1990 Mercedes Benz 190e transmission fluid/motor oil

1990 MERCEDES BENZ 190E
226,321 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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TRRIBIMI
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i am haveing to put 1-2 quarts of tranny fluid in my car every 2-3 days. I cant see a leak, but it suddenly had an excessive amount of white smoke come out of the tail pipe. when i checked my oil, it was way over full, like 3 quarts. and it looked to have tranny fluid in it. So i changed the oil and filter, but once again, in a couple days, it was smoking and i think the tranny fluid is getting in with the oil somehow. what do i do??
Feb 6, 2009 at 1:31 PM
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GFIMOTORCARS
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Wow this sounds like a couple issues. Your trans fluid runs through your radiator to cool. I believe you probably have a radiator leak internally. Check your coolant and see if there is an oil presence. As for it getting into the crankcase, well this is probably due to a blown head gasket. Thus the contaminated coolant is leaking through the head gasket causing trans fluid to end up in the crank case.
Feb 24, 2009 at 8:41 PM