Transmission Oil - Would you do a change with 210K Miles? (4 Viewers)

[NikP]

If you’re dead set on getting your transmission fluid red, you can jump some drain and fills and simply disconnect at the transmission cooler feed line.

After seeing my fluid, I’m not dead set as when I first started this. I thought about you’re method but at this point I think incremental improvement is the goal as long as it doesn’t create issues.

 

[gasman4u]

After seeing my fluid, I’m not dead set as when I first started this. I thought about you’re method but at this point I think incremental improvement is the goal as long as it doesn’t create issues.

Gotcha. The point of issue creation (hopefully not) may be tough to find before you actually experience any potential issues. Regardless, post what you do and how it goes.

 

[Blackford Oakes]

After a transmission exchange about a year ago in my 2016 and then having a radiator job done back in March, I drove the car for the first time in a while (this is my wife's car) and I noticed slight surging in RPMs during gear changes in the higher gears. After some counsel from a guy I trust on the forum, I'm going to check the level and add fluid if needed.

Does anyone have a dummy version of checking the level and adding fluid? I have never messed with a transmission in these trucks.

 

[tominboise]

After a transmission exchange about a year ago in my 2016 and then having a radiator job done back in March, I drove the car for the first time in a while (this is my wife's car) and I noticed slight surging in RPMs during gear changes in the higher gears. After some counsel from a guy I trust on the forum, I'm going to check the level and add fluid if needed.

Does anyone have a dummy version of checking the level and adding fluid? I have never messed with a transmission in these trucks.

This link is what I used and it worked great. I am planning on doing it again in the next year or so. I used OEM toyota WS the first go around ( about 70k miles) and plan on using Ravenol WS this next time.

transmission fluid exchange

 

[NikP]

Drain and fill #3 227300 miles. A little better each time. So far no issues. I’ll just keep at it a little at a time.

 

[gasman4u]

Drain and fill #3 227300 miles. A little better each time. So far no issues. I’ll just keep at it a little at a time.

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How'd this smell?

 

[04UZJ100]

Just do a full exchange thru the cooler lines. You will be fine.

 

[Fisher23]

If you are just exchanging the fluid through cooler lines there is no reason to drop the pan correct?

There is no filter it's just a screen, so is there any reason to change it?

 

[mceagle555]

If you are just exchanging the fluid through cooler lines there is no reason to drop the pan correct?

There is no filter it's just a screen, so is there any reason to change it?

I've dropped the pan & changed the screen. While it isn't hard, I wouldn't recommend doing it. It is more of a screen than a filter. The change of breaking one of the bolts or stripping the transmission pan is higher than the reward of changing the screen.

Drain & fill is the way to go. I've done drain & fills on my LX570, father-in-law's GX460, my old GX460, & a friend's 4runner.

Get a cheap OBD2 scanner that you can monitor the AT temp while you're under the rig to know when to do the check valve.

 

[04UZJ100]

If you are just exchanging the fluid through cooler lines there is no reason to drop the pan correct?

There is no filter it's just a screen, so is there any reason to change it?

Correct and no need to change.