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I sunk the nose of my 2000 dodge into a water hole this weekend. past the headlights and an angle which water stopped at mid front doors(at the bottom). after being snatched out i realized i had no reverse...then no drive!!! After i let it sit for a few minutes i got it back but not for long, drove for 5 miles, against my better judgement. Obvcourse sinking it was against it too :)

Found pepto bizmol in my transmission, oil a little milky too.
Also looks like trans front pump is now leaking. Has anyone recovered without replacing/rebuilding trans? and can the Average very mechanically inclined mechanic(with a manual) rebuild?

2007-01-14 14:58:55 · 3 answers · asked by my61buick 1 in Cars & Transportation Maintenance & Repairs

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If you tried to drive a modern car after submerging, without changing all fluids and filters, you aren't mechanically inclined... you are fooling yourself.
That's like forgetting to breathe to anyone even remotely mechanically inclined. You just don;t do it.

Take it to a shop, if you haven't destroyed the tranny, tehy can recover it for you. you have probably, however destroyed the trannny and you are going to need to replace it.

2007-01-14 15:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 3 · 0 0

You need to change your oil, and you need to have your tranny flushed, because (if your car is automatic) there is "pepto" in your torque converter aswell, and if you just drain it and refill you will not get all of it. you may also want to check your transfercase (if it's a 4x4) and differentials.

your transmission is probably ok, once you get new fluid in there it should act normal and go into gear (if your low or have the wrong fluid it wont go into gear either so dont worry too much).

If you decide you want or have to rebuild your transmission, follow the book and take your time, dont forget about the little stuff (seals, etc..) double check everything, and put everything in the right order, if you dont, it will hurt it in the long run, and you may end up worse then you started off.

Hope I helped!

2007-01-15 00:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by Joe S. 1 · 0 0

Like you I'm not sure if its too late,but if it was my car I would get the transmission flushed and take the pan off the tranny and replace the filter and put new fluid in it and see what happens.In hindsight you know you never should have drove it until it was all cleaned up and serviced.good luck

2007-01-14 23:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by sasyone 5 · 0 0

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