This guy definitely knows his toyotas and not sure about the prius C but I have gen 3 prius and never changed cvt fluid. Manufacturer does not recommend or require fluid change in gen 3 but most people do just cause its easy so why not. But I and many have gone well into 200k or more with zero tranny problems. The theory is that a gen 3 prius CVT does not shift. Its a single gear that changes speed. And is always engaged. So technically can operate dry but will overheat without fluid. So even tho the fluid becomes black its still doing its job for a million miles if needed. So I've been told
Prius owners manual says to check condition of the ATF 30k miles. But while you have all of the under panels off already, you might as well do the fluid change. My Prius is driven in LA bumper to bumper traffic so the fluid gets pretty dark even at 30k miles.
Agree 100%. Half way mark for changing trans. fluid. Factory recommendation gives owners false sense of "maintenance free" vehicle until it is too late. It is cheap insurance especially considering the cost of a rebuild.
Peter, Did they drive that car indoors for 90,000 miles? The underside is perfect!! BTW they don't sell this mini-Prius here anymore but Toyota makes a new Yaris Hybrid that beats this by around 10 mpg and comes with AWD.
It depends on what part of California. Either way that is a nice clean ride. Pretty sure they don't live in Honeydew which gets a crazy amount of rain. Just saying.
Here in Japan we have the Castrol Transmax Hybrid transmission fluid now. It's supposed to be an upgrade to the Toyota WS fluid😀 Its a good choice if its available where you are.
I replaced my transmission oil on on 2010 Corolla at 100k miles oil was completely dark. I dropped the transmission pan replace the filter and gasket with a wix transmission filter, disconnected the transmission cooler hose drain and replaced All the fluid in the torque converter it took about 4 gallons to replace all the old WS fluid with Valvoline synthetic (multi vehicle includes WS). I'm at 133k now.
Good choice to replace this atf at 90k instead of 120k. I replaced it in my 06' corolla at 113k and looked more dark than this. Fortunatelly i had not shifting issues after the atf change, but is a risk that don't makes sense to take
Love watching your videos! I bought a 1999 Camry 2 years ago from the original owner, with 150K miles, just to commute to Brooklyn from NJ. I have 170K now on it, I enjoy working on it.
Hi Peter, always fantastic videos. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and we go by the metric system here, so all servicings on my MY11 Toyota Corolla hatchback 4 speed automatic are carried out at every 6 months or 10,000km (Approximately 6,000 miles). I have always use Mobil 1 5W-30since brand new and just last weekend at the 110,000km service I replaced the M1 5W-30 oil with M1 0W-20. It’s a bit thin for our climate in our state of Queensland, but so far I am seeing slightly better fuel economy and the engine revs a little freer. Regarding the transmission fluid changes, I changed and flushed my automatic transmission fluid (and filter) at 80,000km and will probably change it again at those intervals or maybe even less at 40,000 km intervals just to be safe. I am of the opinion that over servicing the vehicle is better than under servicing it. Keep up the awesome videos Peter! Kind regards Nick.
Hey Nick, any particular reason why you felt the need to change from 5/30 to 0/20 ? if it has 2nz-fe engine, the booklet says 5w30 (preferred) . My car is driven 66000 km now and 2016 Yaris 1.3L, and after 4 years of servicing, i found out that Toyota dealership was pouring in 10/40 in my vehicle... i was baffled, and changed to 5/30 (as recommended in manual). Car runs okay, but gives a little better fuel mileage.. on highway at 100km/h speed, i got 19.6 km/l out of it recently : )
Comment-Bot G’day, my Corolla has the 1.8 litre 2ZR-FE engine. The reason why I put Mobil 1 0W-20 oil in it this service is because I recently bought 4 x 5 litre containers of M1 0W-20 for our 2020 Subaru Forester, as the oil was on special at Autobarn in Oz. It is listed in the Corolla owners manual as one of the grades of oils that Toyota recommends for that vehicle. I thought I’d give it a go. I did consider that for our Queensland climate that it is a little thin in viscosity and more suited to North American type climates and southern Australian climates in the Snowy Mountains. I’ll suss it out during the 10,000 kms before I change the oil again. Referring to your experience with the dealer, when my Corolla was brand new and still under warranty, I provided a 5 litre container of Mobil 1 5W-30 to the dealership and specifically requested that they use my oil and not theirs. My local Toyota dealer was always happy to use my oil. I didn’t want any generic non synthetic oil in my engine. Cheers!
Thank you Peter, Yes PriusC has no water cooling on the transmission like Prius or Corolla hybrid. The ATF fluid wear more on PriusC. I also changed mine every 60k miles, just because I like to have new fluid although Toyota recommends 90k miles or about 150k km.
I replace my fluid every 30k miles. It's so cheap, especially since a drain and fill only takes 2.6 quarts in my case, and my transmission does not have a serviceable filter so I really want to keep that fluid clean
Peter, my ole friend ...... I’m of the mindset to change early, and change often. Oil is cheap, transmissions aren’t. I would change at every 50k miles .... regular services is cheap insurance.
Petit bonjour du Québec! J'aime beaucoup votre chaine et je ne manque aucune de vos capsules. Je m'inspire un peu de votre façon de faire et ça me réussit : prendre son temps et bien regarder, analyser, nettoyer, puis agir. Bonne suite.
I own a 2015 Scion tC with the 6-speed automatic. I had the dealership perform a transmission fluid exchange (NOT a FLUSH) at 70k miles. My cousin works as a tech at the dealer so he is always the one that works on my car when I bring it. He brought me a small tube of the fluid that came out 🤢 it was this same color as the Prius and smelled nasty. He said they exchanged 7 quarts to get it cleared. Crazy!! I just cannot see how this fluid could be used beyond 80-90k, much less “lifetime” 😳
Fluid color isn’t a reliable way to judge any fluid. You have to send it to a laboratory like Blackstone or similar for analysis. ATF is clear and a colorant is added to differentiate it from other fluids. Same with motor oil, it’s translucent and an amber dye is added. So relying solely on color when changing fluid isn’t reliable (if it’s burnt and black obviously that’s another story). The original ATF WS Toyota had Mobil/Exxon formulate had a colorant/dye in it that when exposed to UV would change from cherry red to PURPLE! And it was known to get dark quickly but subsequent analysis by a lab showed it still had plenty of life in many cases. Food for thought!
Thats exactly what the ATF WS looked like on my 08 Solara when changed at 89k miles. I changed it again at 105k & 120k miles. Looks so Redish now. 06 Tundra at 57k miles still looks red but does have a trans cooler.
My 1999 Lexus ES300 has had the transmission fluid drain/filled every 15k. The differential shares the fluid with the transmission on my car. It's about to hit 200k miles and still shifts great. I think the important thing is making sure the factory level is drained/filled accurately (precise measurement). The transmission fluid level dipstick reading can be hard to examine in some cars. For example, in my 2002 Toyota Sienna, I cannot for the life of me gauge the level with proper check method. I can in my 99 ES300.
I don't remember correctly, but that design is a splash transfer case system with dripdown into the trans pan? If yes, make sure to drain the diff/transfer case. It will be BLACK if not done before. It's like a waterfall or something similar. You have to drain that top section that still holds some fluid or else it never gets clean even if you drain the ATF from the main bolt on the bottom. Techs who don't know that system will think it's just a fill port but it's not. The dipstick hole is. Great car. So many still on the road today. At 250-300k present day for average mileage drivers. ua-cam.com/video/on4WXjguIQg/v-deo.html
Glad I changed my 2013 Prius fluid at 90k. It was used when I bought it so I don’t know for sure it was original fluid but I know it’s good now. I will change again after 60-70k. I think 90k is pushing it.
Since 80% of new cars on the road are leased for 3 years/30 to 36K miles, it probably covers "lifetime"... I know people leasing cars and not changing engine oil until lease expires. Good luck being second owner without Carfax provided by a dealer.
There's nothing wrong with being conservative with maintenance intervals. Oil & fluids are inexpensive compared to repairs and breakdowns! I personally change the engine oil and filter at 5,000 miles. Transmission and differential fluids at 30,000 miles. Brake fluid, power steering fluid and coolant every two years as well.
Rare 16" wheels so this a fully loaded C the 16" wheels also had a slightly closer ration steering rack and pinion. The oil is easy to change. I do it every 30k and I switch to Redline D6 fluid due to the air cooled high heat of the trans.
Good to know. I have a '16 Sequoia with just shy of 90k and you can only get 25%~33% of the fluid out at most so I did this five times with Redline. It was expensive but now I have it back from almost black like in the video to clean red. I did notice an improvement in driveline losses. I wanted to do it to my '16 Prius C; good to know someone has also done it.
I don't like to wait any longer than 50k miles to change the CVT transmission fluid. I change it in my wife's 2010 Prius every 30-50k miles and I'm changing it at 50k miles in my daughter's 2019 Prius C this weekend. It doesn't hold a lot of fluid and the detergent package in the fluid you drain at 90k miles looks to have been gone many miles ago. I do always use the Toyota OEM fluid though since it's not very expensive.
I bought a 2012 woth 105k and been meaning to do it, I'm at 130k and just started towing a 400 lb trailer. Not sure if previous owner has done it but I will this weekend.
Just changed my (P510 on a yaris hybrid) trans oil after 221k kilometers (137k miles) supposedly for the first time. Local service scedule does not include it, ever. Needless to say, the condition was horrible, and some driveline noises went away with fresh fluid.
The car is crystal clear down there... good to see that. Well i have two questions: 1 - I could still see a little reddish/purplish hue in the fluid means it had a little bit more life in it, wasn't all pitch black yet; and 2 - i read somewhere that it's not particularly the color of the fluid that matters, rather the greasiness or umm slipperiness (if i can make my point clear) of the fluid that matters more..if it still feels slipper on fingers, it still has life in it ..is it so ?
I work at an independent shop. We usually change atf around 50k. Give or take. It all depends on how the vehicle is being driven (highway or city or towing). If the fluid is getting dark but still has that reddish or purplish hue you are talking about, you are changing it at the right time. Remember, it's about the hours that fluid has put in.
I worked at Toyota dealership and the intervals for any dealer ship is based off job security they want you to change it at 120k because they want to tell you at 160k your transmission needs replacing.all my hondas all had 450k and more my 91 accord has 980k .I do my spark plugs every 60k.oil changes with synthetic oil at 3 to 4k .transmission and coolant and power stearing and rear differential at every 30k or every 2 yrs.im old school when it comes to my cars I don't care if people say I do to much maintenance spend to much money.and I get the that maintenance is over kill.its my car if I want to spend the money I will.im about preventative maintenance all my cars had 450k + with same engine and transmission and power stearing rack.none of my cars have had ac or waterpump failures in my my 88 Honda accord ,91 accord 99 and 2000 accord and my 2008 Honda crv ,I will continue with the old fashioned maintenance because the intervals on the new cars is so bad after looking at the oils and performance of how the car acts and what fails on cars because you go by the manufacturer recommended intervals. And the oil changes saying to change every 10k or 7500.oil looks like sludge coming out and the internals look the same as the oil coming out.
Just wondering if you can do a video about the pressure release valve on any TOYOTA 4wd vehicles? There isnt much information on the subject!!! Love you channel and content!
i just changed it on the 16 C3 i got with 184,000 miles. the ATF is like chocolate syrup with a burnt smell. 2qt came out, but almost 3qt went in. hoping i didn't overfill
I have an 2004 Tacoma with a low fuel light that won’t go away after the truck ran out of gas, all gauges work and was wondering what is wrong so I can fix it thanks 👍
I had a rav4 with black burnt transmission oil. I first did drain and fill but thr oul still kinda dark. So I dropped pan changed transmission filter and then refilled and it was nice clear red fluid. I Dont recommend drain and fill in such circumstances
For drain and fill you need to do it at least twice to get it to acceptable condition, three times if you want it looking good! Negligible difference after that. The torque conv keeps almost half the fluid that's still black!!
Hi I have a Toyota auris touring sports 1800 hybrid from 2015, I want to change the atf myself, but don’t know where to fill & drain bolts are, I have been watching you , but my car seems different, hope you can point me in the right direction , from U.K. .
Is it better to do a change or a flush? I heard there isn't really a flush for a prius c because a majority of the fluid comes out anyway in a drain and fill. Is this true?
I changed the transmission fluid of my 2008 Rav4 at 80k miles and it seems that the whole powertrain simply runs hot and darkens all the fluids prematurely. I feel that I am taking appropriate care of my vehicle, but it doesnt seem to show after I do maintenance lol
You still have about three quarts in the torque conv that you don't have access to. Someone did the math on a forum and it was like you would have to do it at least twice to get generally reddish but slightly brown fluid. Three for cherry. and mostly new fluid. Like about 12 or 22% still old mixed in. If you mean your oil, is there blowby? They had the oil ring problem in that year 4 banger. Oil burning off. Plus exhaust gases contaminating the oil. Sometimes this happens because the old owner didn't care for her as good as you. Try Mobil 1 or similar synthetic to gently clean out varnish and deposits. Seafoam or more aggressive Berryman B-12 Chemtool in the crankcase. If the oil rings are stuck it could help.
I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla LE it was assembled in Cambridge Canada what transmission fluid am I supposed to use it says to use Dexron 3 also in the power steering Dexron 3 I'm confused am I supposed to use Asian fluid or u.s. Dexron 3?
If I were there I would ask for him to take as much time as he wanted so I could spend as much time with him as possible and we could talk about toyo maint.
eventually it will...if the fluid is never changed, possibly a lot later in life, but certainly it will! even if the company says no need to change ATF for lifetime
I would like to see the Data in failed sealed Toyota transmissions without a transmission fluid change ever vs. transmissions with multiple drain and fills. In the end it might not matter too much since a lot depends on how the vehicle is driven.
Once a transmission oil fails to lubricate sufficiently it will start to overheat internally, the metal shavings or worse catastrophic failure long term
I agree, I would change every 60,000 miles. I really support strict maintenance. Take care.
This guy definitely knows his toyotas and not sure about the prius C but I have gen 3 prius and never changed cvt fluid. Manufacturer does not recommend or require fluid change in gen 3 but most people do just cause its easy so why not. But I and many have gone well into 200k or more with zero tranny problems. The theory is that a gen 3 prius CVT does not shift. Its a single gear that changes speed. And is always engaged. So technically can operate dry but will overheat without fluid. So even tho the fluid becomes black its still doing its job for a million miles if needed. So I've been told
Prius owners manual says to check condition of the ATF 30k miles. But while you have all of the under panels off already, you might as well do the fluid change. My Prius is driven in LA bumper to bumper traffic so the fluid gets pretty dark even at 30k miles.
Transmission fluid is cheap, replacing a transmission is not.
Truly.
Exactly...
It's not the transmission fluid that makes people wait. It's labor.
Agree 100%. Half way mark for changing trans. fluid. Factory recommendation gives owners false sense of "maintenance free" vehicle until it is too late. It is cheap insurance especially considering the cost of a rebuild.
Peter, Did they drive that car indoors for 90,000 miles? The underside is perfect!! BTW they don't sell this mini-Prius here anymore but Toyota makes a new Yaris Hybrid that beats this by around 10 mpg and comes with AWD.
California with little rain and no snow.
@@n9wox California dreamin' on such a winter's day
It depends on what part of California. Either way that is a nice clean ride. Pretty sure they don't live in Honeydew which gets a crazy amount of rain. Just saying.
Here in Japan we have the Castrol Transmax Hybrid transmission fluid now. It's supposed to be an upgrade to the Toyota WS fluid😀 Its a good choice if its available where you are.
I replaced my transmission oil on on 2010 Corolla at 100k miles oil was completely dark. I dropped the transmission pan replace the filter and gasket with a wix transmission filter, disconnected the transmission cooler hose drain and replaced All the fluid in the torque converter it took about 4 gallons to replace all the old WS fluid with Valvoline synthetic (multi vehicle includes WS). I'm at 133k now.
Good choice to replace this atf at 90k instead of 120k. I replaced it in my 06' corolla at 113k and looked more dark than this. Fortunatelly i had not shifting issues after the atf change, but is a risk that don't makes sense to take
Love watching your videos! I bought a 1999 Camry 2 years ago from the original owner, with 150K miles, just to commute to Brooklyn from NJ. I have 170K now on it, I enjoy working on it.
Hi Peter, always fantastic videos. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and we go by the metric system here, so all servicings on my MY11 Toyota Corolla hatchback 4 speed automatic are carried out at every 6 months or 10,000km (Approximately 6,000 miles). I have always use Mobil 1 5W-30since brand new and just last weekend at the 110,000km service I replaced the M1 5W-30 oil with M1 0W-20. It’s a bit thin for our climate in our state of Queensland, but so far I am seeing slightly better fuel economy and the engine revs a little freer. Regarding the transmission fluid changes, I changed and flushed my automatic transmission fluid (and filter) at 80,000km and will probably change it again at those intervals or maybe even less at 40,000 km intervals just to be safe. I am of the opinion that over servicing the vehicle is better than under servicing it. Keep up the awesome videos Peter! Kind regards Nick.
Hey Nick, any particular reason why you felt the need to change from 5/30 to 0/20 ?
if it has 2nz-fe engine, the booklet says 5w30 (preferred) .
My car is driven 66000 km now and 2016 Yaris 1.3L, and after 4 years of servicing, i found out that Toyota dealership was pouring in 10/40 in my vehicle... i was baffled, and changed to 5/30 (as recommended in manual). Car runs okay, but gives a little better fuel mileage.. on highway at 100km/h speed, i got 19.6 km/l out of it recently : )
Comment-Bot G’day, my Corolla has the 1.8 litre 2ZR-FE engine. The reason why I put Mobil 1 0W-20 oil in it this service is because I recently bought 4 x 5 litre containers of M1 0W-20 for our 2020 Subaru Forester, as the oil was on special at Autobarn in Oz. It is listed in the Corolla owners manual as one of the grades of oils that Toyota recommends for that vehicle. I thought I’d give it a go. I did consider that for our Queensland climate that it is a little thin in viscosity and more suited to North American type climates and southern Australian climates in the Snowy Mountains. I’ll suss it out during the 10,000 kms before I change the oil again. Referring to your experience with the dealer, when my Corolla was brand new and still under warranty, I provided a 5 litre container of Mobil 1 5W-30 to the dealership and specifically requested that they use my oil and not theirs. My local Toyota dealer was always happy to use my oil. I didn’t want any generic non synthetic oil in my engine. Cheers!
Thank you Peter, Yes PriusC has no water cooling on the transmission like Prius or Corolla hybrid. The ATF fluid wear more on PriusC. I also changed mine every 60k miles, just because I like to have new fluid although Toyota recommends 90k miles or about 150k km.
Ohhh that makes sense, that’s good to know.
I replace my fluid every 30k miles. It's so cheap, especially since a drain and fill only takes 2.6 quarts in my case, and my transmission does not have a serviceable filter so I really want to keep that fluid clean
Peter, my ole friend ...... I’m of the mindset to change early, and change often. Oil is cheap, transmissions aren’t. I would change at every 50k miles .... regular services is cheap insurance.
Petit bonjour du Québec! J'aime beaucoup votre chaine et je ne manque aucune de vos capsules. Je m'inspire un peu de votre façon de faire et ça me réussit : prendre son temps et bien regarder, analyser, nettoyer, puis agir. Bonne suite.
You are most certainly 100% correcto!!!👍🏼👍🏼❤
I usually change the fluids on my car(s), based on the owner manual recommendations.
I own a 2015 Scion tC with the 6-speed automatic. I had the dealership perform a transmission fluid exchange (NOT a FLUSH) at 70k miles. My cousin works as a tech at the dealer so he is always the one that works on my car when I bring it. He brought me a small tube of the fluid that came out 🤢 it was this same color as the Prius and smelled nasty. He said they exchanged 7 quarts to get it cleared. Crazy!! I just cannot see how this fluid could be used beyond 80-90k, much less “lifetime” 😳
Fluid color isn’t a reliable way to judge any fluid. You have to send it to a laboratory like Blackstone or similar for analysis. ATF is clear and a colorant is added to differentiate it from other fluids. Same with motor oil, it’s translucent and an amber dye is added. So relying solely on color when changing fluid isn’t reliable (if it’s burnt and black obviously that’s another story). The original ATF WS Toyota had Mobil/Exxon formulate had a colorant/dye in it that when exposed to UV would change from cherry red to PURPLE! And it was known to get dark quickly but subsequent analysis by a lab showed it still had plenty of life in many cases. Food for thought!
Thats exactly what the ATF WS looked like on my 08 Solara when changed at 89k miles. I changed it again at 105k & 120k miles. Looks so Redish now. 06 Tundra at 57k miles still looks red but does have a trans cooler.
My 1999 Lexus ES300 has had the transmission fluid drain/filled every 15k. The differential shares the fluid with the transmission on my car. It's about to hit 200k miles and still shifts great.
I think the important thing is making sure the factory level is drained/filled accurately (precise measurement). The transmission fluid level dipstick reading can be hard to examine in some cars. For example, in my 2002 Toyota Sienna, I cannot for the life of me gauge the level with proper check method. I can in my 99 ES300.
I don't remember correctly, but that design is a splash transfer case system with dripdown into the trans pan?
If yes, make sure to drain the diff/transfer case. It will be BLACK if not done before. It's like a waterfall or something similar. You have to drain that top section that still holds some fluid or else it never gets clean even if you drain the ATF from the main bolt on the bottom. Techs who don't know that system will think it's just a fill port but it's not. The dipstick hole is. Great car. So many still on the road today. At 250-300k present day for average mileage drivers. ua-cam.com/video/on4WXjguIQg/v-deo.html
I do fluid every 30,000 and at 60,000 replacement of filter. Never had transmission trouble ever. Magnet has hardly any shavings 👍
The eCVT doesn't have a filter on the Toyota hybrid transmissions.
Glad I changed my 2013 Prius fluid at 90k. It was used when I bought it so I don’t know for sure it was original fluid but I know it’s good now. I will change again after 60-70k. I think 90k is pushing it.
45,000m for severe driving and 60,000m with normal driving conditions
Since 80% of new cars on the road are leased for 3 years/30 to 36K miles, it probably covers "lifetime"...
I know people leasing cars and not changing engine oil until lease expires. Good luck being second owner without Carfax provided by a dealer.
Damn, 80%?? I have never even considered leasing a car. Why not just buy one you can afford.
Thanks for sharing this video great information.
Great job, Peter. Cheers my friend.🇨🇦🇺🇸
Totally agreed. Sooner the better. Risk should be avoided by early change of transmission fluid
I agree that depends on the use or the area is classified as a severe condition by weather or mountain area living.....
There's nothing wrong with being conservative with maintenance intervals. Oil & fluids are inexpensive compared to repairs and breakdowns! I personally change the engine oil and filter at 5,000 miles. Transmission and differential fluids at 30,000 miles. Brake fluid, power steering fluid and coolant every two years as well.
Sucks when most people change oil but not any of the other fluids. Then they are shocked when something breaks.
i drain and fill at 50,000 on our 2013 prius, for which there is no change interval but said to be "lifetime" in USA
Rare 16" wheels so this a fully loaded C the 16" wheels also had a slightly closer ration steering rack and pinion. The oil is easy to change. I do it every 30k and I switch to Redline D6 fluid due to the air cooled high heat of the trans.
Good to know. I have a '16 Sequoia with just shy of 90k and you can only get 25%~33% of the fluid out at most so I did this five times with Redline. It was expensive but now I have it back from almost black like in the video to clean red. I did notice an improvement in driveline losses. I wanted to do it to my '16 Prius C; good to know someone has also done it.
I don't like to wait any longer than 50k miles to change the CVT transmission fluid. I change it in my wife's 2010 Prius every 30-50k miles and I'm changing it at 50k miles in my daughter's 2019 Prius C this weekend. It doesn't hold a lot of fluid and the detergent package in the fluid you drain at 90k miles looks to have been gone many miles ago. I do always use the Toyota OEM fluid though since it's not very expensive.
I bought a 2012 woth 105k and been meaning to do it, I'm at 130k and just started towing a 400 lb trailer. Not sure if previous owner has done it but I will this weekend.
Can you update us if/when you do?
@@BaltimoreAndOhioRR sure
Just changed my (P510 on a yaris hybrid) trans oil after 221k kilometers (137k miles) supposedly for the first time. Local service scedule does not include it, ever. Needless to say, the condition was horrible, and some driveline noises went away with fresh fluid.
The car is crystal clear down there... good to see that.
Well i have two questions: 1 - I could still see a little reddish/purplish hue in the fluid means it had a little bit more life in it, wasn't all pitch black yet; and 2 - i read somewhere that it's not particularly the color of the fluid that matters, rather the greasiness or umm slipperiness (if i can make my point clear) of the fluid that matters more..if it still feels slipper on fingers, it still has life in it ..is it so ?
I work at an independent shop. We usually change atf around 50k. Give or take. It all depends on how the vehicle is being driven (highway or city or towing). If the fluid is getting dark but still has that reddish or purplish hue you are talking about, you are changing it at the right time. Remember, it's about the hours that fluid has put in.
@@jimrossabrena7955 hmm...makes sense...thank you.
Nice ,would like to see more on this vehicle ,thanks for this video
I worked at Toyota dealership and the intervals for any dealer ship is based off job security they want you to change it at 120k because they want to tell you at 160k your transmission needs replacing.all my hondas all had 450k and more my 91 accord has 980k .I do my spark plugs every 60k.oil changes with synthetic oil at 3 to 4k .transmission and coolant and power stearing and rear differential at every 30k or every 2 yrs.im old school when it comes to my cars I don't care if people say I do to much maintenance spend to much money.and I get the that maintenance is over kill.its my car if I want to spend the money I will.im about preventative maintenance all my cars had 450k + with same engine and transmission and power stearing rack.none of my cars have had ac or waterpump failures in my my 88 Honda accord ,91 accord 99 and 2000 accord and my 2008 Honda crv ,I will continue with the old fashioned maintenance because the intervals on the new cars is so bad after looking at the oils and performance of how the car acts and what fails on cars because you go by the manufacturer recommended intervals. And the oil changes saying to change every 10k or 7500.oil looks like sludge coming out and the internals look the same as the oil coming out.
Just wondering if you can do a video about the pressure release valve on any TOYOTA 4wd vehicles? There isnt much information on the subject!!! Love you channel and content!
He did something about this when he took us to a rear diff. He just loosened it so it twists around
i just changed it on the 16 C3 i got with 184,000 miles. the ATF is like chocolate syrup with a burnt smell. 2qt came out, but almost 3qt went in. hoping i didn't overfill
Sooner is ALWAYS better than later.
What about the fact that Toyota says the ATF on the Prius / Corollas is for life?
Would you like a short transmission life or a long one
I have an 2004 Tacoma with a low fuel light that won’t go away after the truck ran out of gas, all gauges work and was wondering what is wrong so I can fix it thanks 👍
You try knocking on the gas tank? GENTLY! But firmly.
I agree with you
You recommended the right time to change that fluid. Fluid is cheap compared to a new transmission.
Transmission fluid oxidizes fairly rapidly. The color may not be a solid indicator of remaining life. It should be analyzed in a lab.
Ditto to what Pedro Fernandez said ... 60k is the magic #...
So-called "lifetime fluid." Nice.
you showed how to drain the ATF but you didnt show how you filled it with a new one.
I have a 2018 Avalon with 61k miles, should I have the transmission fluid changed?
Possibly - what does the fluid look like ? If its still bright red you may be fine - you are driving a lot of highway miles ?
@@stuntdriver2147 Cannot tell. Toyota removed the dipstick from their transmissions.
My opinion... yes. You are at the perfect mileage to change it& maintain it.
@@jrbpit1 Highway miles or what
You can crack the drain plug a LITTLE until it dribbles some out for you to wipe and look at.
Nice job and video
For the 2nd fen prius, do i HAVE to use toyota ATF or can i jist use Valvoline maxlife aft?
I have a 2009 Toyota Prius with 270,000 miles. Fluid has never been changed. But I think it’s wise to change the fluid.
100% change it Toyota Genuine easy to do just make sure it's correct oil volume in refill oil once drained
Please reprot back results!
Take a sample of the old fluid and send it to a lab for analysis.
I had a rav4 with black burnt transmission oil. I first did drain and fill but thr oul still kinda dark. So I dropped pan changed transmission filter and then refilled and it was nice clear red fluid. I Dont recommend drain and fill in such circumstances
For drain and fill you need to do it at least twice to get it to acceptable condition, three times if you want it looking good! Negligible difference after that. The torque conv keeps almost half the fluid that's still black!!
great idea
Hi I have a Toyota auris touring sports 1800 hybrid from 2015, I want to change the atf myself, but don’t know where to fill & drain bolts are, I have been watching you , but my car seems different, hope you can point me in the right direction , from U.K. .
Is it better to do a change or a flush? I heard there isn't really a flush for a prius c because a majority of the fluid comes out anyway in a drain and fill. Is this true?
I changed the transmission fluid of my 2008 Rav4 at 80k miles and it seems that the whole powertrain simply runs hot and darkens all the fluids prematurely. I feel that I am taking appropriate care of my vehicle, but it doesnt seem to show after I do maintenance lol
You still have about three quarts in the torque conv that you don't have access to. Someone did the math on a forum and it was like you would have to do it at least twice to get generally reddish but slightly brown fluid. Three for cherry. and mostly new fluid. Like about 12 or 22% still old mixed in. If you mean your oil, is there blowby? They had the oil ring problem in that year 4 banger. Oil burning off. Plus exhaust gases contaminating the oil. Sometimes this happens because the old owner didn't care for her as good as you. Try Mobil 1 or similar synthetic to gently clean out varnish and deposits. Seafoam or more aggressive Berryman B-12 Chemtool in the crankcase. If the oil rings are stuck it could help.
My 2001 Toyota Tacoma still has oem brakes lol. Also, I have hit 97,500 miles on my Tacoma
Doesn't Prius C have CVT trans, why use AFT fluid and not CVT fluid?
If you believe in marketing.
You do deserve to pay!!
We are changing at maximum 70.000km.
How much oil did it take to refill? I'm about to do mine.
Do you have to wait for the car to cool down before doing this procedure?
I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla LE it was assembled in Cambridge Canada what transmission fluid am I supposed to use it says to use Dexron 3 also in the power steering Dexron 3 I'm confused am I supposed to use Asian fluid or u.s. Dexron 3?
Mine was black at 60 000 miles, and am doing it again at 100 000 miles (Toyota UK insist it NEVER needs to be changed !!!)
Is that what I need for my 2017 Rav4 Hibread? Its got 75K.
Do it or else your trans will become Hitoast!
Hibread 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Next time get the waiting customer to be your Cameraman!
If I were there I would ask for him to take as much time as he wanted so I could spend as much time with him as possible and we could talk about toyo maint.
Peter will a transmission, Prius die if never changed?
eventually it will...if the fluid is never changed, possibly a lot later in life, but certainly it will! even if the company says no need to change ATF for lifetime
I would like to see the Data in failed sealed Toyota transmissions without a transmission fluid change ever vs. transmissions with multiple drain and fills. In the end it might not matter too much since a lot depends on how the vehicle is driven.
C P yes this data is interesting sadly I don’t think anyone has such information here
Once a transmission oil fails to lubricate sufficiently it will start to overheat internally, the metal shavings or worse catastrophic failure long term
I would think the battery dies long before the trans would, and by then Prius owners want and can shell out for a new version.
I would replace transmission fluid every 20k miles.
yes but Toyota says this is lifetime fluid so we have to listen to The Experts don't we 🤪
They are afraid of someone under filling or overfilling it, that's my guess. "Abundance of caution"...
I don't listen to my doctor why would I listen to Toyota?
Where are you located ? IL
50,000 miles
PRO TIP: ALWAYS use Toyota genuine ATF in Toyota/Lexus products!
My 14 Corrola has the lifetime fluid, but I replaced all 7 qts at 76,000 miles.
Nothing is lifetime
How did you get the fluid in the converter? Exit line?
@@LAactor oil hand pump very easy $8
I couldn’t find a tranny fluid stick or anything so my Prius c is on 168,000 miles w no tranny Fluid change😬
AKA Yaris hybrid in the rest of the world.
I recommend at 80,000 miles
I have a 5.7 tundra.
I say change it NO MORE than every 60-70k
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