With a full fluid swap, I'd also drop the pan, change the filter and gasket, clean the 4 magnets in the pan, and then finish out the fluid swap using 8 quarts. The level setting on these modern vehicles is such a pain compared to older vehicles, I'd elect to just do a full fluid swap every 60,000 miles just to do it less, myself. If you choose drain/fill, then I would do that every 20,000 to 30,000 miles and just keep doing it. There are instructions for the Camry for both methods. Most vehicles this can be accomplished by disconnecting a return line coming back from the cooler/radiator. 0:00 / 5:13 Toyota 6-Speed: Transmission Fluid & Filter Change (Avalon, Camry, RX350, Sienna) 2006-2018 MasterJacks 24.9K subscribers Subscribe 2. I do not like power flush machines, I prefer to have the transmission fluid pump circulate out the old fluid while I add new fluid. Your choices are to basically ignore the factory specification and set your own schedule - and choose between a drain/fill (which only replaces about 2 to 2.5 quarts out of a 7 quart system) or to exchange out ALL the fluid.Įxchanging all the fluid is often called a "flush" but there are different methods to accomplish this. They never change the filter, they consider it a lifetime filter. It simply says "Replace automatic transmission fluid". The owners manual does not call for flush or drain/fill. The ONLY specification in their manuals for changing automatic transmission fluid is every 60,000 miles, and ONLY if "Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading". If you are going by the manual, Toyota NEVER recommends changing the transmission fluid or filter. Unless the cooler and torque converter are getting new fluid like in a real flush, then your just making the writer and shop money. If all they are doing is is dropping whats in the pan and only billing out 4 quarts of ATF, then thats not a flush its a fluid change and really wont do anything meaningful. They should be billing a few hundred bucks for just the 12 or so quarts of Toyota WS ATF. So if they are using a DEDICATED TOYOTA WORLD STANDARD exchange type machine that only fills what it collects and they ONLY USE GENUINE TOYOTA WORLD STANDARD TRANSMISSION FLUID, then that shouldnt be an issue. Had one customer top off his Toyota Type IV spec trans with Agricultural hyd fluid cause "its all just hydraulic fluid right?". I saw one RX330 with a smoked trans because the servicing shop filled it with a Chrysler spec fluid on accident. Things like the wrong trans fluid type refilled or even engine oil getting into the trans. They did this to PREVENT maintenance induced failures. On the other, Toyota removed the dipstick and easy access fill ports on all Toyota World Standard filled transmissions. On one hand, preventative maintenance of course will help keep fresh fluid, conditioners and modfiers flowing through the clutch packs. So Im on the fence about modern transmission flushes.
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