Missing Transmission cooler.

Why are you going to the dealer then Brother?

 

The VIN is stamped and written in multiple places throughout your truck and easily accessible on the dashboard stamp. Also in some states right on the registration on the windshield. If you’re worried about VIN cloning then perhaps you shouldn’t driving or at least parking your truck anywhere in public.

 

To get the fluid added after install.

 

The trans fluid will most likely be too hot to check and they may have you leave it overnight.

 

The bandwidth is so much greater on the internet than IRL though. U can reach millions on the web, IRL there's so many limits to seeing your Vin personally

 

True.

I never said anything about posting VIN’s. I simply posted the Toyota VIN decoder so people understand what their VIN References/means.

 

If you're referring to the dealer adding additional transmission fluid for the new ATF cooler. You might want to do that when you install the cooler, you'll be low on fluid if you don't. The additional fluid is needed to compensate for the amount of fluid that will now go through the new cooler.

 

That was in regards to "being afraid of cloning so don't drive"

 

Ahhhhhh. Nice. I mean, it's not impossible to do it yourself but without a dipstick it's not all that easy either. Good for you.


Edit - I have to say this though........if it were me, I would rather use a professional transmission repair facility than take it to any dealership. But that's just me. And as crazy as it sounds, I would have them flush the system and replace it all with a quality synthetic.

 

I will check with some local shops, however, I am not finished with Toyota on this issue.

 

I’m really confused, so do you have an upgraded radiator? Has the mid model year change been confirmed? Are aliens real?

 

Tacomaworld has been good and bad for me I read threads like this I freak out! Had to go out and check mine. My 2020 built date of 1/20 has one

 

No way I'd take anything less than a cooler installed by them.

 

I checked the volume of the stock and aftermarket coolers in 2017 and can’t remember the numbers, but it’s only several ounces. The passages are very narrow/thin.

Low speed, high heat desert crawling can overheat your automatic transmission. It happens.

 

I would just not be able to trust the dealership at this point. I don't let them rotate my tires.

I'm with you, you can best damn believe I'd be emailing or calling someone until I got a straight answer that makes sense about the whole situation. We have a special segment on our local news just for shit like this.

 

Wow, that looks 4 x larger than the OEM version.

 

No No maybe, I’m not sure on any of these questions

 

Which cooler did you upgrade to?

 

Here's what I run on my 2nd gen
Trucool 4590

 

So that’s it?