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Guys,

I am wanting to get my tranny flushed - is there anything in particular I should know before hand? Should I use a special fluid or will any work?

Thx,

Jonny

vipsoarer

the one thing you should know is you need to use the specific oil type made for your transmission from lexus/toyota. if you dont you can run into issues as people have had in the past. i suggest a normal tranny flush from your dealership unless you feel like doing it yourself but always use the fluid suggested by the manufacturer.

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VIP,

Thx for the advice man.

By chance do u know what the stealer charges for such a service??

Thx,

Jonny

SupraCoup3

If you search for it, you'll find past posts on this topic.

I've read around $200 for a power flush. Replacing 8 Quarts of T-IV ATF isn't cheap.

Don't take it to jiffy lube or something like that, you need genuine Toyota T-IV ATF, not the Dextron crap -- dextron will mess up your tranny.


John

W4SIM

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Be careful mate. Im not sure about the states but here in the UK even the Toyota/Lexus dealers will give you Dextron, saying thats whats recommended. You MUST INSIST that they give you the Toyota Type-4.

When i ordered mine the dealer gave me the Dextron stuff and then refused to take it back when i pointed out the mistake. Its expensive stuff so make sure its the right stuff.

rscott

i dont think our auto trannies use type IV fluid do they? Check the dipstick before any assumptions are made. It should say either on the cap or the stick itself. I know the supra TT auto trannies use type IV fluid but when i had my auto NA supra, dextron III was fine.

Philly#1 Lex

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Just got mine replaced @ the dealership here in Italy, and man what a diference it makes . I never thought my car could ride so smooth. I have a 92 SC4 and It is just about to reach 60,000 miles so it is time to replace things. So I took it to the dealer and flushed with type IV ( I brought it there myself ) and changed the differential fluid with royal purple synthetic gear oil, And now my girl rides so smooth. Its a must if your car rides rough, not rough but not smooth ;like a Lexus should be. I also had them change the transmission filter while they were at it. I know that its the first time that the fluid has been changed. Cost me 90 euros ($100 dollars) to get it done. Do it

Philly

jeremyp111

The auto transmission requires Toyota Type T-IV. If you look at the dipstick of older models it actually says use Type II, but that's Toyota Type T-II, not dexron II. Back then that was the most up to date Toyota ATF at the time. Type T-IV is now the most current ATF. I recently did the flush and it does make a huge difference in the way the car drives and my old fluid wasn't even that bad. I paid $50 to my local mechanic and the fluid cost me $3.78/qt at a local Toyota dealer. Buy it from Toyota and not Lexus. Lexus will charge you twice as much for the same stuff.

SupraCoup3

the SC300 and N/A MKIV have the same tranny

the SC400 has a different one, almost identical to the MKIV TT just has a different bolt pattern

jeremyp111

Good point. I should've specified that I have a SC400 auto. My bad.

THE_CEO

ummmm....just to let you know that all sc4's were auto...so we kinda assumed so.

CEO

rscott

ah i didnt know it was an sc4.

sweetsc400

I asked my local lexus place if they do a power flush on SC400s and they said no. They also said there's no need to replace the tranny filter. On top of that, they wanted over $50 just to drain and refill!!! I can do that in my driveway!!!!! But, it's been about 35k since my tranny has been serviced, so I need to find an alternative soon. . .

jeremyp111

I was merely clarifying that I have an SC400 because I stated earlier that the tranny requires Toyota Type T-IV fluid, (unlike the SC300s).

jeremyp111

A power flush is highly recommended because it will get out most of the old fluid. A drain and fill will leave more than half of the old fluid in there. What good is that? Try calling a local Toyota dealer. They'll be cheaper as well.