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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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Guys,

Going back to my stock TC. I am guessing I will lose all my ATF when it is pulled??? Is this right?? How many quarts do I need to refill?? Is it 16?? This sucks!!

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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I remember it being 15-16 quarts to fill the entire tranny
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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You shouldn't need anywhere near 15-16 quarts of Atf to do a Tc install. Try *maybe* 5 quarts. You need enough to fill the Tc and then top off the tranny.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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I just changed out my ATF and it took just over 10 quarts to refill. This was done with the machine that 'sucks' the fluid out.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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macd, I'm not sure what your point of reference is. Sure, he needs to fill the TC and enough after that for the pan and internal passages, but it's more than 5 qts.

Like TeeLex, when I did my TC replacement it was around 12 qts.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Your right, 5 quarts was a little on the low side but I've done numerous Tc's and have never used that much fluid. I mean 10 quarts max and I have never used that much. I would say 9 quarts max should be plenty, 3-4 quarts to fill the new Tc, another 3 or so to top the tranny off and then maybe another 2 quarts once the fluid has cycled. Idk, but thats about the average for all the tc's I've done.
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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total capacity is like 8 litres... drain and fill is 2... with the torque converter, you need no more than 7...

don't forget to run toyota/lexus T-IV fluid only..
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