I have posted this question here before, but I recently got a different perspective from the Toyota dealer in town, and I wanted to verify. They said that Toyota has a built in filter and so, they do not necessarily recommend doing a full transmission flush all the time. Just draining and refilling the fluid every 15000 miles will suffice. My service station had told me that the fluid had become dark, and the Toyota people said that the Toyota fluid is by nature darker than most transmission fluids. Toyota has a Transmission service for 50 bucks and the full flush at the local mechanics is $125 and Toyota full flush is $160.
Yet, Toyota says that the 50$ ATF change is sufficient.
Any thought comments, suggestions?
2006-11-28 03:08:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Toyota
yes drop the pan and put a new filter on it and refil with new fluid, try to get toyota fluid from the dealer if at all possible, if not then get really good quality fluid from the parts store if no dealer is available
good luck
2006-11-28 03:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by mr wabbit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you only drain and fill there will still be about half of the dirty fluid left that will mix with the new fluid.....if you want the fluid to be perfect like 100% new you may need to do more than 5 times of drain and fill....so the more economical to do is flush....maybe 2.5 gallons and all the dirty fluid will be out
2014-05-07 18:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by isko r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main problem with auto transmission flush and drains is in the refill. Because of all the nooks and crannies inside the transmission housing, it is difficult, if not impossible, to get all the old fluid out. Then, if the transmission is refilled based on the factory specs or capacity, it can easily be overfilled causing the fluid to foam when hot and, voila, you end up with a burned trans. The best method if you are determined to drain it is to keep the old fluid, measure it into quarts and replace with fresh fluid only to the amount removed.
2006-12-01 15:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If your tranny is working just fine, then the Toyota techs are right. You have decently "fresh" fluid if you drain every 15000 mile or so.
The flush removes all the fluid (the drain does not) and replaces it with all fresh fluid. That's better.
You tranny fluid should be reddish-purplish, not dark. If it's constantly dark you may have impending tranny issues. The Toyota Camry/Lexus Es300/RX300 tranny is roumored by some to be problematic.
2006-11-28 03:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by Wil T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FIRST OF ALL TOYOTAS DO NOT HAVE A TRANS FILTER SO DONT DROP THE PAN AND TRY TO FIND IT. SECOND, IF YOU JUST DRAIN AND FILL IT THEN THE FLUID DOES NOT GET A CHANCE TO CLEAN OUT ANY STUFF IT JUST DRAINS THE OLD SO ANY METAL PARTICLES THAT ARE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTOR OR ON THE SHIFT PLATES DONT GET FLUSHED OUT. I RECOMEND DOING A FLUSH..
2006-11-30 12:15:06 · answer #5 · answered by dlt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck fitting that crap-mobile down the toilet.
2006-11-28 07:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋