What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

it holds like 16 quarts. Draining and filling 3 1/2 quarts once a year doesn’t hurt because that’s about all that comes out. I’m not gonna get to 50 K on my truck until 25 years from now anyway I got a ways to go. Might get to 5000 this year if we have to move. Sitting at 4128 miles. Changed the oil five times though! my Camry has the same six speed transmission. I wish they were all like the Corolla though where you just refill through the dipstick it’s so freaking easy.

 

New plates: “Truck Norris”:

 

So I assume there is a "Total Gym" mounted in the truck bed?

 

His truck doesn't drive through obstacles, the obstacles move out of his way.

 

When he drives, the truck stays still and rotates the globe underneath it.

 

Oh man, I should hop on Craigslist and look…

 

But the truck will still get its ass kicked by a truck with plates "BROOSLY".

 

Forget ‘BROOSLY’, it’s Sue Baroo that you have to watch out for.

 

Right there with you - it's a beautiful state full of good people (the locals at least) - Hard to believe it was considered the most affordable state pre-1970's. I'm just jealous of the weather, outdoor opportunities, surfing, snowboarding, offroading, the freakin mexican food.

 

"the changes I've read about over the past 50 years make me sick." And I don't live there.

 

Perhaps, but the saying is "Florida Man..." lol

 

What bothers me is the dealer I bought my truck from specifically told me they do not service the tranny. I also called the next closest dealer and was told the same thing. I checked with two different independent tranny shops in my area and both told me they do not service that tranny, but might attempt a rebuild. What the hell !!! A fluid change on the tranny is not something I want to attempt myself. I’m at 30k right now, so I got time to figure out how to get that done when the time comes. How much fluid is in the tranny right now ….. I got no idea !!!

 

Hehe sure! Florida Man is awesome and so newsworthy soon as you hear his name don't your ears perk up too??

 

I will bet you, it's 1/2 qt low. Not joking.

 

They are technically not sealed transmissions, they are dipstickless transmissions, they have their good points and bad points, and there is also no such thing as lifetime fluid, only fluid that can/will last for the life expectancy of the transmission, which is typically 100K miles in general, but they can/will go much longer... But the life of a vehicle from a manufacturing standpoint is around 100K miles, and they hope by then, that you will buy another vehicle from them...

The 3rd gen Tacoma transmission AC60E(F) is a RWD based transmission, the (20??) Camry uses a FWD based Transaxle (FWD transmission), only the gear count is the same basically, and they are not interchangeable...
My daughters 2017 Corolla has a CVT and is also a dipstickless transmission, IIRC 2014 or 2015 was the 1st year for the Corolla's K313 CVT and only the very basic Corolla's got the U341E 4 speed auto trans...

With a dipstickless transmission, if serviced correctly, the ATF level will be perfect, where as a dipstick trans can easily be over/under filled and cause damage, plus not having a dipstick helps from having the wrong fluid introduced into the system causing damage...

 

That parking lot is a workout.

 

The roast beef french dip sammich's are quite devine here...

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I was saying the process is the same* it’s really fun! I have an old Corolla before they”sealed” them. Non ws, the old ti-v. I agree with you, Toyota fluids for Toyotas.

 

Oops, my bad, missed that somehow... lol