What kind of Tranny oil to use?

[toyinhawaii]

Hi, I have a '73 corona 18rc w/ 3-spd auto (A40) tranny, I need to change the oil and I saw some post related to the oil used in the trannys. Below was a reply for a '70 corona 3 RC Toyoglide is this the type I need ?

"Use any major brand of Type F automatic transmission fluid"

Thanks

[zythr]

Originally Posted by toyinhawaii

Hi, I have a '73 corona 18rc w/ 3-spd auto (A40) tranny, I need to change the oil and I saw some post related to the oil used in the trannys. Below was a reply for a '70 corona 3 RC Toyoglide is this the type I need ?

"Use any major brand of Type F automatic transmission fluid"

Thanks

What does your owners manual say (if you have one)?

[toyinhawaii]

Nope, no owners manual

[verlaryder]

All the Toyota automatics up to 1982 use Type F fluid.

[toyinhawaii]

ok, thanks. I put 3 qts in, drove it a little to warmed it up and it read just a hair under "hot". Checked it in "park"..or is it supose to be in "neutral"
Thanks

[verlaryder]

Park or Neutral, doesn't matter. Recheck level after a longer drive - around 15-20 minutes. Dipstick might show you're overfilled and so you might have to drain a bit out of the drain plug.