ATF is oil so you can leave it in there indefinately and it will not hurt anything. The only problem you might run into is that if there are alot of deposits that have built up in your engine the ATF's detergents will loosen them up and they could plug up your oil filter. So just to be safe, I might consider running the van for 300-500 miles and then changing the oil and filter (or if you just changed the oil then change the filter only). Hope this helps you. Ken Wilford John 3:16 |
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