[lexce]

same procedure to a 2000 model 2.2 camry CSI?

 

[DressUpYourPet]

:clap:Great write up.

It's a good idea to remove the fill plug before removing the drain plug. I say this because if you have an empty differential with a stuck fill plug, you can't drive it anymore. If can't take the fill plug out, at least you can still drive your car around until you figure out a way to remove the fill plug. I learned this the hard way after I had an empty differential and a rounded fill plug.

ABSOLUTELY. I have seen many drain plugs that were extremely hard to remove and fill plugs too. "The Drain plugs is looser, i know, lets take it out! OMFG, the filler plug wont budge and its starting to strip! ARGGG!!!"

Loosen drain plug BEFORE attempting to remove filler plug, always! (I guess you could always turn the car on its side to get the oil back in? No, just remove the drain plug first)

 

[Vagisimo]

I took the air intake hose off and was able to see and reach the fill plug on my 95 I4

I used a 3ft breaker bar and was able to remove the plug from the top of the engine
by inserting the bar directly between the thottle body and the firewall,
just enough room to crack it loose in there

I dont like the idea of trying to loosen stuck fasteners from under the car unless I have a lift, I just cant bring myself to trust jackstands or ramps.

 

[trogdor71]

I learned the hard way to remove the fill plug before removing the drain plug - not because the fill plug was too tight, but because without somewhere for air to get in, the fluid will spatter EVERYWHERE when it comes out like turning a coke bottle upside down!
I had a 3.5 ft circle of fluid spattered on my garage floor all around the drain pan.

 

[Edmo83]

just out of curiousity. When you guys add fluid, Had you considered going through the dipstick? I dont know about Gen3's, but my Camry has a Dip stick to check tranny fluid, and i pour in thru that using a narrow funnel.

I believe a drain and fill is only 2.5 Qts of dexron III, correct me if I'm wrong though, just my $.02

 

[dc_98_cam]

just out of curiousity. When you guys add fluid, Had you considered going through the dipstick? I dont know about Gen3's, but my Camry has a Dip stick to check tranny fluid, and i pour in thru that using a narrow funnel.

I believe a drain and fill is only 2.5 Qts of dexron III, correct me if I'm wrong though, just my $.02

This thread is about the differential fluid ... which is a separate reservoir on the Gen 4 cars ... Maybe you should get your owner's manual and confirm that you have a differential fluid reservoir, separate from the transmission fluid.
On the Gen 5 version, the transmission and differential reservoirs are conjoined ... one drain plug for both ... Maybe you should refer to your owner's manual for verification..... Another thing to be careful about is whether your V6 engine requires the OEM T-IV transmission fluid, which is not to be confused with DEXRON III ... again owner's manual or maybe look at the engraving on the end of the transmission dip stick.

 

[ChiTDI]

Great thread. I've been doing 15k mile trans fluid changes and thought I had it right. Seems I needed to read just a little bit more.
'02 Avalon w/95k
Original dif fluid will come out, correct? Over flow would go to the trans, but there is no exchange during use or service, right?

 

[muminiasty]

is it the same procedure in v6 97 camry?? Does engine have to be on when flushing it?? what about the filter??

 

[muminiasty]

Also what do I do with with dumped oil??

 

[importcar]

Recycle the oil at the same place where they recycle motor oil. I always go to Autozone.

 

[muminiasty]

Where is the auto trany filter in 6v 1mzfe

 

[tss1961]

Some Times the Simple Excape Me

Wish I had read this topic last weekend. It took me an hour to suck 1.7 qts of fluid into a turkey injector with a 2 ft piece of surgical tubing lying on my back with 10 inches of clearance...suck, find fill-hole, squirt, suck, find fill-hole, squirt, suck, find fill-hole, squirt, tube flies off, get fluid in armpit, cuss like a sailor (I can do that..I am a retired sailor) repeat...why in the H E double toothpicks did I not think of going from the top with a longer hose? Must be because I am a rocket scientist! From this day forward, my first stop for any maintenance on my '94 Camry will be here at Toyotanation! Thanks for providing this most valuable information. Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[ghettosled]

you can consider buying a manual fluid pump that is sold at most auto parts stores for about $10. great for pumping fluid into or out of akward spots.

photo:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/E36-Tranny_Fluid_Auto/pic1.jpg

 

[dz63]

Maim Menu - great write-up! I changed my differential fluid tonight following your instructions. Thanks for taking the time to write a DIY. Much appreciated.

 

[Maim Menu]

There's no problem at all, take care of your cars, people!

 

[Jakecallun20]

Just to clarify what King was saying earlier, the 1MZFE in the Gen 4 Camrys and Gen 1 Solaras (Not the version of 1MZ in the Gen 3 Camrys) with the automatic transmission has NO seperate differntial to be serviced along with the transmission?

 

[hill8570]

Sorry to jump into an old thread, but does anyone happen to know what the "official" torque specs are for the drain plug and fill bolt on the Gen3 5S-FE? Last time I did this, I assumed the drain plug was the same as the tranny drain plug (36 ft-lbs), and just tightened the fill bolt "by guess and by golly". Really strange that the FSM pretty much ignores the whole differential part of the transaxle.

 

[Stillrunning]

I assumed the drain plug was the same as the tranny drain plug (36 ft-lbs), and just tightened the fill bolt "by guess and by golly".

I have two Precision Instrument's torque wrenches that I use religiously, but quite frankly the, "by guess and by golly" works just fine for the transaxle fill/drain plugs just like the oil drain plug. I also doubt you'd get the torque wrench back there, and unless it's a click or light style how're you going to know what the value is.

 

[mcx]

,,excellent post!!!..i just did this on my 91/2.0 and it was some darker/old fluid...i swear it drives better.

 

[mooeloco]

nope not really

not all gen 3 I4 cammies have a separate tank, there is another drain but some models ARE connected and CAN be filled thru the dipstick...just puttin this out there..FWIW