I'm not willing to dish out $100+ for a transmission fluid job at the
mechanics, so is it easy to do by ones self?

I have a Toyota Pickup 4x4 EFI '88 and the transmission fluid has never
been changed as far as I have owned it, so I figured it would be a good
thing to do.

If it is easy, can you point me in the direction of what kind of
transmission fluid I should be replacing the old stuff with and what I'm
looking for as far as transmission fluid filters go? Thanks.
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Cory "Shinnokxz" Hansen
http://corysplace.silius.net

Err.

The 'oil' in the topic title should be 'filter'.

Sorry =P
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Cory "Shinnokxz" Hansen
http://corysplace.silius.net

Shinnokxz wrote:
Guessing you are talking about an automatic then?

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Roger

In article <1083c9r3ffohgc0@corp.supernews.com>,
Shinnokxz <shinnokxz.takethisout.@charter.net> wrote:

The filter I'm not so sure about, I've never owned an automatic. But
changing tranny or gear oil isn't really much different than changing
motor oil. They all have drain plugs at the low point. Tranny's and rear
and front differentials have the refill plugs side mounted. That's why
gear oil comes with a needle nose spout. You squeeze it in at a moderate
flow until it starts to drip down the case. That's full... But
seriously, go get a good manual. Best to get a real toyota manual, but
that'll be really pricey, and probably only available at the dealerships
parts dept., on top of which they'll probably have to order it. This is
however the best investment you can ever make in yourself concerning
your vehicle. No one will ever be able to bullshit you, you've got the
factory manual. (I used the the factory manuals to rebuild the engine,
5'th gear synchronizers and suspension of a '76 celica coupe back in
1980 or 81. No one has gotten away with any lies to me since then, and
I'm now on my third toy. The toyota manual will make a decent mechanic
of the lamest through it's step by step easy to read instructions. what
you don't have and probably can't get are the specialized tools required
to do some of the advanced work.)

Having said all that, I used what I learned from the Toy manualto find
myself a very good independent mechanic 6 blocks from my home. We've
become friends, I refer people to him, he cuts me slack. we exchange
x-mas cards. This is what you want. Do what I said, It's easy.

It is important that you determine whether you have a manual transmission or
an automatic. Once you do this, the owners manual will tell you what fluid
to use.

If manual transmission, it is simple: drain and fill. There is no filter on
a manual transmission. A Chiltons manual should show you how. Get a little
pump for the fluid. They'll know what this is at an auto parts store.

If you have an automatic, it is not as simple, but again you should be able
to figure it out from a Chiltons. You must keep everything clean. There
should be a filter. You ususally have to pull the pan under the transmission
to replace the filter. This is the area you have to keep clean. The most
important thing with a high mileage automatic is determining if it is safe
to change the fluid at all. Some mechanics believe that very old (
particularly burned) fluid cannot be safely changed (at least with new
fluid), that the new fluid reacts with the seals and the tranny will fail
soon. I don't know if this is crap, but it is a fairly widely followed
theory, to the extent that some shops save used oil that they clean up and
put in cars that come in with black smelly ATF. Perhaps another poster will
know more about this?

Jim


"Shinnokxz" <shinnokxz.takethisout.@charter.net> wrote in message
news:1083c9r3ffohgc0@corp.supernews.com...

Wow, thanks guys. Sorry, I forgot to mention that it is a manual
transmission-- good thing I don't have to worry about a filter then.

Thanks again! I'll look into getting the stuff this week.


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Cory "Shinnokxz" Hansen
http://corysplace.silius.net