How to change tranny fluid on Gen6??

[ben805]

Have a 2009 LE V6, as you know the gen 6 don't have a tranny dipstick to check the fluid condition, but I would like to change out the fluid at 30K miles anyway regardless what toyota said. Have you guys done it? if so....how??

[njerald]

Originally Posted by ben805

Have a 2009 LE V6, as you know the gen 6 don't have a tranny dipstick to check the fluid condition, but I would like to change out the fluid at 30K miles anyway regardless what toyota said. Have you guys done it? if so....how??

Should be the same as the earlier GEN6.

Have your dealer do it or follow the procedures in TSB-TC014-07.

Failure to properly adjust transaxle fluid can cause transaxle shifting issues or

damage to the automatic transaxle.

[darksparkz]

Remove drain plug.
Drain.
Close drain plug.
Remove fill plug.
Fill until fluid overflows.
Close fill plug.
Turn on car.
Shift through the gears.
Wait 1 min.
Turn off car.
Add more fluid to fill plug until it over flowers again.

I believe thats it, same as any other automatic trans more or less

[njerald]

Originally Posted by darksparkz

Remove drain plug.
Drain.
Close drain plug.
Remove fill plug.
Fill until fluid overflows.
Close fill plug.
Turn on car.
Shift through the gears.
Wait 1 min.
Turn off car.
Add more fluid to fill plug until it over flowers again.

I believe thats it, same as any other automatic trans more or less

Wrong.........

[lllDreaMz]

Dont bother doing it...it has World standard in it, theres no point honestly..

[Netforcer]

Originally Posted by lllDreaMz

Dont bother doing it...it has World standard in it, theres no point honestly..

+1... there's no tranny dipstick for a reason... you don't need to change it

[darksparkz]

Originally Posted by njerald

Wrong.........

Hm, I guess AllData Repair is wrong then, that's what i used to pull up the information for a 2007 Toyota Camry V6.

It'd be nice if you inform me what was wrong about it, so next time I know not to listen to AllData.

[PRINCESS PEACH]

i believe the changing interval is over 100K

[njerald]

Originally Posted by darksparkz

Hm, I guess AllData Repair is wrong then, that's what i used to pull up the information for a 2007 Toyota Camry V6.

It'd be nice if you inform me what was wrong about it, so next time I know not to listen to AllData.

I guess they are wrong then....those steps were not complete even for an old 2 speed auto.......

I'm not here to hold your hand........go to Alldata.

[ben805]

I don't care if it came with World Standard or Universe Standard fluid, all man-made fluid will break down eventually, there's no such thing as life time fluid.... it's just another way for Toyota to ripped off consumer. In few more years when more 6th gen approached 100~150K miles I'm expecting to see lots and lots of tranny failure from owners whom put their trust in these WS fluid to last for the life of the vehicle....even if these WS fluid consist of the highest quality synthetic fluid it will still break down, and exactly where are those metal shaving and particles from wear and tear circulating to? no where....since the tranny is supposely "sealed" so all that crap is looping indefinitely inside the tranny. I didn't see anything about filter needing to be replace on the pan either.

[Donald E. George]

I have really enjoyed the Toyota Nation Forum since I joined. 2004 Camry LE V6 ATF replacement. With atf at operating temp,remove drain plug on at and measure how much came out. On my 5 speed it was 4.5 qts. Install drain plug and torque to 36 ft.lbs.Fill at through dip stick tube with 4.5 qts of Toyota type T-IV. I used Mobil 3309 which I purchased from a Mobil jobber for $5.00 qt. by the case. Repeat this three or four times and you have just flushed your at just like the flushing machines used by the repair shops. Those flushing machines use the at pump in the torque converter to pump the fluid out and they replace new fluid back into the sump. There is no way I know of short of removing the sump pan and connecting some kind of a vacuum pump to the oil pickup above the filter to remove the atf from the converter. I didn't replace the sump filter. My Toyota dealer didn't even know the price of the filter,much less have one on the shelf. NAPA quoted me something like $48.00. I put 18 qts. through my at and the fluid looked like new. Has anyone else used this procedure to flush their at?

[Redline_Me]

Originally Posted by njerald

I guess they are wrong then....those steps were not complete even for an old 2 speed auto.......

I'm not here to hold your hand........go to Alldata.

I don't get it. You call "wrong" but don't say what's wrong about it. What's the point of that?

[laphan]

Here is how you change transaxle fluid for V6 gen6 camry:

http://www.justanswer.com/questions/...on-2009-avalon

[njerald]

Originally Posted by Redline_Me

I don't get it. You call "wrong" but don't say what's wrong about it. What's the point of that?

I've all ready pointed out the TSB and Service manual.............

[Redline_Me]

Thanks for the info, i'm sure everyone appreciates it.