Very good work. My 2008 Lexus was shifting kind of rough a couple years ago, and I did the exact same thing of drain and fill. Much smoother now. Now when it comes to the intervals of changing? I was recommended every 50,000 miles so I will stick to that number.
See, they say dont mess with the transmission fluid on sealed transmissions because there is always a possibility it will start slipping, but I guess it's a gamble. I did that on my old IS250 because I wanted to sell it when I got a GS. I changed it twice (car was lowered and ran over something that damaged the pan and caused a leak, so had to replace again). Both times, the car ran great afterwards. IF you plan on doing this, I would get it only if you need to, because of the risks. But I trust Lexus/Toyota reliability so I took that risk, and both times car ran great.
The sealed trans was def something I didn't want to touch cos of the potential risks involved. Drain and fill looked simple enough to do myself so I took the risk and was willing to accept the consequences, if any, afterwards
If you haven't changed your fluid in a long time, I would have took it to a trans shop for a full flush and filter change. There are all least a few quarts of fluid in the torque converter alone, not including all the trans lines and valve body, that doesn't come out when draining by the plug. According to what I read in the past, the is250 trans holds a little over 7 quarts of fluid. You only removed and replaced 2 quarts.
Full flush will kill your transmission and it’s a lot to explain but every 2is owner knows about this and it’s in the lexus forum explaining why. This is why we recommend drain and fill and of course you don’t have to do it once you can do it as much as you want to get much cleaner fluids.
I've read about a full flush too and it wasn't recommended by a lot of the forums and FB posts. Like what @RonDaG0at said, a drain and fill was recommended and I was willing to do the D&F first then see how it turns out afterwards. So far so good, I'll post an update video after I've put some miles on the car
@@ChristianMastrile From what I've read, is that Lexus/Toyota dealers suggest to do the fluid exchange in steps. 2 liters/quarts at a time, drive for some time (weeks, months?), then do it again and again, until you have completely exchanged new fluid into the system. This should not affect the performance of your transmission. Also, in Canada, Lexus/Toyota actually suggested changing the transmission fluid every 60 000 miles/100 000 kilometers, whereas in the US they claim the fluid is "lifetime", which just isn't true. No oil can last for a lifetime. In an older transmission with some miles behind it, definitely no flush, but do it in steps. With a regularly maintained transmission that has had numerous fluid exchanges done on it, you should be able to completely flush it as well with no problems.
Also that 1-2 gear hesitation could be the solenoids. i saw a post on facebook about that. Mine does this weird thing where if im in 1st gear going 5 mph the rpms will shoot up and then it'll shift to 2nd gear. it happens when im turning or when im cruising through a parking lot looking for a space. I usually just speed through turns or come to a full stop when i feel it about to happen
Those solenoids were what I feared what was happening to mine. It hasn't done it since replacing the fluid (knock on wood). I'll record an update video when I've put a good amount of miles on it
@@codenamemist2560 Mine has 135k but it’s been doing it since I got it at 117k. I’m gonna change mine this sometime next week so I’ll let you know if it stops
@@PatrickT-k9c The solenoids use your speed and gear position to decide when to shift so when your car is hovering around late 1st gear it’s kinda confusing idk? But yea fixing your solenoids or swapping some new fluid in might fix it. I’ll try and let you guys know
Thanks for this informative vid. I just got an 06 is250 that I'd like to do a drain and fill on. Of course neither Lexus nor Toyota will touch it so I'm tempted to do this myself. Seems mostly simple almost like a differential change. Would you suggest a simple drain and fill at my mileage? Thanks!
Do you have any recommendations for a shop in the bay area to do this? I’ve been wanting to do this to my 09 250 but am afraid of messing something up and don’t have the space/tools to do so.
@@ABCWISE Depending on the mileage and the car's history (how many owners), some mechanics and even the dealership will tell you to NOT mess with the trans oil if it wasn't changed properly from the beginning. I'm at 109k, I'm the second owner and I bought from a used car place, but my closest Lexus dealership sold the car to the orig owner and has the records.....up until the warranty. My car was purchased from an auction by the used car dealership that I bought from. As a reminder to all, you can put your VIN number in at the Lexus website and it will tell you what has been done if it was a Lexus authorized mechanic. I'm guessing since you guys are adding mods, then you don't really care. 😎
@@ABCWISEyou should be fine as long you’re only doing drain and full not full flush! I recommend doing it asap or your transmission will go out and a new transmission is around $2000
i did multiple drain and fill on my 2007 GS with 140K miles. and then did the filter and complete flush. the car shifts better than my 2016 GS lol. its like butter now. dont take the risk on the filter change, but definitely do the drain and fill at least 3 times every 1k miles or so. you will not regret.
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Very good work. My 2008 Lexus was shifting kind of rough a couple years ago, and I did the exact same thing of drain and fill. Much smoother now. Now when it comes to the intervals of changing? I was recommended every 50,000 miles so I will stick to that number.
See, they say dont mess with the transmission fluid on sealed transmissions because there is always a possibility it will start slipping, but I guess it's a gamble. I did that on my old IS250 because I wanted to sell it when I got a GS. I changed it twice (car was lowered and ran over something that damaged the pan and caused a leak, so had to replace again). Both times, the car ran great afterwards. IF you plan on doing this, I would get it only if you need to, because of the risks. But I trust Lexus/Toyota reliability so I took that risk, and both times car ran great.
The sealed trans was def something I didn't want to touch cos of the potential risks involved. Drain and fill looked simple enough to do myself so I took the risk and was willing to accept the consequences, if any, afterwards
Thanks for the video. Do you happen to know "about how many miles since the last fluid change on your trans?
i feel you bro. I bought the fluid last year august and still havent done the drain and fill
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If you haven't changed your fluid in a long time, I would have took it to a trans shop for a full flush and filter change. There are all least a few quarts of fluid in the torque converter alone, not including all the trans lines and valve body, that doesn't come out when draining by the plug. According to what I read in the past, the is250 trans holds a little over 7 quarts of fluid. You only removed and replaced 2 quarts.
Full flush will kill your transmission and it’s a lot to explain but every 2is owner knows about this and it’s in the lexus forum explaining why. This is why we recommend drain and fill and of course you don’t have to do it once you can do it as much as you want to get much cleaner fluids.
I've read about a full flush too and it wasn't recommended by a lot of the forums and FB posts. Like what @RonDaG0at said, a drain and fill was recommended and I was willing to do the D&F first then see how it turns out afterwards. So far so good, I'll post an update video after I've put some miles on the car
@@ChristianMastrile From what I've read, is that Lexus/Toyota dealers suggest to do the fluid exchange in steps. 2 liters/quarts at a time, drive for some time (weeks, months?), then do it again and again, until you have completely exchanged new fluid into the system. This should not affect the performance of your transmission. Also, in Canada, Lexus/Toyota actually suggested changing the transmission fluid every 60 000 miles/100 000 kilometers, whereas in the US they claim the fluid is "lifetime", which just isn't true. No oil can last for a lifetime.
In an older transmission with some miles behind it, definitely no flush, but do it in steps. With a regularly maintained transmission that has had numerous fluid exchanges done on it, you should be able to completely flush it as well with no problems.
Also that 1-2 gear hesitation could be the solenoids. i saw a post on facebook about that. Mine does this weird thing where if im in 1st gear going 5 mph the rpms will shoot up and then it'll shift to 2nd gear. it happens when im turning or when im cruising through a parking lot looking for a space. I usually just speed through turns or come to a full stop when i feel it about to happen
Damn man, how many miles does yours have if you don’t mind me asking?
Those solenoids were what I feared what was happening to mine. It hasn't done it since replacing the fluid (knock on wood). I'll record an update video when I've put a good amount of miles on it
Same thing happens to mine. I was curious on what that’s about
@@codenamemist2560 Mine has 135k but it’s been doing it since I got it at 117k. I’m gonna change mine this sometime next week so I’ll let you know if it stops
@@PatrickT-k9c The solenoids use your speed and gear position to decide when to shift so when your car is hovering around late 1st gear it’s kinda confusing idk? But yea fixing your solenoids or swapping some new fluid in might fix it. I’ll try and let you guys know
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Wait how are you jacking up the car from the side in the middle!?
Good job you got a new sub.
Thanks for this informative vid. I just got an 06 is250 that I'd like to do a drain and fill on. Of course neither Lexus nor Toyota will touch it so I'm tempted to do this myself. Seems mostly simple almost like a differential change. Would you suggest a simple drain and fill at my mileage? Thanks!
How or where did u get ur steering wheel from its nice
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If you dont remove the trans pan there is still another quart of old oil.
what do you do for work, im tryna afford all these stuff for my is250 but working in retail pays so little lmao
LOL I remember those retail checks being the worse... I'm a project coordinator in construction
@@ChristianMastrile lmao tell me about it, but thats sick bro, keep it up hope to get to your level one day lol
Do you have any recommendations for a shop in the bay area to do this? I’ve been wanting to do this to my 09 250 but am afraid of messing something up and don’t have the space/tools to do so.
Flex Function Auto & Offroad (shop in Campbell) has done it on an ISF that I know
I have 125k miles on my 07 IS350 and haven't touched the transmission yet LOL
Same im terrified lol
@@ABCWISE Depending on the mileage and the car's history (how many owners), some mechanics and even the dealership will tell you to NOT mess with the trans oil if it wasn't changed properly from the beginning. I'm at 109k, I'm the second owner and I bought from a used car place, but my closest Lexus dealership sold the car to the orig owner and has the records.....up until the warranty. My car was purchased from an auction by the used car dealership that I bought from.
As a reminder to all, you can put your VIN number in at the Lexus website and it will tell you what has been done if it was a Lexus authorized mechanic. I'm guessing since you guys are adding mods, then you don't really care. 😎
@@ABCWISEyou should be fine as long you’re only doing drain and full not full flush! I recommend doing it asap or your transmission will go out and a new transmission is around $2000
i did multiple drain and fill on my 2007 GS with 140K miles. and then did the filter and complete flush. the car shifts better than my 2016 GS lol. its like butter now. dont take the risk on the filter change, but definitely do the drain and fill at least 3 times every 1k miles or so. you will not regret.