Change Transmission fluid 1992 sc400
Change Transmission fluid 1992 sc400
Car shifts ruft and I am sure the fluid has not been changed in over 100,000 miles. I cecked for a DIY for the older model SCs and could not find one. help, pictures would help even more.
Wouldn't recommend replacing the entire fluid, and it has definitely been documented here, but its easy...
get underneath the car, locate the transmission pan - center of the car, just in front of the driveshaft, you will find a (most likely) 14 or 15mm drain plug... drain out the 2-3 quarts that are in the pan, replace the drain plug and refill with Toyota T-IV fluid until between the lines on the trans dipstick - you refill it through the dipstick tube... make sure you check the fluid level with the engine running and warm and in neutral or park...
as the transmission holds between 11 and 12 quarts of fluid, obviously you aren't changing it all, but, you also aren't disturbing any deposits and such by flushing it...
if you want to change more, then I would suggest doing this service after a few days of driving again...
get underneath the car, locate the transmission pan - center of the car, just in front of the driveshaft, you will find a (most likely) 14 or 15mm drain plug... drain out the 2-3 quarts that are in the pan, replace the drain plug and refill with Toyota T-IV fluid until between the lines on the trans dipstick - you refill it through the dipstick tube... make sure you check the fluid level with the engine running and warm and in neutral or park...
as the transmission holds between 11 and 12 quarts of fluid, obviously you aren't changing it all, but, you also aren't disturbing any deposits and such by flushing it...
if you want to change more, then I would suggest doing this service after a few days of driving again...
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I hope you can get a bulk discount for buying a full case of 12 quarts at the dealership. The stick licker who runs my local one charged me full price ($87.00 for a case). Didn't help that I had to walk home 4 miles with the whole thing strapped to my back. But man did I ever get a good sleep that night.
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Wouldn't recommend replacing the entire fluid, and it has definitely been documented here, but its easy...
get underneath the car, locate the transmission pan - center of the car, just in front of the driveshaft, you will find a (most likely) 14 or 15mm drain plug... drain out the 2-3 quarts that are in the pan, replace the drain plug and refill with Toyota T-IV fluid until between the lines on the trans dipstick - you refill it through the dipstick tube... make sure you check the fluid level with the engine running and warm and in neutral or park...
as the transmission holds between 11 and 12 quarts of fluid, obviously you aren't changing it all, but, you also aren't disturbing any deposits and such by flushing it...
if you want to change more, then I would suggest doing this service after a few days of driving again...
get underneath the car, locate the transmission pan - center of the car, just in front of the driveshaft, you will find a (most likely) 14 or 15mm drain plug... drain out the 2-3 quarts that are in the pan, replace the drain plug and refill with Toyota T-IV fluid until between the lines on the trans dipstick - you refill it through the dipstick tube... make sure you check the fluid level with the engine running and warm and in neutral or park...
as the transmission holds between 11 and 12 quarts of fluid, obviously you aren't changing it all, but, you also aren't disturbing any deposits and such by flushing it...
if you want to change more, then I would suggest doing this service after a few days of driving again...
Wouldn't recommend replacing the entire fluid, and it has definitely been documented here, but its easy...
get underneath the car, locate the transmission pan - center of the car, just in front of the driveshaft, you will find a (most likely) 14 or 15mm drain plug... drain out the 2-3 quarts that are in the pan, replace the drain plug and refill with Toyota T-IV fluid until between the lines on the trans dipstick - you refill it through the dipstick tube... make sure you check the fluid level with the engine running and warm and in neutral or park...
as the transmission holds between 11 and 12 quarts of fluid, obviously you aren't changing it all, but, you also aren't disturbing any deposits and such by flushing it...
if you want to change more, then I would suggest doing this service after a few days of driving again...
get underneath the car, locate the transmission pan - center of the car, just in front of the driveshaft, you will find a (most likely) 14 or 15mm drain plug... drain out the 2-3 quarts that are in the pan, replace the drain plug and refill with Toyota T-IV fluid until between the lines on the trans dipstick - you refill it through the dipstick tube... make sure you check the fluid level with the engine running and warm and in neutral or park...
as the transmission holds between 11 and 12 quarts of fluid, obviously you aren't changing it all, but, you also aren't disturbing any deposits and such by flushing it...
if you want to change more, then I would suggest doing this service after a few days of driving again...
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