transmission flush??? good idea??
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transmission flush??? good idea??
my tc is about to hit 54,000 miles and its a 5 speed.... is it a good idea to go to toyota and get a transmission flush?? new fluids? filters? all that good stuff???
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Re: transmission flush??? good idea??
Originally Posted by danny662boy
... its a 5 speed.... is it a good idea to go to toyota and get a transmission flush??....filters? all that good stuff???
New manual trans filters FTW!!
No such thing as flushing a manual transmission u would need to do what they call a drain and fill of the transmission which uses gear oil there are no filters involved, toyota rec. doing every 30k it wouldnt hurt to get it done
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Originally Posted by RyanstC
No such thing as flushing a manual transmission u would need to do what they call a drain and fill of the transmission which uses gear oil there are no filters involved, toyota rec. doing every 30k it wouldnt hurt to get it done
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Originally Posted by RyanstC
No such thing as flushing a manual transmission u would need to do what they call a drain and fill of the transmission which uses gear oil there are no filters involved, toyota rec. doing every 30k it wouldnt hurt to get it done
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Re: transmission flush??? good idea??
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Originally Posted by danny662boy
... its a 5 speed.... is it a good idea to go to toyota and get a transmission flush??....filters? all that good stuff???
New manual trans filters FTW!!
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i went about 40K before changing my transmission fluid. Even though toyota says to change it at 60K or so, I'd say get it at every 40K. I did it myself recently and my transmission fluid was a VERY dark black. its supposed to be a darkish red.
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Originally Posted by Jager555
i went about 40K before changing my transmission fluid. Even though toyota says to change it at 60K or so, I'd say get it at every 40K. I did it myself recently and my transmission fluid was a VERY dark black. its supposed to be a darkish red.
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yea. you can buy it at any part store. I put in D4ATF for my automatic. i think D6ATF works fine too. if you're going through toyota, its "Toyota Type 4". and you dont have to change a filter or anything, but you need a machine to cycle the transmission fluid through the engine, while it is running. i got mine done because a relative of mine works for another dealership, so i borrowed the machine for an hour. its actually a pretty cool machine too.
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Originally Posted by Jager555
yea. you can buy it at any part store. I put in D4ATF for my automatic. i think D6ATF works fine too. if you're going through toyota, its "Toyota Type 4". and you dont have to change a filter or anything, but you need a machine to cycle the transmission fluid through the engine, while it is running. i got mine done because a relative of mine works for another dealership, so i borrowed the machine for an hour. its actually a pretty cool machine too.
As long as you change the fluid regularly (every 40 K or sooner) I would avoid flushing since there is no need. The possiblity of breaking crap loose inside the tranny isn't worth the risk.
I've heard stories 
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