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i dropped the pan and replaced the filter, got 12 fresh quarts of fluid in.

on why t-iv with 60k miles didn't slipp, and amsoil with all sorts of friction modifiers that fits about a dozen other OEMs does? i think i know what the answer will be lol

to make sure it's leveled off after it goes through the system.. same with an engine oil fill. drive it around the block, then top off. anyway, it's at the cold level when it's cold. it's pretty rare, just feels like a slip-BANG. may slowly flush out what I put in for OEM T-IV

fluid level seems fine. i filled, drove around, refilled, drove around again, waited a day, and refilled

I'm not sure what it is but I think the Corolla's not liking this transmission fluid. Some of the shifts have become really abrupt, and a rare now and then it slips pretty badly and then engages hard. I may need to consider getting some Toyota T-IV and flushing it again

FYI not much difference to speak of as far as feel goes of the transmission. Shifts etc all feel about the same. Overall the car feels pretty stout though, ready to take on another 100k miles or so!

Automatic Transmission Fluid Change Finally got around to doing the automatic trans fluid today - had been putting it off for a really long time. Followed the detailed instructions on another forum, went fairly smoothly. The only snag I hit was that I didn't have enough fluid - I had 9qts of...

FYI, I did receive confirmation that the EAO34 matches the thread and diameter of the EA15k51, which matches m1-209 and a lot of other oversized filters people run on the 1zz-fe. It'll be interesting to see how the EAO34 compares to the 15k09 and the 15k51, if there is any noticeable difference.

do you have the 1zz-fe? FWIW, i checked on a few other forums, including bitog where a lot of guys have the same motor. apparently a pretty common practice to run an larger filter, and the 1zz-fe's filter mount is fairly large. the 3" ea15k51 is juuuust about pushing it, but i think it will...

thanks - I'll check them out

Do you have a different tester that is preferred? Blackstone's the only one I know of, just to see how the wear metals are.

thanks for the input. i sent the last sample out to blackstone, it will be interesting to see if this sample will show any differently.

lol well i can live with less air flowing around the filter reducing cooling lol. the second bit is my concern obviously. It depends on the size of the stocker, how much the car can fit, etc. I'll see if I can dig up more info on the dimensions of everything

Right.. they're both up to the same high standards I'm sure, since they're both Amsoil filters, though not as good as the Amsoil EAO series. Anyone know for certain what the stock filter diameter is?

what would be too large in this case?

seems it does but I'll keep my eye on it. what's the OEM filter diameter?

Also, did my annual oil change today. Car had ~16,000 miles on the oil, Amsoil 0w20 SSO, which I'll be sending to Blackstone to see how the results turn out. Did the standard drain, plug & fill with more Amsoil 0w20 SSO, car immediately felt smoother again. However, I did make one change - the...

I see I haven't updated for a while - self-tinting turned out to be a fail, so I decided just to get llumar all around with 35%. I'm really happy with the turn out, but wish I had gone just a tad darker for more cooling inside.

Not sure if this is the right place to post but: Looking for a set of these, the OEM alloy wheels. For anyone who's upgraded to new wheels, I'd be interested in purchasing the OEMs from you. Prefer local pickup in IL/MO area.

gonna give some DIY lexen window tint a go! i'll post it up once i finish, probably do that over the weekend. $20 vs $200 for the beater, no brainer