60K Mile Maintenance

[rningonfumes]

Question:

Is drain and flush also done on manuals?

[WolfWings]

Originally Posted by rningonfumes

Question:

Is drain and flush also done on manuals?

Changing the manual transmission fluid is no more complex than changing the engine oil:

1) Unscrew FILL plug on transmission first to make sure you can refill it later.
2) Unscrew DRAIN plug on transmission.
3) Wait until it's done gushing, drizzling, and finally dripping.
4) Put DRAIN plug back in. Torque with torque wrench.
5) Fill with 75W-90 GL4 or 75W-90 GL5 gear oil (CHECK YOUR MANUAL/DEALERSHIP FOR TYPE) until it dribbles out the fill hole.
6) Put FILL plug back in. Torque with torque wrench.

[rningonfumes]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

You cant do drain and fill on our transmission. They specifically state that the new type of transmission fluid in our cars can not be mixed with used/new has to be 100 percent replaced IE use a transmission flush machine.

Also draining the transmission only gets out about 3-4 quarts. The torque converters on our cars probally hold another 9-10 more quarts. So you are just diluting it. Its still going to be dirty. Put it this way. Take a cup of water. And put some mud in it. Its going to look brown. Then drain only a quarter of the water out and fill it with fresh clean water. Its still going to look brown. You wouldnt want to drink it until its 100 percent poored out and refilled with fresh clean water.

Originally Posted by WolfWings

Changing the manual transmission fluid is no more complex than changing the engine oil:

1) Unscrew FILL plug on transmission first to make sure you can refill it later.
2) Unscrew DRAIN plug on transmission.
3) Wait until it's done gushing, drizzling, and finally dripping.
4) Put DRAIN plug back in. Torque with torque wrench.
5) Fill with 75W-90 GL4 or 75W-90 GL5 gear oil (CHECK YOUR MANUAL/DEALERSHIP FOR TYPE) until it dribbles out the fill hole.
6) Put FILL plug back in. Torque with torque wrench.

Thanks for the instructions Wolf, I ask because it means whether I do it myself or give it to a mechanic-- the need for flush that is. If I don't need a flush, I would just go a head and do it myself.