Greetings all,
I just purchased a used 2010 Camry LE 4cylinder. This is my third Camry, but bear in mind my first Camry was a 1991, and the second was a 1998, so a lot has changed since then.
I want to perform a drain/refill of the tranny fluid. I am well-aware of the "sealed" transmission and WS requirements, and in fact, have already done this procedure a couple of times on my 2006 Tundra. Despite this experience, this 2010 Camry has raised a couple of questions.
1) My earlier two Camrys had separate differential and transmission compartments that had to be drained and refilled separately. It appears this new one has changed to a single compartment for both the transmission and differential, so that one drain/refill takes care of both the transmission and differential - Can someone confirm this is correct?
2) My 2006 Tundra has a drain plug, and a separate "check" plug/tube for determining the proper fluid level. BUT this 2010 Camry only has a single plug on the transmission pan. The manual I downloaded from the Toyota techinfo site seems to indicate this plug has the "check" tube for determining the proper fluid level, but it isn't clear if the plug can be completely removed to drain the fluid. The manual isn't clear. Has anyone out there actually done this on their 2010/2011 4-cylinder Camry that can describe how it works?
3) For those that have drained/refilled their fluid on the 2010 4cylinder Camry, can you get to the fill plug without removing the driver's side front tire, or does the tire have to be removed?
Thanks for any help!
I just purchased a used 2010 Camry LE 4cylinder. This is my third Camry, but bear in mind my first Camry was a 1991, and the second was a 1998, so a lot has changed since then.
I want to perform a drain/refill of the tranny fluid. I am well-aware of the "sealed" transmission and WS requirements, and in fact, have already done this procedure a couple of times on my 2006 Tundra. Despite this experience, this 2010 Camry has raised a couple of questions.
1) My earlier two Camrys had separate differential and transmission compartments that had to be drained and refilled separately. It appears this new one has changed to a single compartment for both the transmission and differential, so that one drain/refill takes care of both the transmission and differential - Can someone confirm this is correct?
2) My 2006 Tundra has a drain plug, and a separate "check" plug/tube for determining the proper fluid level. BUT this 2010 Camry only has a single plug on the transmission pan. The manual I downloaded from the Toyota techinfo site seems to indicate this plug has the "check" tube for determining the proper fluid level, but it isn't clear if the plug can be completely removed to drain the fluid. The manual isn't clear. Has anyone out there actually done this on their 2010/2011 4-cylinder Camry that can describe how it works?
3) For those that have drained/refilled their fluid on the 2010 4cylinder Camry, can you get to the fill plug without removing the driver's side front tire, or does the tire have to be removed?
Thanks for any help!