Help - I put motor oil in my ATF fluid

[Jammajay]

So...yesterday I was rushing and accidentally put motor oil in the ATF system. Now since I have AAA and noticed this instantly I never turned the vehicle on, got it towed home and wondering if I can fix this myself? I saw this thread listed here https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh.../topics/214439 ... stated that I could use a turkey baster to remove all the oil and just refill it. Thoughts?

Thanks guys

[Critter7r]

I assume you mean you put oil into the power steering system. No biggie. The power steering reservoir only holds a liter or so of fluid. Just suck out all the fluid with a turkey baster and refill with ATF. A little residual oil in there isn't going to hurt anything. In fact, topping it off with a few ounces of motor oil and starting the engine probably wouldn't hurt anything either.

[Jammajay]

Any good ATF you recommend? Im in oreillys now.

[Mless5]

Any synthetic atf would do, Castrol or red Valvoline Maxlife are good choices.

[Jammajay]

I got the mobile 1 atf

Thanks guys

[MarcoZandrini]

The E46 power steer system uses Dexron3 or equivalent. I highly recommend that you flush the system and use Redline D4ATF.