Recent content by MatKimChi

Happy new year! Around 8000 miles, my 05 v8 4wd begins to behave the same as you guys described. Hopefully toyota comes out a decent solution soon.

they put generic atf into tranny. And the bodyshop refused to flush the tranny with WSATF. :mad: Seems for my 'runner's sake, i have to pay the flush myself. Called couple of dealers nearby. They quoted around $330. They all said flushing a WS type trany was painful. btw, WS = *World*...

Thanks for you guys advice! Now one more headache discovered. Dealers said they can't check 5sp auto trans fluid level. Trans is sealed and they have no way to service it. Also the bodyshop may not use toyota WSATF, because they cannot provide me any proof of using toyota genuine atf. :mad...

T4RMatt, thanks for your explaination. I am wondering if the damage goes to transmission or the 4wd if 1. towed with front end lifted; 2. transmission oil was leaking during towing.

The truck driver asked for key and did shift the stick but my wife couldn't remember it's in N or D. It's her first car accident and you know she didn't know much about what to do. I know towing a front drive car needs to shift to N. is that same for full time 4wd? thx.

sr5v8-4wd was towed w/ front lifted only. Hi, all, I'm pretty new here. I hope you guys can help me out. My wife recently involved in a car accident. the policman didn't know that we need a flatbed towing truck. So our 05 sr5 (v8 4wd) was towed with the rear tires on ground about 4 miles in...