I am changing my Transfilter soon. I have everything. Strainer/filter Pan Gasket Crushwasher for FILL Plug Crushwasher for Drain Plug 10+ qts Fluid After I drain the pan, replace the filter and reinstall the pan I wanted to fill it this way that you did so I am great full you pointed out the transmission line on the right is the fill line. I was planning on having someone start the car while I pointed each Trans cooler line into a bucket to see which one spit out the oil and then I would know which one would such the oil in. Next I was hoping that if I poured my new oil into a brand new bucket and have someone start the care and shif through the gears with their foot on the break it would spit out the oil into one bucket while sucking the new oil out of the other bucket. Do you think this would work or do you?
I think its better to do it this way: start the engine and let the transmission pump out one quart of old fluid. Turn off the engine, now add a quart through the fill hole. Replace fill plug finger tight. Start engine again, pump out another quart. Repeat. ( I prefer to do such an operation slowly so there's no risk of it getting out of hand, and to avoid adding too much or pumping out too much ATF in one go.) After a couple gallons of fluid pumped out this way the fluid ought to be plenty clean now, so replace the drain/fill plugs, reattach the AT hose. Now the last step, run the trans up to its specified temperature using an infrared thermometer on the pan. At specified temp normalize level, i.e. add or drain etc. to make ATF fluid be at the proper level.
I see you are using Pennzoil Platinum LV Multi-Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid . cool. I despise having to pay for WS fluid. I'd use maxlife, but Pennzoil might be a better option. I'm curious if you would have any transmission issues after 50K miles. I inadvertently used mobile synthetic transmission fluid in my 2004 Toyota Camry. My transmission required rebuilding.
OMG I knew you ought to use OEM fluid but, that's really over the top! I have used non-OEM fluid several times on my 2002 V6 Camry and never had an issue. But I guess I got very lucky, when they say "OEM only" its not just a sales pitch after all - my gosh that was an expensive lesson sorry you had to experience that -
The LS 460 has no dipstick, unfortunately, you have to drain out at the hole in the side and add it back through another hole in the side. Lexus made it as difficult as possible, clearly.
Tanim Hassan, I think you ought to just leave your auto trans alone at this point. There are several YT videos on what a ATF flush, or possibly even just a simple drain and fill, can do to damage the transmission and if you change it now, your transmission might not work afterwards. The reason is the new fluid can actually just knock loose some crud inside that is actually holding the whole thing together inside; so your trans that was working, is now broken. The rule of thumb I use for my own cars is 100K or less for the first fluid change, had no problems after. Any transmission more than 100K miles a fluid change is a crap-shoot whether your trans will even work afterwards. I'd leave that trans alone, only add enough to keep the level up and drive on!
@@jmaalbenton7538 Sorry late to reply - but the thing is to check the level you need to get under the car and remove various plugs and fittings AND warm up the car to a narrow temp range before even checking the atf level! I hate this too, and its possible for you to do it at home, but its complicated, a very involved process just to check the ATF level! So I think I'd leave it to a shop, assuming we are still talking about Lexus, might as well take it in to the dealership and have them do a drain and fill. And basically trust that they got the ATF fluid level right. Of all the mechanics most likely to get the level right, it has to be one of the mechanics that works on only Lexus every day...
To answer you and anybody else with the same question, You do need OEM Toyota fluid. Sure there are cheaper ATF fluids that the maker claims will work, and a lot of people balk at price of "genuine Toyota fluid", which is understandable, but really is a false economy. "Valvoline Max-life", for example, claims to be compatible with OEM fluid (original equipment manufacture) and it only costs $26/gallon (vs $63/gallon for Genuine Toyota WS fluid) So some people are tempted to use non-OEM stuff. But in my experience some parts you can safely get away with using non-OEM parts, but modern transmissions are more complicated than ever before, so the ATF fluid type and even the fluid LEVEL has to be right on the money, or else you might be asking for big problems...The damage that could be caused by the wrong fluid is real, as "Aly 884" commented this above: "I inadvertently used mobile (sic) synthetic transmission fluid in my 2004 Toyota Camry. My transmission required rebuilding."
I drain it from the pan drain plug and fill it back by pumping the fluid through the over flow (allen wrench) Much faster. 6:15
I am changing my Transfilter soon. I have everything.
Strainer/filter
Pan Gasket
Crushwasher for FILL Plug
Crushwasher for Drain Plug
10+ qts Fluid
After I drain the pan, replace the filter and reinstall the pan I wanted to fill it this way that you did so I am great full you pointed out the transmission line on the right is the fill line.
I was planning on having someone start the car while I pointed each Trans cooler line into a bucket to see which one spit out the oil and then I would know which one would such the oil in.
Next I was hoping that if I poured my new oil into a brand new bucket and have someone start the care and shif through the gears with their foot on the break it would spit out the oil into one bucket while sucking the new oil out of the other bucket.
Do you think this would work or do you?
I think its better to do it this way: start the engine and let the transmission pump out one quart of old fluid. Turn off the engine, now add a quart through the fill hole. Replace fill plug finger tight. Start engine again, pump out another quart. Repeat. ( I prefer to do such an operation slowly so there's no risk of it getting out of hand, and to avoid adding too much or pumping out too much ATF in one go.) After a couple gallons of fluid pumped out this way the fluid ought to be plenty clean now, so replace the drain/fill plugs, reattach the AT hose. Now the last step, run the trans up to its specified temperature using an infrared thermometer on the pan. At specified temp normalize level, i.e. add or drain etc. to make ATF fluid be at the proper level.
i would like to tnow how much km the transmission start slip and if that help you?
I see you are using Pennzoil Platinum LV Multi-Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid . cool. I despise having to pay for WS fluid. I'd use maxlife, but Pennzoil might be a better option. I'm curious if you would have any transmission issues after 50K miles. I inadvertently used mobile synthetic transmission fluid in my 2004 Toyota Camry. My transmission required rebuilding.
My bad! Sorry that had to happen to you. OEM whenever possible is not a bad rule of thumb
OMG I knew you ought to use OEM fluid but, that's really over the top! I have used non-OEM fluid several times on my 2002 V6 Camry and never had an issue. But I guess I got very lucky, when they say "OEM only" its not just a sales pitch after all - my gosh that was an expensive lesson sorry you had to experience that -
How do you know when it is full?
Was issue resolved doing this?
What do you contact the pump to I can’t find no transmission dipstick or anything?
The LS 460 has no dipstick, unfortunately, you have to drain out at the hole in the side and add it back through another hole in the side. Lexus made it as difficult as possible, clearly.
How many car miles, how’s it shifting?
I have a 2009 ls460 and it has 200k mileage. Is it ok to drain and fill transmission fluid?
Tanim Hassan, I think you ought to just leave your auto trans alone at this point. There are several YT videos on what a ATF flush, or possibly even just a simple drain and fill, can do to damage the transmission and if you change it now, your transmission might not work afterwards. The reason is the new fluid can actually just knock loose some crud inside that is actually holding the whole thing together inside; so your trans that was working, is now broken. The rule of thumb I use for my own cars is 100K or less for the first fluid change, had no problems after. Any transmission more than 100K miles a fluid change is a crap-shoot whether your trans will even work afterwards. I'd leave that trans alone, only add enough to keep the level up and drive on!
@@robertmaybeth3434 How can you tell when it is full or needs some added
@@jmaalbenton7538 Sorry late to reply - but the thing is to check the level you need to get under the car and remove various plugs and fittings AND warm up the car to a narrow temp range before even checking the atf level! I hate this too, and its possible for you to do it at home, but its complicated, a very involved process just to check the ATF level! So I think I'd leave it to a shop, assuming we are still talking about Lexus, might as well take it in to the dealership and have them do a drain and fill. And basically trust that they got the ATF fluid level right. Of all the mechanics most likely to get the level right, it has to be one of the mechanics that works on only Lexus every day...
So I don’t need the Toyota trans fluid?
Im just using Valvoline maxlife instead of WS wether its Honda or Toyota automatic transmission. CVT is totally different fluid.
@@em8819 I have he same car. Isn’t it a CVT?
No
To answer you and anybody else with the same question, You do need OEM Toyota fluid. Sure there are cheaper ATF fluids that the maker claims will work, and a lot of people balk at price of "genuine Toyota fluid", which is understandable, but really is a false economy. "Valvoline Max-life", for example, claims to be compatible with OEM fluid (original equipment manufacture) and it only costs $26/gallon (vs $63/gallon for Genuine Toyota WS fluid) So some people are tempted to use non-OEM stuff. But in my experience some parts you can safely get away with using non-OEM parts, but modern transmissions are more complicated than ever before, so the ATF fluid type and even the fluid LEVEL has to be right on the money, or else you might be asking for big problems...The damage that could be caused by the wrong fluid is real, as "Aly 884" commented this above: "I inadvertently used mobile (sic) synthetic transmission fluid in my 2004 Toyota Camry. My transmission required rebuilding."
@@robertmaybeth3434 thank you for the info! OEM it is