Recent content by Joecartoon

Okay, figured its well past due to give an update. Turns out that the problem wasn't in my transmission at all, it actually was in the ignition wires. they hadn't been changed despite being told they were before i bought my 4runner, only the plugs had been. and the problem i was having was...

they said they were worried that the viscosity of the fluid might be holding the transmission together, and that flushing it, or changing it might cause corrosion of the transmission. and before i did i figured i would ask if that was a risk worth taking. i live 10 minutes from the dealership...

Couldn't find a post with the exact issue, but it shouldn't be too hard to get an answer. I've reached 190K on my 4runner, and have started to notice that within the past 5-10k miles that after ive been driving for any length of time, or go up hills, or anything that might put the transmission...