Transmission was *overfilled* this time

Bumpity bump bump. Cuz 3rd Gen Tranny issues are great reading.

 

Possibly, but my truck didn't have your symptoms. When mine is cold and I switch from P to D it would accelerate periodically. I don't know if that is part of Atkinson system. But it sure fills weird. I don't think I ever experienced something like that. I had a lot of different cars.

 

Time to bring back the dipstick IMO ! This is nothing short of ridiculous.

 

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Fuck me!! Another Tranny thread?

 

ftfy...

 

How long is forever?

I dropped mine off at the dealer at 8:25am today for service, including the tranny fluid check (specifically explained that I want them to do it properly, by waiting for the right temp, opening drain, checking for overflow, etc. - they totally agreed that that's the only way to do it), and got a call at 11:20am that the truck was ready to go and that tranny fluid was at the proper level. So, less than 3 hours all in.

Too quick to have waited for the proper temp?

// edit - spoke to a friend who's a Toyota mechanic - says it takes from 30min to an hour for the temp to go down from 70+C to 25-30C. Should be fine.

 

The fill plug on the AT is much higher than the level check plug. It would be very easy for anyone to over fill it.

 

Here we go.....

 

Two trips to the dealer, getting screwed--Tranny's full!