Real Time Help - transmission drain and fill

[snye]

I've done a lot of searching and reading, but I still have not find a definitive answer. And now it's 1:30 am and I've got a busted up finger from getting the transmission fill plug loose. So, please help if you can.

I just drained the transmission of my 2009 4wd V6. According to Haynes, the replacement capacity is 1.3 quarts. I added 2 quarts and still nothing was coming out of the overflow plug - and I only had two quarts total (and by that point the parts store was closed. I tried doing the temp check with letting the engine idle and shift through the gears, but the temp light never did come on (I had 4 and 13 connected with the wire).

So, my questions are as follows:

1) what is the capacity if the 2005 and up model for a drain and fill?

2) do I just keep adding ATF until it starts leaking out of the over flow?

3) after it starts leaking out, do I need to then warm up the transmission and do a repeat level check? If so, how long does it usually take shifting through the gears to get to the proper temp ( I went for about 15 minutes and the light never did come on).

Thank you in advance, I'm giving my finger a break and I'll be back at this in the morning.

 

[morphious]

Found this on another site:

Default Re: 4th generation 4Runner transmission fluid change

The WS fluid is about $5/qt fm my local dealer. If you're paying $25, contact me and we can cut a deal. If you pull the drain plug, about 3.5 qts comes out. 15 qts in the system. You can pour the new fluid down one of the hoses near the atf cooler; the fluid will gravity feed back to the sump. To determine correct fluid level, the tranny fluid must be between 125-137deg F. When you open the overflow plug, a little will drain out and when it slows to a drip, cap it and you're done. Prob is that you must do this 10 times to get the mix down to <10% dirty stuff. A flush is much better. I just returned fm trailering fm Vegas to DC and back. The old fluid was darker and stinkier than the new stuff.

BTW, if you put Type IV in vs. WS, your trans will slip when cold but will act normally after warmup. So... if it slips after you have the dealer flush it, take it back; WS is thinner than Type IV.

A buddy told me that Havoline has come out with a compatible atf but I have yet to confirm this.

 

[stevec5000]

When I drained the transmission of my '04 V6 4 qts. came out and I had to put 4 qts. back in to fill it up to the line on the dip stick.

 

[WXman]

I drained my pan, added 3.5 quarts, warmed up the trans. a little but not all the way to 125 degrees (didn't want to get burned) and then pulled the check plug. Fluid GUSHED out. I think 3.5 quarts is too much.

Next time I'll do a flat 3 quarts to save $$$$ on fluid.

 

[tollboothwilley]

simply measure the amount you removed - add that much back in

 

[snye]

I drained the fluid into a pan that already had some oil in it, so I wasn't able to measure it. I replaced two quarts and tried getting the transmission to the appropriate temp for check mode with the overfill plug. The light never came on, but after about 15 minutes I checked it and no fluid came out of the overfill plug.

So, I went to the dealer and bought two more quarts. Crawled underneath and took out the overflow plug and fluid gushed out. I hurried and replaced it and lost very little fluid. Then I started her up and still could not enter the A/T mode check, so I again let it warm up for 15 minutes. Took the overflow plu out and fluid still came out. So then I drive around for 15 minutes and rechecked and oil still came out of the overflow plug.

As it stands now, I am worried I have too much fluid because it comes gushing out of the overflow plug, even when warm. However, I am also afraid to let the overflow drain to a trickle because I only added 2 quarts, and most of my searching shows 3-4 quarts required for a drain and fill.

Recommendations?

 

[oljedi11950]

So I had to go back thru some older posts & found it under "accidentally drained atf" chmura stated that by removing front trans line on the radiator you can drain out the 12 or so qts ?

 

[JB.]

Snye,

Something odd going on with the amounts so the only thing to do at this point is give it a good level check.

Do the following and don't worry about check temp mode.

With the truck cold after overnight, start it up and run the shifter slowly through all positions. Put it in park, leave it running, and wait until the temperature gauge just reaches operating temp (10-15 minutes at idle), then remove the overflow bolt, let if flow to a trickle and call it a day.

You can make the above happen faster if you want to drive it around the block, but come back to the garage before the temperature gauge has reached its full operating position.

 

[earthrealm]

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