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Originally Posted by pDubs
What's the reasoning behind this? I drive in 4hi all the time when offroading.
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My mechanic told me that. I didn't ask why but my transmission fluid was darker than it should have been at 50k and he asked me if I was driving on 4x4 roads in 4hi. I said yes and he advised not to do it. They changed 2 quarts and he said to come back in 15 k and they would do it again. He said after that you should be good for 75k. The mechanic only works on Toyota's and mainly 4x4s so he knows what he is doing.
I also downshift a lot in town rather than using the brakes. I didn't ask him about that but that also might be something to avoid. Obviously you would want to do that on a 4x4 road going downhill, but in town might not be a good idea.
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