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07-07-2009, 08:44 AM | #1 |
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2008 Yaris AT Fluid change
I cannot find in my manual when the automatic trans. fluid is to be changed. I am at 60,000 miles now and cannot find this info or any other fluid change info except oil and coolant. Thanks if anyone can help with this.
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07-07-2009, 10:06 AM | #2 |
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My 09 has "lifetime" ATF-yours may be the same. My manual calls only for a. "check" at 100k.
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07-10-2009, 06:49 AM | #3 |
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Don't bother about changing AT fluid right now.
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07-10-2009, 11:37 AM | #4 |
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Yeah, I just told my mechanic yesterday not to change it. Check out:
http://www.etimago.com/yaris/TSB/TS-...0Fluid%20).pdf |
07-10-2009, 12:26 PM | #5 |
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Thanks,
Looks like you answered my question. Lifetime transmission fluid, thats a new concept for me at least. |
07-10-2009, 03:34 PM | #6 |
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If you do a lot of freeway miles with no hills, your transmission fluid can probably last hundreds of thousands of miles. But I talked to two different service managers at separate dealerships that both recommended changing at 60k, because I drive through a lot of hills, and I was starting to feel the transmission shift just a little harder. New transmissions aren't cheap, but changing/flushing the fluid is.
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07-10-2009, 08:21 PM | #8 | |
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07-13-2009, 12:45 PM | #9 |
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I have had some bad experences with the flushes. I had my 91 Camry done and the fluid that was put in did not smell right. Transmission fluid has a distinct smell when good and a burnt smell when bad. Many of the Toyotas I have worked on have a drain plug in the pan. This is quite handy since you can change roughly half the fluid by just draining the pan. I have a good mechanic friend who was trained in transmissions. He said depending on the mesh of the filter it might can go for awhile before needing to be changed requiring the pan to be dropped. You could tell him the make and model and he usually new the mesh size of the filter. The Yaris is too new for him to know yet. I drive in the mountains so if the pan has a plug I may drain it and refill with Toyo fluid.
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