What is the BEST way to KILL my automatic transmission as soon as possible?

Question

What is the BEST way to KILL my automatic transmission as soon as possible?

Answer 1

Yours or someone elses? Looking for a death wish? If it's yours, drain the fluid and then go out cruising for many hours. Not sure what you want here but there are several ways to kill a tranny---but they may involve killing you or innocents and I don't want that.

Answer 2

throw it into reverse while driving forward

Answer 3

They tried putting a car in reverse while driving forward on mythbusters. You can't do it. Drain the trans fluid. Then drive it up and down the highway, turning around at each exit, accelerating quickly.

Answer 4

As a lover of automobiles, I am concerned about your question. I suspect you want the manufacturer to replace your transmission under warranty and the warranty is about to expire. But on the outside chance that you are actually trying to preserve your automatic transmission, here is what you should NOT do:

Never operate your automatic transmission with a low fluid level.

Never overheat your transmission by towing heavy loads, especially when the transmission oil cooler is bypassed.

Never overfill your transmission with Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF).

Use only the ATF recommended by the manufacturer. There are at least 3 types of ATF fluid sold today. The wrong type could damage the transmission.

The things that cause transmissions to fail:

Low fluid.

High temperatures.

Damaged seals.

When you deliberately sabotage your automatic transmission, mechanics have ways to uncover your misdeeds.

Answer 5

do a few reverse drops.go in reverse as fast as possible,slam it in drive and smoke it.a few of those should drop it right out of the car for you.

Answer 6

While driving, throw it in reverse or park.

Answer 7

its not worth it let it go

Answer 8

Put it in neutral, rev it as high as possible, and then throw it in D. Do this just a couple times and your tranny should be dead. Either that or when you're going at a high rate of speed, throw it in reverse. Make sure you do that in a parking lot though.. you may spin out.

Answer 9

Automatics run on fluid pressure, so if you drain the fluid it won't work at all. If you want to destroy it (although I'm not sure why) you can try putting sand or something similar in the fluid.

Answer 10

draining the fluid should help