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Nov 29, 2021
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Bert609
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Yup, no oil in a transmission is the cause of a quick failure, an overfill issue is typically a slow death. The
Diagnosis doesn't really match the story.
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My mechanic ruined my transmission. plot twist, my mechanic is my brother in law
Team Cheese
11/29/21 4:47pm
Yikes. Good luck with that one.
WDaddy
11/29/21 4:49pm
Ultimately it's the shop's fault for not properly training their guy.
cougarmeister
11/29/21 4:50pm
They wouldn't use insurance for that issue. "We screwed up, will you pay for it?" And to the shop $6K isn't the end of
lightmann
11/29/21 4:55pm
Is the relationship with your brother in law worth $5k-$7k?
BIG XII Coug
11/29/21 4:50pm
if i had the money, maybe. i don't have that kind of money laying around.
Team Cheese
11/29/21 4:52pm
Insurance from the shop should cover it but he will probably get fired
BIG XII Coug
11/29/21 4:58pm
That is a rough spot. I will pray for you.
LyleLanley
11/29/21 4:50pm
Do you even know for sure it was you BIL that filled the transmission?
kccougar
11/29/21 4:51pm
it was him. i watched him do it.
Team Cheese
11/29/21 4:53pm
Wait, you watched him overfill your transmission?
kccougar
11/29/21 4:54pm
He probably didn’t know that he was over filling it
LyleLanley
11/29/21 5:18pm
you took it to the shop, not the guy. Shop is responsible, do you know for
BYUFBDAD
11/29/21 4:51pm
he's the only one that worked on it...and i watched him put the fluid in
Team Cheese
11/29/21 4:53pm
How is he your brother in law? Married to your sister, or your wife's brother?
Madam Pattirini
11/29/21 4:51pm
...or even the husband of your wife's sister...or the husband of your wife's
rcbyufan
11/29/21 4:53pm
he's married to my wife's sister, so not even technically my brother in law.
Team Cheese
11/29/21 4:54pm
Once removed - You're in the clear. Quit worrying about it and call the shop.
kccougar
11/29/21 4:55pm
no, not really. Burn him.
BYUFBDAD
11/29/21 4:56pm
Huh. I do think that makes some difference.
Madam Pattirini
11/29/21 5:10pm
The proper term is brother out law.
Florwood
11/29/21 5:17pm
This is why I never do business with family/friends/ward members
NOCAL_YFAN
11/29/21 4:51pm
Amen to that.
UNLVcougar
11/29/21 4:54pm
You going to let him ruin someone else's transmission? You need to report it
shakavaka
11/29/21 4:54pm
Exactly
ZuluBlue
11/29/21 4:56pm
Are you sure the dealership isn't trying to sell you a $7000 transmission?
Skeptical Optimist
11/29/21 4:59pm
That wouldn't be a surprise either.
lightmann
11/29/21 5:00pm
A 10 second search shows several used ones for $1500 with low miles.
Chadillac
11/29/21 5:34pm
Make sure you have all your facts right. New car stores tend to over exaggerate
FT487
11/29/21 5:02pm
Honestly, I'm not sure I'd trust the dealership. While it is true an overfilled transmission isn't good, it rarely
Bert609
11/29/21 5:04pm
Yep. Boat dealer told me I had cracked my engine block. I replaced an exhaust
JAGA97
11/29/21 5:07pm
Amen, if it's not a complete component swap, a dealer isn't going to be interested. They don't fix and repair
Bert609
11/29/21 5:09pm
I second this. What is mileage of car etc and try taking it back to shop. Sorry
BNcoug
11/29/21 5:08pm
Yup, no oil in a transmission is the cause of a quick failure, an overfill issue is typically a slow death. The
Bert609
11/29/21 5:11pm
2017 Toyota Sienna with 96,000 miles
Team Cheese
11/29/21 5:11pm
Shouldn’t be needing a new transmission at that mileage or age. That’s a lot of
byuguns55
11/29/21 5:13pm
The speed of the failure is sus. But 3 quarts is a lot to overfill.
Madam Pattirini
11/29/21 5:18pm
It is, if it truly was the case. I have my doubts, unless the OP inspected and measured it himself.
Bert609
11/29/21 5:27pm
The Sienna transmission fill process is weird. If you pull the drain plug and
Chadillac
11/29/21 5:37pm
The GX is worse. You have to run it at a specific temperature, then open the check plug and it should be a small stream
Bert609
11/29/21 5:45pm
Toyota used to put transmission coolers in the Tundra and Sequoia, but only
Chadillac
11/29/21 7:32pm
They stopped on the Sequoia in about the third year of the 2nd gen, so 2010 or so, but yeah
Bert609
11/29/21 8:08pm
This is close to both my hobby (auto repair) and my job (attorney).
Madam Pattirini
11/29/21 5:08pm
I get what you're saying about mistakes and accidents, but not sure i understand
Team Cheese
11/29/21 5:19pm
Not sure why you can’t innocently take it back in and say something still seems
Pepe
11/29/21 5:27pm
My BIL told me to take it to a dealership.
Team Cheese
11/29/21 5:37pm
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