4th Gen Tacoma Full Transmission Service DIY: Pan Drop

[Wahhabm]

I saw so many mixed reviews about Amsoil change and deviation from Toyota WS atf. Why do they make it so difficult?

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[ragin_trajan19]

I saw so many mixed reviews about Amsoil change and deviation from Toyota WS atf. Why do they make it so difficult?

Like I said in my original post, I don't want this thread to go down this rabbit hole of WS vs "some synthetic" because opinions are like a**holes... everybody's got one. Doing the service and sharing with y'all was my goal.

Choose whatever you feel comfortable with and gives you peace of mind. The important part is making sure you're changing fluid at appropriate intervals.

 

[John McCoy]

My transmission falls under the tsb i called my dealership and the adviser told me to wait until 60000miles and do a transmission flush. I want to do a drain and fill now at 25000 . the flush would just bring all the loose chips up .
I am not comfortable with doing it myself. I will take it to another dealer and get it done right. Does anyone know what Toyota recommends? I don't trust The Dealership i have been going to

 

[Regius]

I think I just watched your youtube video, whether it's you or not, it was a good video. My question is that A. my truck (2024) does not fall under the TSB, and B. honestly it's been sshifting perfectly, for 22800 miles now. My house/driveway is on a steep angle, and then my street also, which means my truck immediately is either going up or down a hill after start, and it's been fine. I don't know what a good or perfect shifting is, but if I use my previous 2022 4runner and 2011 LX570 as benchmark, my 2024 Tacoma behaves exactly the same way, which I'd say it is of no problem.

Should I be concerned with proactively doing the drain and fill? I am just so afraid the dealer or my other mechanic can screw it up and then I will have a problem.

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