yoda

Hi,
DOes anyone know what the factory recommended transmission fluid changer interval is? I looked in the owner's manual and could not find any mention of it.

Is it 30k? 45k? 60k?

Any info would be great!

THanks

lbbrando

It depends on what year tl it is. The 03 I think says to change trans the first time at 60k.
I always change trans fluid every 30k, pretty safe interval.

yoda

Yeah I have an '03. The last change was at 30k.

I just want to know what the factory recommends. I want to make sure I have my i's dotted and t's crossed. GOing to the dealer tomorrow and who knows what kind of crap they're going to try to pull on me.

Then again, if the fluid was bad they should have said something to me when the car was in there for the tranny oiljet kit.

lbbrando

Well since it's an 03 there's a limited amount of stuff that they can hit you for that isn't covered under warranty unless you're over by mileage.
Alignments are big. Unless you hit a curb or mention it to the dealer that the car pulls, don't buy one.

yoda

I'm right at the milage limit. About to hit the 50k mark so I want to get all this warranty stuff taken care of.

ou sig

Do you not have the extended tranny warranty? 7 years 100k

fsttyms1

well tranny flushes arent warranty stuff, but teh tranny is covered to 100k or 7 years like ou sig said

Daggra105

my cousin, who is a certified Toyota techinican, recommends changing the transmission fluid every 30K miles regardless of the manual. yes, Toyota and Lexus vehicles experience tranny problems as well as I am informed.

bkzjimmy

i started feeling some hesitation at 30-35k so i changed my fluid...after that hesitation went away

benzo555

I change mine every year and at the same time change coolant. Its just a habit.