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Picked up a '14 Tc for my son, want to help him chg the manual tran fluid.. how important is it to have the car level, does rear end need raised to match front end height? Had planned to drive it up on ramps to drain and fill, is it filled from above thru engine compartment so that can have it off the ramps and level, or still have to get underneath to access filling?
I like the comment about the tranny sounding like a supercharger, so does ours :/
That will be fine. Make sure you grab 3q of Redline MT-LV for this transmission and fill until it starts leaking out of the fill hole.
That will be fine. Make sure you grab 3q of Redline MT-LV for this transmission and fill until it starts leaking out of the fill hole.
Drizzoh, thx for replying... so it's fine to leave tilted on car ramps, or fine to fill sitting level accessing thru open hood? Appreciate it..
this evening installing the missing passage fender liner, finish clipping in bumper cover.. it has a pretty low air splitter that I caught on a curb.. found out bumper cover wasnt attached to anything on bottom side because prev owner was missing the plastic shroud under there and was hanging lower than it should, dohh.
My son's first car, he's on learner permit and yet to drive a std lol. I'm loving tooling around in this car, reminisce of my old 300z
Both ways are fine. I generally drop mine back to the ground when filling but you'll be fine either way. A few mL of fluid won't make much difference as long as it gets filled to the point where it's leaking out of the fill hole. I change mine every 30k in every vehicle as rule of thumb, but some disagree with me on that around here lol.
Drizzoh, ordering some Redline right now... I notice it referred to as 75/85W several times in this thread, but the pics and the listings for it say its 70/75W. Just thought I'd mention it, the label pic you show does mention it's for the Scion specifically so that's awesome it does. Thx for the info!
208k on this 2014 road warrior, noisy tranny like someone mentioned sounds like a supercharger.. who knows how many miles on this fluid, but car seems solid..
Drizzoh, ordering some Redline right now... I notice it referred to as 75/85W several times in this thread, but the pics and the listings for it say its 70/75W. Just thought I'd mention it, the label pic you show does mention it's for the Scion specifically so that's awesome it does. Thx for the info!
208k on this 2014 road warrior, noisy tranny like someone mentioned sounds like a supercharger.. who knows how many miles on this fluid, but car seems solid..
Drizzoh, ordering some Redline right now... I notice it referred to as 75/85W several times in this thread, but the pics and the listings for it say its 70/75W. Just thought I'd mention it, the label pic you show does mention it's for the Scion specifically so that's awesome it does. Thx for the info!
208k on this 2014 road warrior, noisy tranny like someone mentioned sounds like a supercharger.. who knows how many miles on this fluid, but car seems solid..
Yup, but the car likes it. I forget the specs on the OE fluid but it's listed as a 75W low viscosity. Crunching the numbers I figured out that this fits the bill the best with additional protection vs the OEM stuff. Had it for 20k already and will be swapping it in again when I get to 100k @ my next 30k interval.
I'm thinking I read in another thread that there is a front differential with fluid, is that right, and is it separate from the manual trans fluid? If so, details on that fluid and changing it as well. Thx
I'm thinking I read in another thread that there is a front differential with fluid, is that right, and is it separate from the manual trans fluid? If so, details on that fluid and changing it as well. Thx
The trans on this is the differential. You only need to worry about the one fluid for this.
Hey guys just some FYI's to this procedure and an update with the proper transmission fluid for this car.
*Both bolts are 24mm.
*Proper replacement fluid is Redline MT-LV, as the tC takes a GL4 Toyota LV (low viscosity) fluid. The 75w-80 used in the OP works but is not ideal. The Toyota fluid is actually a 75w85 but finding that in a GL4 is tricky. The MT-LV fits the bill.
Hope this helps someone, as it took me a while to find the info to choose the correct fluid for this car.
Should change the fluid every 30-60k depending on driving habits.
Because of your post add-on, I know what to put in mine. Thank you very much!!
Completely opposite climate to my desert. I forget the details but it should outperform the stock fluid in every aspect. I can't say for sure, but I don't predict any issues.
Completely opposite climate to my desert. I forget the details but it should outperform the stock fluid in every aspect. I can't say for sure, but I don't predict any issues.
I live in New England, and altho our temps don't dip as low as the great white North, we'll see single digits, and even some negative temps, (but not too often) in our winters. This fluid is in my daughters 2014, and is driven every day, in all seasons. No complaints about shifting. I'm pretty sure it'll be OK for you. Like Drizz said, it's better than the OEM oil.
I live in New England, and altho our temps don't dip as low as the great white North, we'll see single digits, and even some negative temps, (but not too often) in our winters. This fluid is in my daughters 2014, and is driven every day, in all seasons. No complaints about shifting. I'm pretty sure it'll be OK for you. Like Drizz said, it's better than the OEM oil.
I am putting a shortcut to this on my PC desktop so that I can give a review about the cold weather performance of Redline MT-LV Gear Oil for anyone else that needs it like I did.
So thanks everyone and I'll be back in February. LOL !!
So far this stuff is awesome !! Yesterday was minus 5 degrees Celsius, and my shifting is still as smooth as can be, whether the car is cold or it's warmed up.
So no worries about how well it works in a Canadian winter (so far).
I'll be back in a couple more months, once it has been through everything a Canadian winter can throw at it, for a last update, for any other Canucks thinking about switching gear oil.
EDIT: Last update .... Any Canadians sitting on the fence about this stuff, you can go ahead and get it. Works just as well in the middle of winter as it did in the middle of summer. Couldn't be happier with it, and the shifting is smooth as butter, even in a Canadian winter, and a hell of a lot better than whatever was in it before (I'm the 3rd owner).
Last edited by James007; Dec 26, 2022 at 12:30 AM.
Reason: Added something I forgot + punctuation correction
So far this stuff is awesome !! Yesterday was minus 5 degrees Celsius, and my shifting is still as smooth as can be, whether the car is cold or it's warmed up.
So no worries about how well it works in a Canadian winter (so far).
I'll be back in a couple more months, once it has been through everything a Canadian winter can throw at it, for a last update, for any other Canucks thinking about switching gear oil.
This great to hear. That's about the coldest I've even driven in with mine as well (~25F) and it was happy as can be. It's good stuff.
Im getting ready to replace the entire manual transmission (EB60) on my 15 TC, I cant find anywhere how many quarts of fluid should I get to fill tranny according to specs. Also, when buying a new tranny, does it come with all components( fly wheel, clutch, slave cylinder and so on), I tried asking the sales rep but apparently didnt know a thing. Thanks in advance!! 😅
Use approx. 2.5qts of Redline MT-LV Manual Transmission Gear Oil (you'll need 3) since each one is 1qt. Can't help with the new tranny components list though. Sorry.
