how many miles do you have on your automatic trans?
06-23-2009, 07:26 AM
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These are seriously awesome numbers people! Thanks! it proves that my hunch about these automatics are incredibly well built!
NEVER have I seen another car makers automatics go this far.. Usually about 150K is max before they usually grenade or start slipping badly.
Simply amazing!
NEVER have I seen another car makers automatics go this far.. Usually about 150K is max before they usually grenade or start slipping badly.
Simply amazing!
02-04-2010, 05:55 AM
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I'm considering getting my tranny fluid and filter changed as preventative maintenance at 100K. Asking local people where I should go gets me some "don't do it" talk. But I don't see anyone here saying oh i got my fluid changed and my tranny died. It's almost as if the general consensus is do it or don't do it the end result is the same. Which is many trouble free miles. Am I wrong?
02-04-2010, 11:05 AM
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When you have the above issues your transmission is dead it just hasn't realized it yet. When you flush a transmission in this shape the new fluid washes away all the varnish and gunk that's keeping it working.
But if your transmission fluid is nice and red or just slightly off red, there is no problem changing it.
That being said, I have a 2001 4runner 4WD with 250,000 miles on it, 75% of which are highway. Every 30K miles I do a flush via dillution which is where every weekend for that month I drain the transmission pan and refill it. So by the end the 4th change there is no old fluid left. I don't trust shops that do a flush because allot of them use a detergent which does more harm than good and a properly maintained transmission should never need any type of "detergent" to clean it.
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02-05-2010, 05:16 AM
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97 3.4l 4runner 4wd - 138,000 Miles
Just the normal fluid changes and a flush when I bought her at 70,000.
I plan on doing an external tranny cooler to bypass the in-radiator cooler just to be safe.
Just the normal fluid changes and a flush when I bought her at 70,000.
I plan on doing an external tranny cooler to bypass the in-radiator cooler just to be safe.
02-05-2010, 02:02 PM
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just to piss off scuba
263,886 miles getting ready to add cooler with fan (have it just need fluid and filter)
maintance not sure just owned for just a year no problems yet! knock knock
263,886 miles getting ready to add cooler with fan (have it just need fluid and filter)
maintance not sure just owned for just a year no problems yet! knock knock
02-05-2010, 02:07 PM
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I have a 1990 deluxe 4x4 with the 22R-E with 246k miles I had 1 tranny flush at 240k. still going strong.. now if I could figure out the other issues????
1st tranny and it is an automatic
1st tranny and it is an automatic
02-12-2010, 03:14 PM
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Not letting the thread stall on a bad note...... 98' 4runner SR5 104k, owned it sense 60k, so I don't think the tranny has ever been flushed..the original owner(I am 2nd) kept it immaculate so maybe he did... Getting the flush next week..tranny seems to slip a little sometimes on the highway at high speeds when I let off the gas for a second then accelerate...but other than that all is well.....
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02-12-2010, 03:36 PM
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1995 4runner v6 with the a340 auto, 152,000 miles. regular fluid changes. added a cooler at 145,000 miles. no problems what so ever. i even blew a cooling line one time and ran the tranny dry for 5 miles. filled it back up and still no problems.
02-12-2010, 03:54 PM
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Not letting the thread stall on a bad note...... 98' 4runner SR5 104k, owned it sense 60k, so I don't think the tranny has ever been flushed..the original owner(I am 2nd) kept it immaculate so maybe he did... Getting the flush next week..tranny seems to slip a little sometimes on the highway at high speeds when I let off the gas for a second then accelerate...but other than that all is well.....
Just turned 160k on my 2002. S'all good except it slips a bit from 2nd to 3rd..
02-12-2010, 05:02 PM
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Thanx 02 Limited...I wasn't overly concerned about it,but it is always stuck in my head "hmm wonder what that could be"......
