to be good for something. Lawnmower wheels?
From: Jeff Strickland on 5 Sep 2009 15:55 "Fatter Than Ever Moe" <HardTimes(a)TheFarm> wrote in message news:4aa2c1bc$0$23748$bbae4d71(a)news.suddenlink.net... > Jeff Strickland wrote: >> I needed to mix some gear oil and limited slip additive so I could pump >> it into a differential. I had a nearly empty ATF bottle that served the >> purpose -- it fit the pump. Now I have a small amount of ATF that will >> have trace amounts of gear oil mixed in if I put the AFT into the empty >> gear oil bottle. >> >> The AFT is used for power steering fluid, there is not enough to use in >> the transmission of any of my cars. Do you suppose the gear oil will >> contaminate the ATF so badly that the ATF is unuseable any longer. >> >> There's not enough to worry about the cost of throwing it away, but I >> hate to toss stuff that can still be used. I suppose I have about a pint >> of ATF that has less than a teaspoon of gear oil residual in the bottle. >> >> What do you think, keep it for the power steering, or toss it? >> >> >> >> > > If you have a chainsaw it would do for chain oil, if you don't do any > heavy cutting. Antirust for garden tools? It ought to be good for > something. Lawnmower wheels? Chain oil? Really? I never thought of that. It's like 99.99% ATF, and 0.01% gear oil.
From: Fatter Than Ever Moe on 5 Sep 2009 17:37 Jeff Strickland wrote: > "Fatter Than Ever Moe" <HardTimes(a)TheFarm> wrote in message > news:4aa2c1bc$0$23748$bbae4d71(a)news.suddenlink.net... >> Jeff Strickland wrote: >>> I needed to mix some gear oil and limited slip additive so I could pump >>> it into a differential. I had a nearly empty ATF bottle that served the >>> purpose -- it fit the pump. Now I have a small amount of ATF that will >>> have trace amounts of gear oil mixed in if I put the AFT into the empty >>> gear oil bottle. >>> >>> The AFT is used for power steering fluid, there is not enough to use in >>> the transmission of any of my cars. Do you suppose the gear oil will >>> contaminate the ATF so badly that the ATF is unuseable any longer. >>> >>> There's not enough to worry about the cost of throwing it away, but I >>> hate to toss stuff that can still be used. I suppose I have about a pint >>> of ATF that has less than a teaspoon of gear oil residual in the bottle. >>> >>> What do you think, keep it for the power steering, or toss it? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> If you have a chainsaw it would do for chain oil, if you don't do any >> heavy cutting. Antirust for garden tools? It ought to be good for >> something. Lawnmower wheels? > > Chain oil? Really? I never thought of that. It's like 99.99% ATF, and 0.01% > gear oil. > > > > > > It's way to thin, and what isn't used will leak out but it ought to be good enough for light cutting. If I'm wrong (which happens often) well a new chain and bar aren't more than half the cost of new chainsaw...... No more than I use my chainsaw I usually just use clean used motor oil, which is also a no no, and let what isn't used leak away.
From: Ray O on 6 Sep 2009 13:40 "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:h7uf8r$jl9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >I needed to mix some gear oil and limited slip additive so I could pump it >into a differential. I had a nearly empty ATF bottle that served the >purpose -- it fit the pump. Now I have a small amount of ATF that will have >trace amounts of gear oil mixed in if I put the AFT into the empty gear oil >bottle. > > The AFT is used for power steering fluid, there is not enough to use in > the transmission of any of my cars. Do you suppose the gear oil will > contaminate the ATF so badly that the ATF is unuseable any longer. > > There's not enough to worry about the cost of throwing it away, but I hate > to toss stuff that can still be used. I suppose I have about a pint of ATF > that has less than a teaspoon of gear oil residual in the bottle. > > What do you think, keep it for the power steering, or toss it? > I like the chainsaw bar oil idea, or you can put it in an oil can and use it for lubricating door hinges, etc. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
|
Next
|
Last
Pages: 1 2 Prev: OBD-II Trouble Code: P0401 on 1996 Camry 4 cylineder Next: Rear end problems? |