There is no way for Transmission Fluid to make it into an engine. They are completely separate systems.
About the only way you can get tranny fluid into an engine is via the water jacket, if the radiator split betweent the engine coolant part and the tranny coolant part in theory they can mix together but you would also get coolant into the tranny fluid.
A warped head from excessive constant over heating or a failled gasket can lead to a blown gasket. Check the flatness of the head and block when you fix it to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Older model Ford and GM transmissions with vacuum operated modulators could loose ATF into the engine VIA a bad vacuum modulator.
Undo the transmission pan.
There isn't one, you have to remove the pan to drain the fluid.
The engine has to be raised up a bunch to get the pan off.
It could be the cause of the knock only if the gasket was bad and leaked out almost all the oil.
The automatic transmission fluid in a 1997 Dodge Ram with a diesel engine helps keep the transmission components lubricated properly. This fluid gets dark and discolored over time, and loses its effectiveness and viscosity. Dodge recommends that you change the transmission fluid every time you change the transmission filter. This is a fairly easy job, albeit a messy one, that you should be able to get done in about an hour. 1. Step 1 Drive the Dodge Ram for 10 minutes to warm up the transmission fluid. Park on level ground, engage the emergency brake, and remove the key. 2. Step 2 Jack up the front of the Dodge Ram. Lower the frame onto jack stands and remove the jack. Place the drain pan underneath the transmission pan, which is on the transmission behind the rear wheels. 3. Step 3 Loosen all of the bolts on the transmission filter using the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, but do not remove them. Allow the fluid to empty into the drain pan, then remove the rest of the bolts on the filter with the ratchet and pull the pan down from the transmission. Pour any leftover fluid into the drain pan. 4. Step 4 Clean the inside of the drain pan with the mechanic's rags. Scrape the gasket material off the transmission pan and the transmission using the gasket scraper. Install the gasket on the transmission pan. Bolt the assembly onto the transmission using the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, tightening them in a crisscross pattern. Tighten the bolts to 150 inch/lbs using the torque wrench. 5. Step 5 Jack up the Dodge Ram enough to remove the jack stands. Lower the truck. Pop the hood and locate the dipstick with the yellow handle for the transmission fluid. Remove the dipstick and put the funnel in the dipstick tube. 6. Step 6 Pour the automatic transmission fluid into the funnel, then reinsert the dipstick in the dipstick tube. Start the Dodge Ram and keep it running for 15 minutes. Pull out the transmission dipstick and check to see if the level is between the two dots on the bottom of the dipstick. If it is, stop. If it isn't, add fluid until it is. Change the filter while the pan is off, only use ATF+4 ( not Dextron), and check the fluid level in nuetral.
No transmission drain plug. You have to drop the pan, then replace the filter and gasket.
Drain and change fluid, filter, and gasket
Replace the gasket with a fiber gasket.
Sorry, no drain plug. You have to drop the pan, change the filter, clean the old gasket from the mating surfaces and add a new gasket whenever you change the transmission oil.
If this question is about an automatic transmission, there is no drain bolt, you must remove the pan, which will not only allow you to drain the fluid, but also change the filter. You will have to replace the pan gasket. All the items that you need are in a kit, gasket & filter.
there is no drain...... you have to unbolt the whole transmission pan to drain the fluid. make sure you have the right(new) gasket before you undo it! also change the filter while you are at it. put on the new filter and gasket reinstall the pan, then you can fill it with transmission fluid.
possibly a blown head gasket
Cracked block or blown head gasket.
drain plug or take the whole transmission pan off and you can change the filter too and put new gasket on
I question the practice why not remove the transmission pan and drain,replace old filter and gasket?? Just makes sense to me
If it is a auto trans and there is no drain plug, you have to drop the pan, and change the filter and gasket while you at it. If it is a manual, there is a plug on the lower passenger side of the transmission body. pull it and the fluid will drain.
You can purchase a transmission filter kit from your local auto parts store. The kit will comes with the filter, pan gasket and seal for the drain (if equipped). Keep in mind you will not be able to drain all the ATF out of the transmission yourself. You will probably drain 4 to 5 qts out of the 12 qts the transmission holds. The new gasket goes in dry NO SEALANTS!