Recent content by cwillard59

New Fluid Agreed, I was getting a little thrifty, thoughtless...thanks. Still looking for any feedback on the solenoid, though. Any tips, at all, would bolster my confidence in dropping that pan and actually getting something substantial done. Regardless, I'll try to take some pics and post...

Thanks, Thumper. I have just turned 93k on the odo. My fluid color is still bright, and I'm using a new drain pan, so I'm considering putting the "old" fluid right back in, instead of spending the ~$30/quart for Totota's monopoly fluid. Any recommendations of other brands/manufacturers on the...

To make a long story short, an error code (P2716) is pointing to an intermittant problem with a pressure control solenoid. I found a resource to buy the solenoid and I'm wondering just how difficult this will be to do by myself. Evidently, I'll need to drop the transmission pan and I'm going to...

To make a long story short, an error code (P2716) is pointing to an intermittant problem with a pressure control solenoid. I found a resource to buy the solenoid and I'm wondering just how difficult this will be to do by myself. Evidently, I'll need to drop the transmission pan and I'm going to...

No, I just picked her up in November of '07 and all the fluids look very fresh. Maybe I should flush the tranny just to be certain? Thanks, for the reply, 03_4X4Runner.

I forgot to mention that the hard shifting takes place while driving, not sitting, shifting through gears. Thanks.

'03 SR5, V8, 90k miles--Intermittently, the following problem is occuring on my 4Runner. Upon startup, the check engine light comes on followed by the VSC and VSC Off lights. When these are illuminated, my automatic transmission shifts very hard through gears (jolting, not smooth). Sometimes...