100,000 mile tranny fluid BS!

If you want to be safe at least do it by 50,000 miles.

 

It cost me $8 a quart

 

Yep, spent over a half-hour having this discussion, some of the above posters noted changing answers, what a drag

 

I doubt it, especially since there is so much conflicting info out there

 

Toyota's maintenance booklet doesn't advertise 100,000 mi fluid change interval.

USA Booklet: Replace transmission fluid every 60,000 mi or 72 mo. if you tow often.

Canadian Booklet: Replace transmission fluid every 96,000 km or 72 mo., period.

60,000 mi seems like a good number. A flush can also expose pre-existing bad seals and leaks inside the transmission. You WANT such things exposed before your powertrain warranty expires.

 

Gee, that's not confusing at all, no wonder, thanks for the info, 60K sounds good to me

 

I change mine every 50k, in all my cars unless it says to do it sooner, I figure transmission maintenance it a lot cheaper than letting dirty or old fluid cause a problem, last change cost me $75 with a coupon and I never regret spending the money. You may not agree or thing I am over doing it, but I don't care, it is just what I do to ensure everything is running on the best rather then wishing I had done something after the fact.

I have also not had great experience with the dealerships doing work, I took mine to the Toyota dealership and basically told the guy, I bought this used, I want to make sure everything it ok, because I am not a mechanic, I just play one on the weekends, and told him to give me a complete list of everything that needed to be done, and I would gladly pay for it. They didn't come back with much, which was nice because it is nice to know I didn't buy a lemon, and our trucks are general awesome, but I also am big on maintenance, so I gave him a list of everything I wanted done, and he rolled his eyes, and it all got done.

Its like they didn't want my money

 

Sounds good to me, I think they are over-reaching saying tranny fluid can last 100k anyways

 

yep, and tranny fluid is cheap.

 

I heard full flushes were bad for the 2nd gens, I might be doing just a drain and fill but a flush would be nice...just not sure.

 

Did my 3rd drain/fill this weekend... 85,000 miles. You can see the color difference on the rag

 

I wouldn't let any fluid go over 50k if you plan on keeping it a long time. Antifreeze, power steer, brake, diffs, transmission, transfer, engine, blinker. And if you drive in the mud/water then every 20-30k.

 

Hmmm...mine shifts fine at 150k with the original fluid

 

I drive my truck pretty hard, not jackrabbit-ting or anything like that, but i work and play in that truck, i can positively say for certain that replacing the fluid made a big difference in how the tranny worked.

 

Never heard of jackrabbit-ting? What is it?

 

Taking off like a bat outta hell from a dead stop

 

Oh, you mean flooring it? Whats the point of driving if you don't get up and go?