Hi all! I called Toyota today to see how much it would cost to get all the oils changed. Both diffs, tranny etc... Whew.. Really expensive.. I'm going to give it a go on my own. I found Bobs guide, looks good to me! The only question I really have is that I have an automatic tranny... Where do I find drain/fill plugs for it. I read also about the difference between flush and fill, should I be concerned? If I just drain, instead of flushing, should I just change it more often? I have a '97 4runner ltd..

Thanks!
Andy

 

Andy,

A flush is where they hook your auto tranny to a T-Tech machine and completely flush out all of your old tranny fluid w/ new fluid. You'll need 16 quarts of ATF, not to mention around $120 bucks for the service!

A fill is where they drop your pan, clean off the filter, change the gasket and fill it w/ about 4-5 quarts. So its not a complete flush.

Someone correct me if i'm wrong here or anything that needs to be added/edited.

PM me if you need some Amsoil

Bob

 

How often should you change the diff/AT oils?

 

Thanks Bob, one more question for you...

I have the factory locker, does that make any difference to the oil change?

Thanks!
Andy

 

FYI. T-Tech is only $79.99 here with fluids included. They do it at my local 76 Express Lube. I think it's the way to go..you can even bring your own fluid.