How do I clean the strainer?

[wahed3001]

Hi fellas,

I'm dropping the transmission pan on my 94 camry (2.2L, 129K on the odo) this weekend for a proper drain and refill. I'm wondering what's the best product to clean the strainer/screen with. I'll be using brake cleaner to clean the pan but not sure if it's the right solvent to clean the strainer with. Any suggestions?

I've got new pan and drain plug gaskets from the dealer already. A new strainer was order only and cost $50! I'll just clean and reuse the one I already have.

[toyomoho]

Might use kerosene, diesel, etc to clean the pan and screen. Brake fluid may work but is much more expensive then the other solvents plus removes paint from surfaces and is generally bad stuff to work with. Most auto parts store either stock the screen or can order it at a much lower price.

[Dave's]

WOW! Mine came with the new gasket for about $25 at O'Rielly's. (like autozone, carquest etc). Anyway, it's metal, probably stainless, so don't think anything you use will hurt it.

[wahed3001]

Originally Posted by toyomoho

Might use kerosene, diesel, etc to clean the pan and screen. Brake fluid may work but is much more expensive then the other solvents plus removes paint from surfaces and is generally bad stuff to work with. Most auto parts store either stock the screen or can order it at a much lower price.

I was gonna use CRC Brake Cleaner not brake fluid. Sorry about the confusion.

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[xtremeskier97]

The filter is cheap enough that you could just replace it and not worry about cleaning it. Most times when you buy the tranny pan gasket, the filter will come with it.

[Kep]

The strainer is about the thickness of a waffle with a screen sandwiched in there. All you're going to be able to do is try and shake out the big chunks and maybe run a parts cleaner (any of the above) through it backwards to dislodge any residue. You can't open it up to brush it out. Maybe dunk it in and out of a bucket of diesel 30 or 40 times. I wasn't willing to mess with it and went with the auto parts store combination gasket and filter. It was under $30 for both.

Kep