I own a 2007 Corolla CE that I inherited (it was my dad's). The car runs great and was well maintained. I got it 3 years ago with about 90,000 miles.
I performed a transmission fluid drain and fill 2 times. Did the 1st one, drove the car around for a day and performed a 2nd one.
The car has about 30,000 miles on it since that time (~118,000).
On my other vehicles (1994 Explorer, 1999 Expedition, 2002 LS430), I flush the transmission through the trans cooler line.
I am thinking about doing that this time as well as potentially dropping the pan and replacing the trans filter.
I have never dropped the pan or (obviously) changed the filter.
So, I have a couple of questions since it's been about 30,000 miles since last flush.
1. Is the trans filter truly a filter, or is it just a metal mesh screen?
2. Should I drop the pan, clean it and the magnets and replace the filter?
3. Just drain and refill again
4. Just through the trans cooler lines?
I have a very strong preference to NOT drop the pan (if it ain't broke, don't fix it). There's zero leaks and I prefer not to inadvertently introduce any through the trans pan! However, I don't know what the likelihood is that the filter might have started to get clogged (or restricting some flow) after 120,000 miles or whether it's worth dropping the pan to clean the magnets.
Understanding there's MANY different opinions out there (I've searched the forum on this topic), what do you guys recommend in my situation?
I performed a transmission fluid drain and fill 2 times. Did the 1st one, drove the car around for a day and performed a 2nd one.
The car has about 30,000 miles on it since that time (~118,000).
On my other vehicles (1994 Explorer, 1999 Expedition, 2002 LS430), I flush the transmission through the trans cooler line.
I am thinking about doing that this time as well as potentially dropping the pan and replacing the trans filter.
I have never dropped the pan or (obviously) changed the filter.
So, I have a couple of questions since it's been about 30,000 miles since last flush.
1. Is the trans filter truly a filter, or is it just a metal mesh screen?
2. Should I drop the pan, clean it and the magnets and replace the filter?
3. Just drain and refill again
4. Just through the trans cooler lines?
I have a very strong preference to NOT drop the pan (if it ain't broke, don't fix it). There's zero leaks and I prefer not to inadvertently introduce any through the trans pan! However, I don't know what the likelihood is that the filter might have started to get clogged (or restricting some flow) after 120,000 miles or whether it's worth dropping the pan to clean the magnets.
Understanding there's MANY different opinions out there (I've searched the forum on this topic), what do you guys recommend in my situation?