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Does anybody know the automatic transmission fluid capacity :?:

Thanks.

The Serch feauture is working just fine. I think the problem is that this questions has never been asked before :D :D

Unless someone can prove me wrong...

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Safely, I say about 6 quarts of tranny fluid. If you are doing a tranny service, after the pan gasket and filter are replaced; plus the tranny pan washed and put back on.
1.Add about 3.5 quarts of fluid.
2. Start the car in park. Shift through all the gears.
3. Put it back in park and check the dipstick.
4. Add accordingly to the amount needed. After every quart added, shift through the gears again.

Hope this helps. :D

no toyota has a trans filter,and you dont have to take pan off to refill trans....a simple drain and refill it will take 3quarts and if you are doing a trans flush it takes 15 quarts because its cleaning torque converter and everything

Should take about 4 quarts, no more than 5. The only vehicles that need a ton of it are the Trucks.

no toyota has a trans filter,and you dont have to take pan off to refill trans....a simple drain and refill it will take 3quarts and if you are doing a trans flush it takes 15 quarts because its cleaning torque converter and everything

Flushing the tranny without replacing the filter is one of the worst things you could do to your transmission. Its like flushing the oil out of the motor and leaving the filter on. :( Always replace your filter when you are flushing or draining the fluid fromthe pan. Never leave a dirty filter!!! www.precisiontransmissions.com <<More Tranny info

Stylis, you know I hate to correct you :lol: , but Toyotas do not have a filter per se, they just have a pickup screen that in my experience never has anything on it and if it did it can easily be cleaned with a shot of brake cleaner. Toyotas have magnets in the pan to collect any ferrous metal particles and these can be cleaned off with brake cleaner too. More to the point, a Toyota transmission should have NO metal particles in the pan and if it does, things are going bad in short order. Also remember these transmissions use Toyota type IV fluid only, not Dexron or anything else.~~~~~~~~~~~~~scott

Stylis, you know I hate to correct you :lol: , but Toyotas do not have a filter per se, they just have a pickup screen that in my experience never has anything on it and if it did it can easily be cleaned with a shot of brake cleaner. Toyotas have magnets in the pan to collect any ferrous metal particles and these can be cleaned off with brake cleaner too. More to the point, a Toyota transmission should have NO metal particles in the pan and if it does, things are going bad in short order. Also remember these transmissions use Toyota type IV fluid only, not Dexron or anything else.~~~~~~~~~~~~~scott

Your right. It is a screen filter, BUT it is enclosed screen filter. So just sprayin brake cleaner through the filter on the inlet opening is not going to clean everything out. Thats a half assed way of doing a tranny service.

And there are two magnets at the bottom of the pan, SMALL magnets (the size of your fore finger tip) which don't collect all of the metal. So replacing the filter is the better way to go. Also having a few metal shaving in your pan is actually normal, unless scott17 is saying that there should be no ware and tear at all?? :roll:

In short: replacing the filter is the better method and practiced by better transmission shops 8)

Man, do we have to go back to highschool auto shop again? Basic's of transmission service. Drain all avalible fluid, and replace any and all filters of any type. Clean the pan and inspect any metal that may be in the pan making sure that its not clutch material. Install filter, pan gasket and pan. Add half of needed fluid and start vehicle. Run through all the gears and inspect transmission dip stick. Add fluid as needed and repeate.

There, now that we have all be through it, we can all get along.

Damn!, I guess the last thousand or so I did on Toyotas were done wrong. :roll: You guys give great GENERAL advice and all but I do happen to work on Toyotas for a living and have had all the training Toyota has to offer in the field of transmissions, and have plenty of experience working on Toyota transmissions, so do you guys really think I'm pulling this out of my ___? Do you think I would purposely give the wrong info to people who might not know better? And as for high school auto shop, this might be the extent of your automotive education, but I personally never took auto shop in high school. I am however an ASE certified Master Technician with L1 and a Toyota certified Master Diagnostic Technician. I was always curious about your credentials though..........

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Does anybody know the automatic transmission fluid capacity :?:

Thanks.

Damn, you already have 100k on the motor or switching to synthetic?

Damn!, I guess the last thousand or so I did on Toyotas were done wrong.

Glad you finally admit your wrong. But thats ok, some people make mistakes.

You guys give great GENERAL advice and all but I do happen to work on Toyotas for a living and have had all the training Toyota has to offer in the field of transmissions, and have plenty of experience working on Toyota transmissions, so do you guys really think I'm pulling this out of my ___?
It is nice to know that your charging to clean a filter and not replace it at your shop.

I am however an ASE certified Master Technician with L1 and a Toyota certified Master Diagnostic Technician.

That does not impress me, nor anyone else in the mechanic field. You should know this by now, years in the biz and experience is what is impressive. With your attitude it seems like you just got out of preschool. Try to help out people and cutt out the attitude. This person asked a simple question and you still ended up making it bigger than it was. :?

Man, do we have to go back to highschool auto shop again? Basic's of transmission serviceFlushing the tranny without replacing the filter is one of the worst things you could do to your transmissionAlso having a few metal shaving in your pan is actually normal, unless scott17 is saying that there should be no ware and tear at all??
Thats a half assed way of doing a tranny service Stylis, I find it so amusing that whenever someone corrects you they have an attitude. You have disagreed with me as well so I gues you have a "preschool" attitude too. So here's my point: you work in a muffler shop, I work for Toyota as a master tech, you may very well have some experience under your belt, but I can assure you I ain't no spring chicken. I would venture to say that I have substantially more experience with Toyotas than you do and Toyotas were what we were talking about. Try to help out people and cutt out the attitude. There was no attitude here and by helping out I assume you mean giving TRUE, RELEVANT,FACTUAL information. I believe thats what i did. So why don't YOU ease up on the attitude and realize that some people might not be as full of ____ as you think they are. I don't post to impress you, I would just like to have some less experienced folks get some ACCURATE information. I still love you though :lol:

I see a Testosterone battle coming. My main question is why would they have a liquid filter on the engine (Oil Filter) that seems to have as much maybe less? moving parts then a automatic transmission does? Are tranny with out a filter seems like a bad idea in my mind. Something small could break & with no filter to catch it, it could cause a crap load of damage. Any one got a break down of the tranny on these cars?

No testosterone, just facts. Toyotas U-series transmissions are of a very modern design and in normal use produce very little debris in the fluid or pan. Just read the label on your dipstick! It states " Notice: no need to change ATF under normal driving conditions." People with experience with other transmissions find this hard to comprehend but this aint no Turbo 350. If you pull the pan and see any flakes or debris other than a little bit of black accumulation on the magnets in the pan, its new tranny time! The magnets are in the pan to catch and hold microscopic ferrous metal particles since the transmission is shifted and pressure goverened with solenoids. Actuated solenoids are magnets and any debris would collect in the solenoid and it would quickly fail. As far as trans filters go, call your local dealer and see if they have them in stock. If not, there must be a reason why. Trans filters and fuel filters on Toyota vehicles of late are designed to easily last the life of the car. Toyota transmissions are some of the best in the industry for a reason- they are well engineered and seldom fail. Read the owners manual and see what is reccommended for transmission maintainance.

Thanks that clears up my question then. I dont have a scion yet so I cant read the dip stick :cry:

Stylis, I find it so amusing that whenever someone corrects you they have an attitude. You have disagreed with me as well so I gues you have a "preschool" attitude too. So here's my point: you work in a muffler shop, I work for Toyota as a master tech, you may very well have some experience under your belt, but I can assure you I ain't no spring chicken. I would venture to say that I have substantially more experience with Toyotas than you do and Toyotas were what we were talking about. Try to help out people and cutt out the attitude. There was no attitude here and by helping out I assume you mean giving TRUE, RELEVANT,FACTUAL information. I believe thats what i did. So why don't YOU ease up on the attitude and realize that some people might not be as full of ____ as you think they are. I don't post to impress you, I would just like to have some less experienced folks get some ACCURATE information. I still love you though :lol:

I guess you never seen my site before, because if you did. Than you would see that I run a muffler and brake shop AS well as a tranny shop. But than again you never been involved in the scion community long enough to know that. So now watch what you say when you try to consider me as just a muffler man. :shock:
http://www.precisionmuffler.com/1beaa000.jpg

And watch the double posting, I am tired of cleaning up after you. :roll:

Man, do we have to go back to highschool auto shop again? Basic's of transmission serviceFlushing the tranny without replacing the filter is one of the worst things you could do to your transmissionAlso having a few metal shaving in your pan is actually normal, unless scott17 is saying that there should be no ware and tear at all??
Thats a half assed way of doing a tranny service

Oh and learn to qoute, I never said
Man, do we have to go back to highschool auto shop again? Basic's of transmission service But nice to see your trying to say that I have an attitude. I am using knowledge not remarks like that. Thats why I help everyone on the boards, I am a cool person to work with.

Stylis, I know that was not your quote, thats why it didn't have your name on it. I'm sure you are a cool guy and all and I don't doubt that you are fairly intelligent also in spite of some of your spelling. :lol: Most of your posts are truly helpful and are appreciated by many. I was only adding some info that you might not know. Toyotas are what I know and I know them well, If you want to talk about a mitsubishi or modern Ford transmission, then I'm out of my league. I don't know ____ about them because I have no training or experience with them. I do have all the Toyota training and plenty of experience with them so thats where I'm coming from. Hell, I learn new stuff every day because these cars aren't getting any simpler to work on. I don't want you to get the impression I thought you were dumb or not a good mechanic, I was just adding some info. I still love you though :lol:

Stylis, I know that was not your quote, thats why it didn't have your name on it. I'm sure you are a cool guy and all and I don't doubt that you are fairly intelligent also in spite of some of your spelling. :lol: Most of your posts are truly helpful and are appreciated by many. I was only adding some info that you might not know.

I don't want you to get the impression I thought you were dumb or not a good mechanic, I was just adding some info. I still love you though :lol:


As long as we both can help out the scion comunity, I am still feeling the love. :D

No, I do not have 100K miles yet, but I am switching to synthetic. After break-in I will run all Amsoil Synthetic products in my car. I am sold on their technology. Check out their website for more information.

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I would not reccommend using that transmission fluid in the Scion transmission. Toyota designed a special transmission fluid especially for these U-series transmissions and the "universal works in anything" Amsoil ain't it. Toyota Type IV is all I would use in my transmission. If the normal drain interval for Toyota fluid is never, and Amsoil lasts 5 times longer, then your new drain interval would be never, never, never, never, never. :roll: Once again, the ultimate solution for non-existant problems.

Scott,

Good points, but synthetic is the only way to go for my type of driving. By the way, I drive stop and go for several hours everyday when delivering a paper route (understand my user name?).

FYI -- There is nothing fantastically special about type IV tansmission fluid, and it does not last forever. However, Amsoil consistantly stands behind their products and provides the hard data and specifications that allow each person to make their own opinion -- I have made mine.

Thanks.

Scott,

Good points, but synthetic is the only way to go for my type of driving. By the way, I drive stop and go for several hours everyday when delivering a paper route (understand my user name?).

FYI -- There is nothing fantastically special about type IV tansmission fluid, and it does not last forever. However, Amsoil consistantly stands behind their products and provides the hard data and specifications that allow each person to make their own opinion -- I have made mine.

Thanks.
:shock: A 7 hour paper route? How many papers you pass out? I did a route for a while. Did almost 300 papers / 2 hours over 75 miles of distance.

Several hours, not seven! Wow, that would be way too much.

Yeah, I don't have you beat in terms of paper quantity or miles. About 300 papers and 45 miles, every morning (1:30-5:00am), seven days a week, 365 days a year.

You must have been flying!

Hmm, I'm by no means an expert when it come to cars, so I've been told by so called experts. But, I do know one thing, when I changed the fluid in my auto-tranny in my Matrix I used Redline synthetic. I know Toyota uses their own blend and all, but I never had a problem w/ Redline products. I did this at 36k miles, and it still runs like new. I have over 47k miles on my Matrix now. And I used 4 quarts.

I'm going to be doing my tranny flush soon and was wondering what weight etc... I should use on my xA? BTW, i will be using redline tranny oil and my car has 21k miles on it.

Edit: can anyone confirm that the xA needs 13 quarts for full tranny flush? and is just draining and replacing with synetic (4 quarts) ok?

Thanks,