Car wouldn't move while in drive, Car wouldn't move while in drive Options

[blahblar]

I’ve had my AT-200 for close to two years now and last night I decided to change my oil. Everything went smooth there (took me some time to find that damn oil filter) and I left it at that. This morning I started up my car to warm up and when I popped it into D, it wouldn’t move! I would hit the gas, and it would only inch forward. Wth? My revs shot up to 3k and it would only move inches. I popped it back into park and then drive again… same thing. Popped it into reverse then back into drive and bam! It began to move (still a bit slow). I went to work (34 miles away) and noticed that my shift shock had gone down (smoother shifts now…) and no other problems.

Should I be worried? I’m driving up to San Francisco from LA and I don’t want anything to happen when I’m out on the road. Help? Ideas? Thanks for any input.

[alltracman78]

No, just fill the trans through the check tube.
ATF Dextron III

It should take ~ 4 quarts.
Put 3 in, start the engine, shift through the gears several times.
Check the level via the dipstick WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.
Unless the car has been driven around, use the cold reading.

From 1 notch to the next is 1 PINT [NOT 1 quart, 1 pint].
That is 1/2 quart.
Top it off as necessary.

Get a trans funnel to fill it.
When you fill, do it slow. DON'T dump the whole quart in. It will leak out the top of the tube. Fill it a little bit at a time.

Oh, and don't be surprised if you have trans problems in the future.
You may not, but the trans uses hydraulic [fluid] pressure to move and lubricate. You might have burned up the clutch pacs.
Only 1 way to find out.
Drive the car.