edwonger

great diy save urself a lot of money by doing itself

JDMis350

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its just funny how you were like hey we're in the medical field if we can do it you can too! (first thing i thought to myself was, oh that explains the CLS next to the IS) you make it seem so easy man haha but nice diy! i will refer to this in the future for headers install.thank you in advance

viper522

Looks pretty similar to every Fbody I've pulled the trans out of. Cars are cars, good to know Lexus didn't throw a curve in there somewhere.

whazzzzuup

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You are right! The only thing different is that this transmission is sealed; no external cooling and/or transmission fluid lines.

You guys can use this thread to change the starter, headers, exhaust, oxygen sensors, etc.

whazzzzuup

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The only thing with this car is: the tight spots the bolts are in. It will take small hands and/or ingenuity to loosen some of the bolts.

Gville350

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Bows down to your efforts in amazment. Glad to see others are still out there at aren't afraid to work on their own vehicles...even a transmission replacement. Kudos!

This is a far cry from the 2 hrs it currently takes me to swap out a Civic manual trans. LOL!

Evitzee

Impressive, did you have the shop manual for reference or did you just start taking stuff out? This is a DIY that probably less than 1/10 of 1 percent of IS owners would ever attempt, much less complete. Props for doing it.

whazzzzuup

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Thanks again for the comments. We just looked and started to remove items that were in the way of the transmission.

Gville350

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Done in true garage mechanic fashion!

king06

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Wow, great job, if I ever need to do this I know who to call, Oklahoma is right next to where I live

trichiteo

Very impressive Van and Duy! Now work on my ride Doctors.

BorIS250

Hi Guys, could you please elaborate a bit more in regards of the transmission Oil, did you have to put some yourself ?
Also when removing the torque converter, do I need to do it while in the car or does it come out with the flywheel attached...... Not really a mechanic as you see, but need to save the money I don't have
Thanks in advance for this posting.

1Clean06IS

Great DIY, I think the picture/explanation that impressed me the most was the, picture of the tranny bolts lined up, not enough people think about that stuff when pulling things apart......must be surgeons or involved in research, very good attention to detail!

BorIS250

Awesome job gays!!! Thanks to you I was able to swap my transmission by myself in 9 hours, ... My car has 160k but with this 2012 transmission with only 1000 miles it feels like a new car.
I attached some documents for anybody up to the challenge.
I followed this particular disassembly order:

1- remove lower oxygen sensors
2- remove "Y" muffler
3- remove drive shaft
4- remove lower engine plastic covers
5- disconnect top oxygen sensors
6- remove Headers left & right (top bolt from above and lower bolts from underneath the car)
7- remove transmission rubber mount while lowering transmission with a floor jack. ( fluid and coolant needs drainage at this point)
8- unbolt and disconnect Starter.
9- Unbolt Torque convertor from above.
10- Disconnect trans heater houses.
Unbolt transmission using pneumatic or electrical 300lbs impact drive tool and long extensions (17mm bolt are super tight)
11-Remove transmission.

12- Remove A/C water drainage plug !!!! If you ever had trouble with water inside your car carpets.

TORQUE CONVERTOR NEED TO BE WELL PUSHED IN AGINST TRANSMISSION HOUSING FOR ASSEMBLY.

BorIS250

Here is a pic of my IS250