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. 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.

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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,