transmission flush

Isn't that what storm drains are for?

I always look for a pack of endangered sea otters to pour my used oil on.

Around here it's coyotes and porcupines...

The stuff works good as termite repellent, just pour it around the foundation. Same for used motor oil.

Jack

Kills fleas & ticks!

Yes, it is possible to flush the transmission yourself if you invest around $1,500 in a transmission flushing machine. Or, you can forgo the flush and just do a drain and refill yourself.

If the transmission has not had routine flushes every 45K miles or so, then I do not recommend getting the transmission flushed, just get a drain and refill.

I share the same philosophy as Bob Barker, only instead of "spay and neuter your pets", I subscribe to "poison wildlife with used automotive products".

I just drain and refill every 12,000 miles because Toyotas have a drain plug on the transmission pan that makes it so easy.

On Aug 8, 2:05 am, larry moe 'n curly wrote:

Dang, I was just thinking about that reading another post where Ray mentioned having to drop a pan, etc.. I always like having a drain plug IE: as in hondas, as it makes it so fast and easy.. I can change that oil at the same time I dump the engine oil.. But I've never actually looked at my tranny yet on the corolla.. I was hoping it would have a plug. Hopefully it will have a plug on the pan like you mention.. I hate having to drop a pan to change tranny fluid... Whatta mess.. Of course, with the drain method, you only actually change part of it at a time, but if you do it every once in a while, you can keep it pretty clean. A typical honda only drops about 1/3 of it's total fluid when you drain, if I remember right. So if it's filthy, you'll need to repeat a few times to get it really clean. My method is to dump and refill, drive a few weeks, and do it again until clean. I'm very anti-flush... I've seen flushing ruin many older engines, and I have no doubt it could whack out a tranny.. There will never ever be any flushing done on any of my vehicles. I guess the only drawback to the drain vs drop the pan method is you can't clean the gunk off the bottom of the pan with just a drain. Or change the filter if it has one. Most hondas don't have a user changable filter.. The toyota might.. But..Using a drain frequently to change the fluid and keep it clean will greatly reduce the amount of gunk at the bottom of the pan to be cleaned after a period of time. Most of the gunk forms when the fluid is never changed for miles on end.. I probably oughta change my tranny fluid myself.. I just clicked over 33k, and probably is about due.. MK

Most Toyotas have a drain plug for the automatic transmission. Drain the fluid through the plug and refill, or for a more thorough job, also drop the pan and wipe out the sediment on the bottom of the pan and check the screen.