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So after rocking my car back and forth in the snow on Thursday, the past few days the transmission has been acting up. Sluggish shifts. Rumbling while accelerating. Finally today it died on me, it first would only engage in 2, and then finally it pretty much stopped engaging completely. I barely got it home doing about 15 mph the entire way. If I pressed the gas too hard, it'd slip out and I'd be going no where. Sadly, I had just installed my 2 way viper remote start yesterday. :/
Question: Does this mean my transmission is dead?
On a side note, which automatic transmissions will fit? Can the i4's fit, or the 1mz camry trannies fit, maybe the es300?
You can try repeatedly changing the fluid after installing a brand new filter.
The transmission in my Mother's Avalon was slipping like crazy and not shifting properly. We changed the filter and changed the fluid about a dozen times and it came back to life. That was almost 100,000 miles ago. Been perfect ever since. They're tougher than you might think.
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Toyotas in the family/next of kin:
1982 Corolla Wagon, 1989 Corolla DX, 1991 Previa LE, 1993 Previa LE,
1993 Pickup, 1994 Corolla DX, 1995 Avalon XL, 1996 Camry XLE, 1998 Avalon XL,
1998 Sienna CE, 1999 Camry XL, 2000 Camry XLE, 2002 Tundra, 2003 Tundra,
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+1. The transmission probably dump a lot of clutch and steel material into the fluid. The Aisin transmissions didn't have any decent filtration, so these debris can cause problems with the valves.
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Originally Posted by gideon1331
You can try repeatedly changing the fluid after installing a brand new filter.
The transmission in my Mother's Avalon was slipping like crazy and not shifting properly. We changed the filter and changed the fluid about a dozen times and it came back to life. That was almost 100,000 miles ago. Been perfect ever since. They're tougher than you might think.
Or you can pick up a Fram ATF kit from your local parts store ~$15-20 strainer and pan gasket. 3-4 gallons of Walmart Dexron-III type fluid for 3 drains/refills if you don't do the cooler line flush. < $10/gal works fine too.
Check the amount of sludge at the bottom of the pan and on magnets. Note condition of fluid drained. Cleanliness and fluid level accuracy are important.
So check and note the ATF level on the dipstick, measure and add same amount back in is the easiest.
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Originally Posted by LUVLEXUS101
I'm gonna give it a try wednesday, filter and gasket from dealer and a couple gallons of fluid.
It reversed today, solid, and it moved forward slowly hitting around 5k, but when the car is running it makes a really strange sound like a pump or something, the fluid looks pretty brown but I can still see some red in it
Never posted about tranny trouble before, right before it died I was pushing 90 plus and after I got to my destination and parked for a while, later on it was almost dead, did about 20-30 home for 6 miles
Fluid looked like chocolate, only a quart or 2 was in there, I refilled with clean fluid and it reversed for a bit, and struggled forward then stopped engaging completely. Gonna go grab a tranny filter and some more fluid after class.
If there was ever a time for a flush this is it! Nothing to lose so flush it, you cna disconnect hoses to flush or just drain, refill and drive for 20 miles (if it will work, or just idle the engine 10 minutes), repeat twice. THEN drop the pan and change/clean the filter and repeat the first draining and refilling twice more or until nothing but new fluid comes out. If a fluid change will bring it back from the near-dead this might do the trick.
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