Just more info to confuse you and second guess yourself...
Transmission Fluid Specifications: Can you trust the Labels? - YouTube
enjoy...
Transmission Fluid Specifications: Can you trust the Labels? - YouTube
enjoy...
Help: Toyota WS ATF or Maxlife ATF
- Thread starter blackfc3s
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firebirdguy
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x100 on maxlife being perfectly fine to use in these 4runner & tacoma transmissions.... a big thing people are confusing is that toyotas statement to only use WS fluid was when maxlife & other "universal" fluids were fairly new & not very popular, they mean to not use a completely different fluid than WS... maxlife & other modern fluids that are RATED for WS are 100% compatible with & acceptable to use in these WS spec'd trans.
there is not one single proven failure or damage caused to a trans by using maxlife if its rated for that trans... that covers hondas, toyotas, GM & other makes. if a trans that was on its last leg or had other issues failed, you cant blame the fluid. a drain & fill or full exchange with maxlife in our transmissions wont cause any harm or issues. & actually its been reported that shudder issues were improved or fixed when changing to maxlife, its states on the bottle it has very high levels of anti shudder additives in it, probably more than standard WS. use it without worry or use WS, the key is to change it at the intervals toyota recommends, which is 100k miles or 60k miles if used for towing or abused.
there is not one single proven failure or damage caused to a trans by using maxlife if its rated for that trans... that covers hondas, toyotas, GM & other makes. if a trans that was on its last leg or had other issues failed, you cant blame the fluid. a drain & fill or full exchange with maxlife in our transmissions wont cause any harm or issues. & actually its been reported that shudder issues were improved or fixed when changing to maxlife, its states on the bottle it has very high levels of anti shudder additives in it, probably more than standard WS. use it without worry or use WS, the key is to change it at the intervals toyota recommends, which is 100k miles or 60k miles if used for towing or abused.
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OP Here - did a complete drain and refill with max life (13 or so quarts). Been around 70K miles since I did it. transmission is working fine and I have pulled 5,000 pounds over 1,100 miles multiple times over 70K miles. Actually, I am about to do another complete drain and refill just for shits and giggles because the max life is so cheap.
Just buy the maxlife.
Just buy the maxlife.
superman3043
Senior Member
No issues for me as well. I think I'm 40k or so in. Feels great.
