When should you perform a transmission fluid replacement on the 2004 toyota highlander V6?

When should you perform a transmission fluid replacement on the 2004
toyota highlander V6? thanks !

[email]seanzheng@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> When should you perform a transmission fluid replacement on the 2004
> toyota highlander V6? thanks !
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Depends on how you work the car and how long you plan on keeping it.

If you plan on keeping it forever, I'd flush and renew the fluid
every 50,000 miles. If you plan on getting rid of it before 100,000
miles, you probably don't have to touch it. If you work it very
hard, I'd flush and renew the fluid every 30,000 miles.


Ken

On Tue, 09 May 2006 08:24:56 -0700, Ken Shelton <shelton@cablespeed.com>
found these unused words floating about:
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>seanzheng@gmail.com wrote:[color=green]
>> When should you perform a transmission fluid replacement on the 2004
>> toyota highlander V6? thanks !
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>Depends on how you work the car and how long you plan on keeping it.
>
>If you plan on keeping it forever, I'd flush and renew the fluid
>every 50,000 miles. If you plan on getting rid of it before 100,000
>miles, you probably don't have to touch it. If you work it very
>hard, I'd flush and renew the fluid every 30,000 miles.
>[/color]
Doesn't that also depend upon the climat? Time in desert heat 'supposedly'
shortens the life of the fluid as it runs some 10* or more hotter than in
the 'north'.

J. A. Mc. wrote:[color=blue]
> On Tue, 09 May 2006 08:24:56 -0700, Ken Shelton <shelton@cablespeed.com>
> found these unused words floating about:
>
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>>seanzheng@gmail.com wrote:
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>>>When should you perform a transmission fluid replacement on the 2004
>>>toyota highlander V6? thanks !
>>>[/color]
>>
>>Depends on how you work the car and how long you plan on keeping it.
>>
>>If you plan on keeping it forever, I'd flush and renew the fluid
>>every 50,000 miles. If you plan on getting rid of it before 100,000
>>miles, you probably don't have to touch it. If you work it very
>>hard, I'd flush and renew the fluid every 30,000 miles.
>>[/color]
>
> Doesn't that also depend upon the climat? Time in desert heat 'supposedly'
> shortens the life of the fluid as it runs some 10* or more hotter than in
> the 'north'.
>[/color]
Yes, but modern ATFs are made of better ingredients than older
formulations. GM's latest Dexron version, Dexron-III(H), is
recommended for a change under severe service at 100,000 miles. I
think that might be too long, but all the modern fluids are better.


Ken