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Old May 26, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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toyota atf

i was gonna change the atf sometime as its been 60 000kms since it was changed.. i bought some normal brand atf..
but then i found 3 bottles of toyota brand iv atf.

does anyone know which fluid goes in my91 hilux surf,, its has the same tansmission as v6 runners i think the f or h

i can only find the fluid capacity in my manual i purchased
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Old May 26, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Should be Dexron type, brand not terribly important. DexMerc type may be acceptible as well but I'd recommend using the more well known name brands like Castrol, etc., and not the cheaper / generic / store branded type.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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IIRC, Toyota type T-IV is the WRONG type of fluid.

According to Toyota, Type T-IV and Dexron 3 (used prior to 2000) are not compatable.
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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Just did some googling and it seems the type T-IV is backwards compatible with Dexron III, but not the other way around.
There's a long-winded discussion on bobistheoilguy: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...rt=all&gonew=1
where one person shows a chart of corolla's, transmission model and fluid, and in 2003 the transmission was the same model as the 2002 but the fluid spec changed from DIII to T-IV, which supports the backwards-compatible assertation. Allegedly something to do with the partial lockup converters or something or other.

Anyhow, I got tired after 3 pages of the same sort of arguments and cross-referencing dino to synth formula and vendors and auto makers and .

I know my 91 2wd takes Dexron III or higher. But not sure I'd try the T-IV.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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ok ill prolly not use this but maybe keep to use with acetone as nut un sticker!!! cause it was free!
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