How many times do you drain and fill transmission fluid?
Most manufacturers recommend replacing transmission fluid every 30,000 to 60,000 miles. If you tow, or do mostly city driving with constant changes of gears, it may be wise to change your ATF even more often. Here’s why. Your automatic transmission has a lot of moving parts.
How does a drain and fill work on a transmission?
With a drain and fill, you are only removing about half of the fluid from the transmission via the drain bolt, replacing it, and then adding the same amount of new fluid that came out. Then, drive the car for a day or two, drain the fluid again, and replace with new fluid.
How many quarts do you need to drain a transmission?
You will need about 7 quarts to do two drain and fills as I did. Begin by supporting the car with your jack and jack stands safely or getting your car up onto ramps. Be sure to set your parking brake! Using a 24mm box end wrench or socket, break loose the transmission drain plug (see white arrow).
How much fluid can you put in a 6 speed transmission?
If you want to put more fresh fluid, do additional drain/fills. There is a total of 6 quarts and you will only be able to drain out about 2.5 quarts at a time. Best thing to do is drive the car for a bit between drain/fills to get a good mix going.
Where is the fill bolt on a 6 speed transmission?
The goal is to get as much of the ATF to be sitting near the drain bolt, which is at the back upper right corner of the pan. Step 2: Unclamp the intake duct to give yourself room to get to the fill bolt.
With a drain and fill, you are only removing about half of the fluid from the transmission via the drain bolt, replacing it, and then adding the same amount of new fluid that came out. Then, drive the car for a day or two, drain the fluid again, and replace with new fluid.
How big of a drain do you need for automatic transmission?
Place your drain pan underneath the transmission fluid pan and remove the 14mm drain plug. You may want to gather the “used” ATF so you can measure exactly what had been drained – in my case it turned out to be 2.9 liters (3.0 quarts).
Where is the overflow plug on an automatic transmission?
Loosen the overflow plug (5mm hex) located on the bottom of the AT fluid pan to ensure its ability to be removed when required. If you should remove the overflow plug now, have a pan ready as fluid will spill. Place your drain pan underneath the transmission fluid pan and remove the 14mm drain plug.
How much ATF can you drain in a Toyota?
If you should remove the overflow plug now, have a pan ready as fluid will spill. Place your drain pan underneath the transmission fluid pan and remove the 14mm drain plug. You may want to gather the “used” ATF so you can measure exactly what had been drained – in my case it turned out to be 2.9 liters (3.0 quarts).