Transmission Flush

I am looking for some help with this. I would like to do this with some help, I am in Gwinnett County, GA and would be willing to drive up to 75-80 miles for some help. What fluid do I need and how much of it? Ill turn the wrenches if you will teach me how to do this. Id like for the person to have done this to their truck at least once... Please let me know if yall can help.

 

Search for the transmission write-ups by fortech and mountainlion...

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/63851-how-drain-refill-automatic-transmission.html
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/68462-diy-full-flush-automatic-transmission.html
he knows the info is there, he posted in one of the threads asking if someone could help him.

Are you able to change your own oil? this really isn't that complicated. I do see where an extra hand would be helpful in turning the truck off while you monitor the fluid coming out. someone mentioned that it takes 7 seconds for a quart to come out which is plenty slow enough.

 

You would also be better off posting here:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/georgia/
so you can get people that are more local to view it than everybody

 

I posted on there and am talking to a guy currently, yes I change my oil, but I learn from hands on teaching.... not pictures and reading.

 

Excellent. I'm a hands on kind of guy also. From looking at the how to's that have been written it looks like the hardest parts are getting it into temp mode and figuring out which line is the return line. Seems like it's just a hair more challenging than an oil change. I have not done this myself yet but will be doing it in 5k miles.

 

yeah, im hopin the guy can help this saturday....

 

how much cost? also what if I just drained and filled every 20k miles?

 

it changes 3qts?

 

It's like $8 per quart for Toyota ws ATF.

 

doesn't the pan fluid eventually make it into the transmission?

 

The W/S Toyota fluid runs about $10 per quart or more at most dealers, here's a ebay link for a case and free shipping http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-TOY...Parts_Accessories&hash=item43bde0f3b1&vxp=mtr
I used Red Line D6 synthetic and used 12 quarts total....

 

I don't have a lot of money? maybe 6quarts now and 6quarts next 20k miles?

 

Just as a thought I am planning on using valvoline maxlife ATF when I flush mine. You could just do a drain and fill (3 qts ish) and do another in like 5k or 10k?

 

ill stick to oem on this one...

 

Maybe every 10k drain and fill? Do you tow with your truck or anything?

 

never.... just usually itll shift at 2500. sometimes down a hill itll get high in the rpms and then rough shift, even if I don't press the gas.

 

How many miles on the truck?

 

79k, never used to tow.