Should I flush my tranny 1998 Camry LE 150K miles

[mattheuw1]

I have been wanting to flush my transmission in my 1998 Camry LE 2.2 for some time. I have owned the car for about 10,000 miles and it is starting to jerk while shifting in lower gears and when its colder. Would a transmission flush help? I am not sure if it has ever been done to this car but the tranny fluid doesn't look that bad, its a little brown with a small hint of burntness but not that bad. I bought the car at 140k miles and it currently has 150k. Can a transmission flush cause damage to my camry if it hasn't been done before?

I was told by a Vavoline Mgr that no harm can be done with the new tranny flushes. He said that there is no pressure applied during his way of doing it. He said that it just pushes it through like it normally would while in action and driving. Is this true? does this mean I have nothing to lose and I should give it a try. This is my first Toyota and I love it. I want to do everything i can to keep it running great. And the transmission seems to be the only thing worrying me. Please give me some good advice Toyota Nation! Thanks in advance!

[ruggz]

Changing tranny fluid is easier than doing an oil change on this car there is a plug in the tranny pan just drain and refill easy as that. I would not pay to have this done it is just way to easy. Easy DIY info here do not change gasket and filter unless the pan is leaking the filter is never necessary.
DIY: 5S-FE Transmission Fluid & Strainer Replacement Procedure

[IrishFBall32]

I just did drain, new filter, gasket, and refill on my '00 w/ 150k miles, quite easy to do. Personally I wouldn't bother dropping the pan to do the gasket/filter again. From what I've read, flushing is recommended, but my fluid was fairly clean so I just went with a drain/fill.

With that behavior, It sounds a little like mine did a few weeks ago - take a look at your vacuum lines and make sure they're tight... one of mine had worked its way out of its port in the engine block.

[islandboy57]

Just do a couple of drain/refills. I can feel a difference in smoothness after changing my ATF in the gen 3.5 and 5.5. Just remember.. If your trans fails sometime down the road, it was on its last leg anyway and it was not due to an ATF change. I swear some people find any dumb thing to blame trans failures on..like a trans flush 100K miles ago - which is where all the rumors of transmission failure and damage come about that get blamed on changing your fluids. I can't fathom any reason why NEW fluid with all of its lubricating properties intact could be a bad thing.

[Manny1337]

isnt there a differential that should be changed too or what?