Carol P Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I have been advised at my Toyota dealership where I do maintenance, to have a transmission fluid exchange done. The manual doesn’t mention this as recommended on the Toyota website. Confusing. Independent reviews suggests that with the pressurized system they use to do this draining of fluid can actually dislodge particles distributing them elsewhere other than in the draining fluid, that later are found to have “ gummed up the workings. Anyone have insight on this issue? Thanks in advance! Carol P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy H Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Hello Carol, I have found the information provided on the Car Care Nut YouTube channel to be excellent. If you haven't seen it, Amhed is a Toyota Master Diagnostic Technician with many years of experience in a dealership, and now as an independent. I am aware of several videos where he talks about changing the transmission fluid. Basically, if it has under 100K you can do a drain and fill (not a flush). You are right about the "sludge"; if you haven't had a transmission service before 100K then the transmission may start slipping if you flush it and get rid of the sludge. I love his series on maintenance. Cindy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmari Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Sound advice, totally agree with Cindy H. Care care nut is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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