2000 Corolla LE with 90,000 miles on it. Would you change the automatic transmission fluid if you didn,t know if it was ever chnaged before. Or is it too late and doing so will maybe harm it.
What I hate about doing an tranny fluid:
1.) Can NOT find place to recycle fluid
2.) The shops that does Tranny Fluid are over price
3.) Finding the Tranny Fluid bolt (sometime it's not a bolt) is a pain
4.) Not like doing an oil change....
I would bite the bullet and bring the car into a dealership and get the fluid done there! Once its done....you will notice better shifting in the Tranny!!!! NO JOKE....
i also have to change the trans fulid. But i dont want to pay 100+ just to change fulid. i could of sworn that Autozone or Advance takes used tranny fulid. Could be wrong. And wouldnt the dealership take it? Since there isnt any place take it too anyway.
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The tranny plug it to the left of the oil pan when you are looking at the enginge from underneath.
Drain it, then talke the pan off, and change the filter, reinstall, and your good.
Couple pointers:
you will need a new gasket, and some sort of lithium grease to hold the gasket.
also - the bolts must be put in in the same position as they currently are.
(all this info is for the 4 speed.
What I hate about doing an tranny fluid:
1.) Can NOT find place to recycle fluid
2.) The shops that does Tranny Fluid are over price
3.) Finding the Tranny Fluid bolt (sometime it's not a bolt) is a pain
4.) Not like doing an oil change....
I would bite the bullet and bring the car into a dealership and get the fluid done there! Once its done....you will notice better shifting in the Tranny!!!! NO JOKE....
anywhere that takes motor oil (like autozone) will also take tranmission fluid and gear oil.
you guys at the beginning made changing tranny fluid sound like brain surgery lol. It's undo one plug and drag, put back in after drained, pull another plug and refill.. place plug back in
on a manual tranny
on an auto it's easier, pull pan (in process fluid will be drained), pull filter, replace filter (making sure if it has an o-ring that it's on there!) put the pan back on with new gasket.
you guys at the beginning made changing tranny fluid sound like brain surgery lol. It's undo one plug and drag, put back in after drained, pull another plug and refill.. place plug back in
on a manual tranny
on an auto it's easier, pull pan (in process fluid will be drained), pull filter, replace filter (making sure if it has an o-ring that it's on there!) put the pan back on with new gasket.
No Autozone, Napa, Adavance Auto Parts, Pep Boys, they don't take them in my neck-of-the-wood.....
Dude, transmission fluid is oil. Plain and simple. All you do to change transmission fluid is unbolt the pan, catch the fluid as it leaks, unbolt the filter, put a new filter on, put a new gasket on the pan, bolt it up. It's not hard...and it's kind of not cool to try to convince someone that they should pay the stealership because it's SOOOOO hard even though it's not...at all...
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the question ai,n t if the a fluid change will harm the enviroment. the question is whether a first time automatic transmission fluid change at 90,000 miles will do more harm than good for the automatic tranny. alot of discussion about this on auto forums other cars(chevy lumina). it was 99% agreed that doing so is a huge no-no.
no it's not bad for the car at all, it's actually quite good for it. I changed my '98 sentra's for the first time at 135K with no trouble.
tranny fluid wears out just like any other fluid or oil. It needs to be replaced to prevent transmission damage in the future.
As for what the GM guys are saying about it...i don't think there's any possible way to prevent a GM from breaking down
As always, never go to a quick lube place. They ALWAYS harm your car in some way. Go to a dealer (they're a best bet for doing it right), or a general mechanic. You can also do it yourself, it's not hard.
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