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2018 owners really checking ATF?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by sfr4dr, Jun 10, 2018.

  1. Jun 10, 2018 at 7:03 AM
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    sfr4dr

    sfr4dr [OP] Well-Known Member

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    3 years in are you 2018 owners really checking your ATF level if your truck doesn't have shifting issues? Mine is shifting fine and as my high school auto shop teacher would say, "if it ain't broke don't fix it". Also trying to fight my ocd urge to look for these other reported "problems", which I don't have. I mean, have these guys looked under the hood at the complexity? Are they checking all the thousands of parts, connections, electrical points, lube points, etc that could be wrong when a truck is built?
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  2. Jun 10, 2018 at 7:16 AM
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    Lost In The Woods

    Lost In The Woods 4 out of the 5 voices in my head say go for it!

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    Nope. Almost two years in and haven't checked the trans level. It's been happily shifting (some times a little to happily shifting) with out any issues. That being said I would have except for the fact that it's a pain in the ass. This crap of the trans has to be a certain temp, you need to crawl under it and not just pull a dip stick, and form what I'm told the moon needs to be the second full moon of the year other wise the reading will be off.
     
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  3. Jun 10, 2018 at 8:04 AM
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    shakerhood

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    That issue pre-dates the 3rd Gen
     

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