(maintenance question)transmission fluid change 2013 4.0 v6 tacoma

Well hopefully it never does.

 

It won’t matter as long as the current oils are being changed at appropriate intervals.

 

That was four years ago. You think he figured it out yet?

 

Why has it become the new hip thing to thread revive around here?

 

Better that than starting a new thread for each tire size question me thinks.

 

I did a full flush at 125K and will do more frequently now that I know how easy it is. $85 worth of Valvoline MaxLife ATF and a $25 tranny filter is cheap insurance to make your tranny last.

May as well flush the power steering while you are at it!!

 

I know that this is an old thread but some information may not have been available 4 yrs ago. Also this information can be helpful to someone buying a used vehicle.

 

True, it is heat, not miles.

Not entirely true.

If you never let the AT fluid overheat the rest of the truck will probably fall apart before the transmission. There are lots, I mean lots of vehicles out there with 200,000-300,000 miles on the factory fluid. And there are lots of other guys out there who spend $300 every 30,000-50,000 miles to replace AT fluid. They will spend 1/2 as much in servicing their transmission as it costs to buy a new one to get and they MIGHT get another 50,000 miles out of it.

But the hotter you let it get, and the more time you run it hot, the sooner it needs to be replaced. Just ball park numbers, but if you never let the fluid get much over 200*, or if you do for short periods of time the fluid probably is lifetime. If you spend a lot of time in the 210*-220* range changing it every 50K-60K is probably a good idea. If you ever let it get over about 230*-250* it needs to be changed ASAP. Even if that fluid only has a few hundred miles on it.

If you waited to 120,000 miles and the fluid was that dark the damage was already done. This is a case where I'd have just run what I had until it died. After you've run the fluid hot and done damage replacing the fluid doesn't help. In fact new fluid will accelerate the damage. My 07 has 192,000 miles on the factory fluid and I have it inspected once a year. My fluid is still red and working just fine. I expect at least another 100,000 miles out of the transmission with no service.

 

THis post should be stickied. Way too many people have no clue about transmission fluid and how temperature can affect its life. The three go together and will determine when or if it needs to be change.

 

Well said.

 

But for 240 bucks I'll do itievery 50,000 for the peace of mind. It's not like it's $500 or $1,000.

 

is the spec for the oil temp between 97-115? Or is it supposed to be at 115 degrees? I'm asking in case I just get my OBDII scanner to just tell me the temp.

 

Between 46°C / 115°F and 56°C / 130°F

 

Thank you!

 

My 2013 Tacoma has 80K miles on the odometer. I stopped by a local Toyota dealer and enquired about a transmission service. I was quoted $500 for the recommended transmission flush. I went to a second Toyota dealership yesterday and was quoted about $400 for just a drain and fill (single) which was their recommended service - they don’t recommend the transmission flush - but sure charge for abbreviated service. Not sure exactly what to do now.

 

Go to a trustworthy independent shop.

 

That’s probably my plan. I have a great local shop that has worked on my Japanese vehicles for years but has switched to all German vehicles. Since I’ve been a historical customer, I may still be able to have service performed there but have not heard back from them yet.