Yep!

Check the FSM (Factory service manual) and see what the ATF type is that they recommend and make sure any after market brand you pick uses only the manufactures recommendation. I have a 2002 Toyota 4 runner and I’m currently using Mobile 1 full synthetic ATF on a rebuilt transmission.

just called my local dealer in Huntington Beach, CA and it's only $10 bucks for the Dextron 3 it calls for. For something like a trans fluid exchange, $20-$30 is super reasonable lol

I mean you're talking probably less then what most of us spend on High Mileage Oil & Filter and you're definitely not swapping trans fluid every what? 5,000 miles?

I mean, I guess? As long as you're not using generic green coolant, most Asian formula stuff should easily cover Toyota's LLC (Red) specification.

Please tell me you have a 3rd gen and you're not putting Dex III in a WS transmission.

The red isn't even super long life is it?

Come on people it's a Toyota not a Bugatti. Mine has Motul in the AT, Febi Bilstein pink G12+ and deionised water in the radiator, and Millers Oils Trident Professional C3 5W-30 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil in the sump...and it purrs. It MIGHT shave a day or two off of it's ultimate lifespan, who knows. It's still better than the 'normal' approach of leaving factory fluids in for 20 years, anyway.

I guarantee there are trucks out there mis-filled with wholly unsuitable fluids by your 'Nearest qualified service department', still in running order. Hell, my own garage put green coolant in my old Suzuki Grand Vitara when I CBA to do a coolant change myself one time. It's only because I checked it and had specified silicate free pink I noticed...most people wouldn't.

I've never had to scrap or fix any vehicle because of any issue that could be caused by fluids, and the only OEM fluid I have ever bought was dual pump fluid for a CR-V, which had been filled with normal diff oil by the previous owner! In the end, that went due to a knock sensor issue with the rear diff still working.

In these times where every dollar/pound take your pick matters, it's important people maximise value.

yea I get that, idk the red doesn't cost much more then any others I see and I have a dealership real close to me lol

My bad, it's Dex 2. Looked it up on my companies Mitchell system and that's what it says for AT Fluid and yes it's a 3rd gen...96 SR5 4x4