It is time for me to do a drain & fill with my 98 Camry automatic. The car manual has a separate listing for a quantify of ATF for the differential (1.7 qts), and for the transaxle (2.6 qts). Is there a separate drain plug that I need to loosen to drain the differential, or does that all pour out of the drain for the transaxle?
Does the 98 Camry have separate transaxle & differential drains for ATF?
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Is yours 4-cyl with the A140e transmission? If yes then there are two chambers. Recently a member had the diff chamber ran dry and ruined the differential.
See also this DIY on differential fill and drain plugs:
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See also this DIY on differential fill and drain plugs:
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DIY: 1996 Camry Transmission Fluid & Strainer Replacement Procedure 5S-FE (GEN 3) I completed this procedure at 207,000 km on my 1996 Camry 2.2L automatic (5S-FE engine). The transmission fluid was turning a brownish-red colour. The transmission fluid was previously flushed at 145,000 km. No...
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Yes, that is the transmission, and it is the 4 cylinder.
Is yours 4-cyl with the A140e transmission? If yes then there are two chambers. Recently a member had the diff chamber ran dry and ruined the differential.
See also this DIY on differential fill and drain plugs:
DIY: 5S-FE Transmission Fluid & Strainer Replacement...
DIY: 1996 Camry Transmission Fluid & Strainer Replacement Procedure 5S-FE (GEN 3) I completed this procedure at 207,000 km on my 1996 Camry 2.2L automatic (5S-FE engine). The transmission fluid was turning a brownish-red colour. The transmission fluid was previously flushed at 145,000 km. No...
JohnGD, I also have a 2005 Sienna. I started a similar thread about that vehicle, here:
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in case you can answer that one as well.
Regardless, thanks for the info!
Does 2005 Sienna FWD have separate differential drain...
I see in the manual, that there is a citation (on my manual, p. 498) for "Automatic Transaxle" that lists the capacity of 3.7 quarts. I'm wondering about this, as a few years ago I did my first trans drain & fill and drained out 4.5 quarts. So is there a second sump that I'm supposed to drain...
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in case you can answer that one as well.
Regardless, thanks for the info!
That fill plug was a bear to open!
A breaker bar from the top side or an extendable ratchet may help provide better torque on the fill plug. The standard ~7" ratchet sometimes doesn't cut it especially if the plug's been on there for a while. And don't go overboard tightening these. And make sure the socket is fully seated to prevent rounding the plug out.
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Check also many YT videos. The newer U-series are designed correctly, in that they don't use a silly separate diff chamber like the older, more bulletproof A-series.
BTW, for transmissions with dipsticks, I'd suggest checking the ATF level on a few occasions before draining to make sure it's in the HOT range. Then measure what you drained out to put approx the same amount back in to quickly get the level into the ballpark.
The process is similar to the A140e otherwise.
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BTW, for transmissions with dipsticks, I'd suggest checking the ATF level on a few occasions before draining to make sure it's in the HOT range. Then measure what you drained out to put approx the same amount back in to quickly get the level into the ballpark.
The process is similar to the A140e otherwise.
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