trippy

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hello,
do we change out the filter or can we just drain and refill?
im doing it this saturday and wanna make sure

thanks

Mrfix

There is no filter. It is a screen. No you don't need to change it. Just drain and fill pan.

trippy

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awesome thanks for the reply !

Gville350

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You can if you want; but I'd leave it be. I just did 5 "trickle flushes" on my '06 IS350 auto trans; easy process actually with the right tools. Get a manual hand-pump fluid transfer pump, a 5mm hex, and get new crush washers for the drains and a new O-ring for the fill bolt. My trans would only release 2qts at a time; so it was an all-week process during one each day.

trippy

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sorry late reply


my friend that works at a shop said theres a filter that needs to be changed ? and he said he gotten a couple of 2012 is250 in for new tranny with only around 50k getting new transmission wowzers...he said im lucky with my 06 lol doing another tranny drain n refill this sat

whitebeast

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You don't have to change it out. If you really want, you need to drop out the transmission pan, take off the filter and replace it, Replace the seal.

sktn77a

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Well, yes, working in a transmission shop your friend may see a couple of bad transmissions out of the thousands of IS 250s out there. Doesn't mean squat.

Bichon

I don't buy it for another reason. A bad tranny in a 2012 with 50,000 miles would be covered under the Lexus 6 yr/70k mile powertrain warranty, so why would anybody pay out-of-pocket to have it done at an independent shop?