I always tie my gaskets to the pan with some sewing thread thancut it off when I get some bolts started its a little trick my dad taught me when I was younger.
Eric, You know what i like from your videos?, its that you dont skip nothing you show us the whole thing, its like been there with You doing the work & observing all the things that could happend......Im lerning a lot with your videos, keep it up man and Thanks
Just a quick tip (I happen to own the same 2004 4Runner): Since these 4Runner are full frame vehicles, you can jack up the entire side by placing your floor jack on the frame rail evenly centered between the front & rear wheels. With the entire side jacked up, you can then put both of your jack stands in place and lower the jack. Repeat on the other side and you're done. Quick and easy, and you only had to use the floor jack twice instead of four times!
I think all of us ETCG viewers should pitch in and make a donation so Eric can have a hoist! I know what a pain it is working on your back laying on the floor and I feel for you when watching your videos man!
Eric, I just started working at my dads friends body shop, however Im working more on the mechanical end rather than actual body repair. I have to do this exact same job in the morning. I was so happy to find a video walking me through it so that it doesnt take half the day (Im still "in training" and learning alot everyday, most jobs I kinda learn as i go unless someone is there to help) Thankyou so much for posting these videos. It makes my life so much easier. This is not the first time I have diligently watched your videos the evening before starting a certain job. again, thankyou so much for doing what you do on youtube.
when doing jobs like this i usually put the fasteners in the corners. the gasket is normally small enough to hold onto the fasteners, thusly holding the gasket in place.
Magnets attract iron filings that might be present when the trans begins to wear. Those filings are a problem because they get into crevices and tubes and cause scratches elsewhere. The magnets pull the filings away to a common place so they can be removed later. Of course, with new magnesium/aluminum housings, nonmagnetic filings are also a problem.
Eric, here's a suggestion for dealing with that pesky gasket. Using small string, tie knots in the pan bolt holes so it holds it down, don't need to tie all the holes, and just get enough bolts on to hold the pan to the transmission, and remove the knots.
It's funny, in High School my Auto Shop teacher referred to my brother and I as "Shadetree Mechanics" referring to a old TV show. There is nothing wrong with doing things old school and even though I only wrench in my spare time it nice to see someone else doing the same. I know from personal experience how difficult it is to get those camera angles and how much longer a job takes to shoot especially by yourself. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching.
put the new gasket beneath the box with anything large on top to flatten it out before you're ready to install it, so it will remain flat. it doesn't take that long just an hour or less, always clean out the pan thoroughly especially the magnets before reinstall.
Eric I love that you said not to over tighten. I work on motorcycles for a living and my shop is full of bikes that got tore up by DIY work and people put fasteners in with a vein sticking out of their neck. At school we called that the "German spec"... Good n tight.
I think that brand of seal is the 'bolt holder' style with some of the holes being smaller so the bolt sticks in it, allowing you to hold it in place with like 4-5 bolts around the perimeter as you install it.
A 2000 Sienna has a dipstick and uses Dexron 3 ATF. However you are right, that the 4Runner Eric is working is a WS Fluid transmission. Though you are wrong about "needing" a scantool to check the transmission temperature. You can also use a procedure using the shifter and having the D light blink to indicate if the temperature range is proper or not but it is much easier to use a proper scantool to read transmission fluid temperature.
The Toyota/Lexus pan gasket sealer is fantastic stuff. I use it on all types of vehicles. It only requires the tiniest amount to tack the gasket into place and it never leaks; unless some idiot has messed up the flanges by over-torquing the pan bolts. It comes off easily when removing the pan.
You're transmission dipstick has a hot temperature area and a cold temperature. The hot you would check after driving for 30 minutes, the cold would be checked on start up after going from park to reverse to drive and back once. Park on a level surface after deteremining which section you must check, pull dipstick and inspect. A 2000 Sienna should take roughly 3.5L of Dexron 3 with a drain and refill.
Most Type IV vehicles we service have already had their trans fluid changed before, so we're just told to recommend if it it's dark or burnt-smelling. That's what I'd go with. I've heard 60K intervals works with T-IV. I don't and probably never will own an automatic vehicle, at least not in the near future, so I don't pay attention to A/T services lol.
They sure can be once the vehicle is old enough. I bought an ex-cop/ex-taxi vehicle with 300,000 kms on it. The transmission fluid was full of fine clutch crud. I did 3 1/2 fluid changes on it, which flushed pretty much all of the junk out and the transmission went from shifty :p to not bad for 300,000 kms.
I wish more parts companies would package their filter kits flat instead of in a box. At my old shop we were lucky enough to use a brand that put almost all their kits on a flat piece of cardboard and seal them with plastic, so the gaskets never got scrunched. Those that were boxed were generally kits for trans's with reusable gaskets. Whoever one day said "this cork gasket will be fine in this box" should be tarred and feathered.
Eric has covered this on one of his ETCG1 videos. It is down to a few reasons why he does not have a lift at present, mostly down to the fact the buildings electrics need to be taken into account and checked out first.
everyone stop telling him to get a car lift. They are expensive and not everyone can afford one. Eric, not saying you cant afford one because you definatly can, its just a waste of money and no need. I do not see a problem with using jacks.. no maintanence work, no break downs, no problems
I trick I use to do for competently draining the oil before dropping pan, is to leave a few bolts just on one narrow side of the pan. I loosed them up so the pan tilts, and I leave it until it drains.
Before you jack up the center diff, use a magnet to see if it's aluminum or not. Aluminum diffs can deform or worse, get the jack punched through them. And they're found on vehicles you would THINK would have a strong enough center diff for jacking, such as Jeeps, so don't just assume.
THE ENGINEER WHO DESIGNED THAT 4RUNNER so that the exhaust blocks the oil pan should be taken out behind the Toyota Headquarters and kicked squarely in the nuts. Friggin ridiculous design
There’s another star key drain plug he should of emptied before pan drop would of made it around the exhaust without issues of space and oil dripping .
Manufacturers are sliding with their trans oil/filter change guidelines, and they make it even more difficult by not having a dipstick. That policy shift appears to show a lack of respect for those who choose to use and maintain older vehicles. But it also raises the question as to whether such changes are even necessary, especially given the fact that most oil remains unchanged inside the torque converter. I hate changing trans oil....
Back in the 80's to hold the gasket in place while is tacky. I used to put all the bolts temporary on top of the gasket though the holes. For a few minutes. It would stay attached to the pan.
PRESIDENTELDER MARKHOFFMAN Not True entirely. Valvoline synthetic Transmission fluid is superior to the Toyota WS fluid. I use in my 2009 Tacoma and it shifts better than it did with the Toyota fluid. Read about why this is the case in Tacoma forums.
When i worked at goodyear, we used the atp brand trans filter kits. The gasket had smaller bolt holes at the corners, you pushed the bolts through and it held t
I wish my 2016 4Runner was as easy. Unfortunately there is no drain plug nor dipstick on the transmission. Who's dumb idea was it? It was probably the same guy who placed the oil filter where I need to remove the whole skid plate to remove it.
people are buying less cars these days, so manufacturers make up the loss with service. Designing vehicles so that you need to take it to the shop for simple things.
My guess as a person who knows next to nothing about cars is that could they be there to catch possible metallic debris that might happen in a transmission? I think some manual gearboxes have them as well, in a drain or fill plug maybe?
Eric, Keep up the good work man, cant get enough of your videos, and i doubt the gasket will leak as dood below thinks, at least not for @ least 60k miles =) be time to do it all again then. Visited you at ur webpage and threw my 2 cents in on a few of the topics man. just a socket wrench and a few specialty tool kind of wrencher here, and really learn a lot from you. Thank you again.
Not life-time fluid, life-time filter. There is a reason Toyota's have a drain plug. You never have to change the filter unless you're doing a complete overhaul. I've done transmission fluid changes on older Toyota's with over 500,000 Kilometers, the transmission shifts good as new and the filter has never been changed. Newer models like this 4Runner we recommend every 96,000 Kilometers, approx. 60,000 Miles.
Draining the trans pan seems to replace only that amount in the pan, what about the majority of the trans fluid that is in the torq converter? Changing the trans filter and fluid in the pan sounds like good maintenance but would not the "old" trans fluid in the torq converter pretty much negate the work as soon as the engine is started and the new and old fluids mixing together? Would a trans flush instead be the best approach? thanks for the video.
Awesome video. Eric you might have to do another dran and fill on the 4runner. Toyota moved to WS fluid after 04. I would check the books and check if the aftermarket fluid meets toyotas WS standard. I think parts guy might have made an error. When i did my change i could not find any aftermarket fluid with WS standard. I paid $10/quart at the dealership for WS fluid. Even with wrong fluid this will do better than a honda 5 speed transmissions.
Instead of the gasket adhesive i like to just put all the bolts through and they'll stick into the cork gasket and not move and they hold the gasket in place.
eric you need to get a battery powered impact! makes taking off small bolts that dont have alot of torque on them so much faster. i got my refurb. milwaulkee 3/8" on ebay for like $140. all the guys at my shop use it.. great for trans. drain pans, batteries, valve cover gaskets, etc
that filter is a metal screen not like the others that are like paper element....i just cleaned mine and reuse it because the original filter looks way way better than the after market
Mr. Eric: I have a 2004 Toyota 4runner, 4.0 Liter approximately, the transmission pan is leaking. I suspect either gasket or the pan is deteriorated. I would like to replace transmission fluid pan and the gasket. The pan also come with a dipstick pipe attached to it. My question is, if I want to replace the fluid pan, all I have to do just follow the procedure whatever you do in the video? Although the car is slightly different, but it seems similar to me.
thanks for a great video but, it seems (15:10) that some of the brake cleaning stuff got inside the pan and stayed there with the adhesive for the gasket (not good). not sure if the cleaning of the pan was left out of the video.
I have always heard that if you haven't changed the trans fluid in a really long time you're better off not changing it for fear that the transmission could break. Is that true or is that just a myth?
Ive heard that too on the forums but i took it as "if your tranny already has shifting problems and slips" if its just slow and not going into first cant be too late. but if you leave the car like that and drive it for a while thats what causes it to break when you fix it.
condor5635 yes you are right a lot of oil come out because the sump bolt plug should be left out draining for five minutes and then as you tip the sump pan and removal of the rest will come out you don't need to do a balancing act! I personally would have washed out the sump pan remove the magnets wash and clean them with a white tissue paper till no more more crap comes off them, I would use a new sump plug with the washer attached or buy a crush washer the most worrying part of this job is that cork gasket! I hate them!!!!! Eric needs to buy a torque wrench!!
It bothered me also. He could’ve removed the plug, let it drain, then put it back in finger tight, removed the bolts, then taken the plug out again and let it drain again. The most bothersome for me was not removing all the magnets, thoroughly cleaning them like you said, and spraying the bottom of the pan out with brake clean! I was like WTF!?
Lifetime filter eh? What happens to all the metal particulates in the fluid? I doubt the magnet at the bottom of the pan can get all of it trapped, also the build up in particulates will clog and lower the efficiency of that filter, correct? I would rather change the filter and replace the fluid on my own with a new gasket every 60,000-70,000 miles
yes it'd be nice if Eric had a lift. just so that things would be easier for him. but doing things on jackstands is also nice because thats how most of us viewers would do it.
Well the lifetime filter Toyota uses in their transmission is essentially a metal screen. The reason why they use drain plugs is so that you never have a condition where you should have large amounts of particles in the fluid, change your fluid regularly and its never a problem hell even if you don't change it regularly it still isn't a problem, example this video. And new gaskets are only ever good if they're OEM. Cork gaskets are garbage and should never be used as they will always leak.
Eric can u post a vid on how u started ur buisness nd how u struggled to open a shop , nd like the amount of profit u make?? id like to kno because im working on opening a shop soon nd would like to kno wat more less i can expect to see nd the struggle it takes
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Besides being a great teacher, one of the best things about Eric is that he's honest.
I always tie my gaskets to the pan with some sewing thread thancut it off when I get some bolts started its a little trick my dad taught me when I was younger.
I don't understand how I sit through a 23 min video watching something I've done a million times.
Eric, You know what i like from your videos?, its that you dont skip nothing you show us the whole thing, its like been there with You doing the work & observing all the things that could happend......Im lerning a lot with your videos, keep it up man and Thanks
Just a quick tip (I happen to own the same 2004 4Runner): Since these 4Runner are full frame vehicles, you can jack up the entire side by placing your floor jack on the frame rail evenly centered between the front & rear wheels. With the entire side jacked up, you can then put both of your jack stands in place and lower the jack. Repeat on the other side and you're done. Quick and easy, and you only had to use the floor jack twice instead of four times!
Eric you are the only person I know who has a clear video on this 4th gen. Bravo Sir I would never do this but you have guts.
Yea I find it so much easier to get things done when I'm baked. :)
On my trans pan gasket, I just stuck the bolts straight into 4 corners of the pan, held the gasket in place. No adhesive necessary.
I think all of us ETCG viewers should pitch in and make a donation so Eric can have a hoist! I know what a pain it is working on your back laying on the floor and I feel for you when watching your videos man!
Eric, I just started working at my dads friends body shop, however Im working more on the mechanical end rather than actual body repair. I have to do this exact same job in the morning. I was so happy to find a video walking me through it so that it doesnt take half the day (Im still "in training" and learning alot everyday, most jobs I kinda learn as i go unless someone is there to help) Thankyou so much for posting these videos. It makes my life so much easier. This is not the first time I have diligently watched your videos the evening before starting a certain job. again, thankyou so much for doing what you do on youtube.
when doing jobs like this i usually put the fasteners in the corners. the gasket is normally small enough to hold onto the fasteners, thusly holding the gasket in place.
Magnets attract iron filings that might be present when the trans begins to wear. Those filings are a problem because they get into crevices and tubes and cause scratches elsewhere. The magnets pull the filings away to a common place so they can be removed later. Of course, with new magnesium/aluminum housings, nonmagnetic filings are also a problem.
Eric, here's a suggestion for dealing with that pesky gasket. Using small string, tie knots in the pan bolt holes so it holds it down, don't need to tie all the holes, and just get enough bolts on to hold the pan to the transmission, and remove the knots.
It's funny, in High School my Auto Shop teacher referred to my brother and I as "Shadetree Mechanics" referring to a old TV show. There is nothing wrong with doing things old school and even though I only wrench in my spare time it nice to see someone else doing the same. I know from personal experience how difficult it is to get those camera angles and how much longer a job takes to shoot especially by yourself. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching.
Just want to thank you. I'm watching this video in 2021 and I'm helping my buddy replace his leaking trans pan and replace his filter..
You can leave the drain plug open until you get the pan off. So the oil can go out from the drain plug instead of the edge of the pan.
put the new gasket beneath the box with anything large on top to flatten it out before you're ready to install it, so it will remain flat. it doesn't take that long just an hour or less, always clean out the pan thoroughly especially the magnets before reinstall.
Eric I love that you said not to over tighten. I work on motorcycles for a living and my shop is full of bikes that got tore up by DIY work and people put fasteners in with a vein sticking out of their neck. At school we called that the "German spec"... Good n tight.
This has been covered 1000 times over at ETCG1.
If you take care it's not a problem, I've been doing it for years without any incident. The trick is not to torque the heck out of it.
I think that brand of seal is the 'bolt holder' style with some of the holes being smaller so the bolt sticks in it, allowing you to hold it in place with like 4-5 bolts around the perimeter as you install it.
I have a video on ETCG1 about that. Keep in mind I don't run a shop, I work as ETCG.
A 2000 Sienna has a dipstick and uses Dexron 3 ATF. However you are right, that the 4Runner Eric is working is a WS Fluid transmission. Though you are wrong about "needing" a scantool to check the transmission temperature. You can also use a procedure using the shifter and having the D light blink to indicate if the temperature range is proper or not but it is much easier to use a proper scantool to read transmission fluid temperature.
Say thanks and be nice to ERIC...benefit a lot from this video for my HDJ81 VX Limited Toyota
The Toyota/Lexus pan gasket sealer is fantastic stuff. I use it on all types of vehicles. It only requires the tiniest amount to tack the gasket into place and it never leaks; unless some idiot has messed up the flanges by over-torquing the pan bolts. It comes off easily when removing the pan.
You're transmission dipstick has a hot temperature area and a cold temperature. The hot you would check after driving for 30 minutes, the cold would be checked on start up after going from park to reverse to drive and back once. Park on a level surface after deteremining which section you must check, pull dipstick and inspect. A 2000 Sienna should take roughly 3.5L of Dexron 3 with a drain and refill.
I cover that in part 2
doing all this without a lift...RESPECT!
Yes I think so.
Eric, you should get yourself a car lift man.
Most Type IV vehicles we service have already had their trans fluid changed before, so we're just told to recommend if it it's dark or burnt-smelling. That's what I'd go with. I've heard 60K intervals works with T-IV. I don't and probably never will own an automatic vehicle, at least not in the near future, so I don't pay attention to A/T services lol.
They sure can be once the vehicle is old enough. I bought an ex-cop/ex-taxi vehicle with 300,000 kms on it. The transmission fluid was full of fine clutch crud. I did 3 1/2 fluid changes on it, which flushed pretty much all of the junk out and the transmission went from shifty :p to not bad for 300,000 kms.
Dont ya just love working on toyotas, they are so cleverly engineered!
I wish more parts companies would package their filter kits flat instead of in a box. At my old shop we were lucky enough to use a brand that put almost all their kits on a flat piece of cardboard and seal them with plastic, so the gaskets never got scrunched. Those that were boxed were generally kits for trans's with reusable gaskets. Whoever one day said "this cork gasket will be fine in this box" should be tarred and feathered.
So glad these don’t have a sealed transmission Toyota coming in clutch with still making shit easy to do yourself
Eric has covered this on one of his ETCG1 videos. It is down to a few reasons why he does not have a lift at present, mostly down to the fact the buildings electrics need to be taken into account and checked out first.
Wait till you see part 2
everyone stop telling him to get a car lift. They are expensive and not everyone can afford one. Eric, not saying you cant afford one because you definatly can, its just a waste of money and no need. I do not see a problem with using jacks.. no maintanence work, no break downs, no problems
Best Honda mechanic around..
I trick I use to do for competently draining the oil before dropping pan, is to leave a few bolts just on one narrow side of the pan. I loosed them up so the pan tilts, and I leave it until it drains.
You are my customers.
You must live somewhere warm and sunny. Lucky you. That makes all auto work easier.
Before you jack up the center diff, use a magnet to see if it's aluminum or not. Aluminum diffs can deform or worse, get the jack punched through them. And they're found on vehicles you would THINK would have a strong enough center diff for jacking, such as Jeeps, so don't just assume.
its stuff that makes makes me like my 2002 Ford Falcon even more - everything (except the coil pack) is really easy to get too!
THE ENGINEER WHO DESIGNED THAT 4RUNNER
so that the exhaust blocks the oil pan
should be taken out behind the Toyota Headquarters and kicked squarely in the nuts.
Friggin ridiculous design
True. Japanese are known for their hate of outsiders.
My 98 4runner 3rd gen has only a sway bar in the way of the transmission pan. Easy to drop the pan and do a trans fluid change. Also has a dipstick.
There’s another star key drain plug he should of emptied before pan drop would of made it around the exhaust without issues of space and oil dripping .
As far as the engineers are concerned, this is a sealed unit. It shouldn't need to be serviced unless it's by a tech is the reasoning.
Also, I have a later 4th gen model (limited) and an exhaust removal/moving is not needed. Pan drops straight down.
you could use a couple of fasteners to hold the gasket in place that works for me.
Manufacturers are sliding with their trans oil/filter change guidelines, and they make it even more difficult by not having a dipstick. That policy shift appears to show a lack of respect for those who choose to use and maintain older vehicles. But it also raises the question as to whether such changes are even necessary, especially given the fact that most oil remains unchanged inside the torque converter. I hate changing trans oil....
Back in the 80's to hold the gasket in place while is tacky. I used to put all the bolts temporary on top of the gasket though the holes. For a few minutes. It would stay attached to the pan.
For the 2005 and up Tundra with the 4.7L yes. The newer 4.6L and 5.7L have a slightly different fill procedure than the 4.7L.
Eric. several years ago i did that to my 80 malabu, i took my wifes clothe iron and ironed the gasket, worked fine, flattend it right out.
Sometimes a little acetone on the pan gasket surface will help that gasket adhesive stick better, especially if you get a mangled one (ie 9/10 times).
I do you're just focused on what you're not seeing.
eric i have learned more from you then i have ftom my years as a tech and going to ATC thanks!
On Toyotas automatics make dam sure you Get Toyota only fluid from dealer! Pennzoil or any Autoparts store crap is no go.
PRESIDENTELDER MARKHOFFMAN Not True entirely. Valvoline synthetic Transmission fluid is superior to the Toyota WS fluid. I use in my 2009 Tacoma and it shifts better than it did with the Toyota fluid. Read about why this is the case in Tacoma forums.
Dont forget, maybe the customer didnt want to pay extra for OEM fluids.
from what i have read so far, the filter does not need to be replaced. it can be cleaned.
When i worked at goodyear, we used the atp brand trans filter kits. The gasket had smaller bolt holes at the corners, you pushed the bolts through and it held t
Dispose of it where you take your waste oil. It's pretty much the same stuff.
that oil color that came out is just like my lc vx 04 after all these years.
Perhaps you missed the fasteners that were rusted beyond their usefulness.
I wish my 2016 4Runner was as easy. Unfortunately there is no drain plug nor dipstick on the transmission. Who's dumb idea was it? It was probably the same guy who placed the oil filter where I need to remove the whole skid plate to remove it.
LargeFarva It is most likely deter poor DIY service and help maintain the reliability of there vehicles.
people are buying less cars these days, so manufacturers make up the loss with service. Designing vehicles so that you need to take it to the shop for simple things.
After you get the bolts off the pan and it is broken loose simply take the plug out once more to drain the fluid and you will not have such a mess.
Of course. Check your owners manual for how often you should do it.
Try changing gear oil and you'll consider Transmission oil a pleasant fragrance. :D
Yes and yes, you drain the gear oil and manual transmissions do not have filters.
My guess as a person who knows next to nothing about cars is that could they be there to catch possible metallic debris that might happen in a transmission? I think some manual gearboxes have them as well, in a drain or fill plug maybe?
This is using dextron III which is a 30K interval on fluid exchange
NM I really need to watch the whole video...but I saw you putting on the gasket and was like whoa
Eric,
Keep up the good work man, cant get enough of your videos, and i doubt the gasket will leak as dood below thinks, at least not for @ least 60k miles =) be time to do it all again then. Visited you at ur webpage and threw my 2 cents in on a few of the topics man. just a socket wrench and a few specialty tool kind of wrencher here, and really learn a lot from you. Thank you again.
I'm fine, trust me.
Not life-time fluid, life-time filter. There is a reason Toyota's have a drain plug. You never have to change the filter unless you're doing a complete overhaul. I've done transmission fluid changes on older Toyota's with over 500,000 Kilometers, the transmission shifts good as new and the filter has never been changed. Newer models like this 4Runner we recommend every 96,000 Kilometers, approx. 60,000 Miles.
Draining the trans pan seems to replace only that amount in the pan, what about the majority of the trans fluid that is in the torq converter? Changing the trans filter and fluid in the pan sounds like good maintenance but would not the "old" trans fluid in the torq converter pretty much negate the work as soon as the engine is started and the new and old fluids mixing together? Would a trans flush instead be the best approach? thanks for the video.
Eric, dude you really need a car lift brother!! Working on the ground is so old school! lol
"Tight.... But not OMG tight" -Eric
Awesome video. Eric you might have to do another dran and fill on the 4runner. Toyota moved to WS fluid after 04. I would check the books and check if the aftermarket fluid meets toyotas WS standard. I think parts guy might have made an error. When i did my change i could not find any aftermarket fluid with WS standard. I paid $10/quart at the dealership for WS fluid. Even with wrong fluid this will do better than a honda 5 speed transmissions.
Instead of the gasket adhesive i like to just put all the bolts through and they'll stick into the cork gasket and not move and they hold the gasket in place.
Really need to get you a lift one of these days eric.
Junk cork gasket? Never will you see that on any of mine.
The original gasket is probably better to reuse than new cork.
3029dz true
eric you need to get a battery powered impact! makes taking off small bolts that dont have alot of torque on them so much faster. i got my refurb. milwaulkee 3/8" on ebay for like $140. all the guys at my shop use it.. great for trans. drain pans, batteries, valve cover gaskets, etc
Why was there fluid pouring out when he pulled the pan down? Didn't he drain it first?
Toyota dealer told me they do not drop the pan. They said the filter is not serviceable and they drain and replace thru the lines on 04 4 runner v6? ?
Stevespecs There's a machine that flushes the fluid through the trans cooler lines it pushes the new fluid in and pushes old fluid out.
that filter is a metal screen not like the others that are like paper element....i just cleaned mine and reuse it because the original filter looks way way better than the after market
Mr. Eric: I have a 2004 Toyota 4runner, 4.0 Liter approximately, the transmission pan is leaking. I suspect either gasket or the pan is deteriorated. I would like to replace transmission fluid pan and the gasket. The pan also come with a dipstick pipe attached to it. My question is, if I want to replace the fluid pan, all I have to do just follow the procedure whatever you do in the video? Although the car is slightly different, but it seems similar to me.
The gasket in place, plus you had bolts ready to secure the pan.
Cant wait for part 2 !!! :D I love watching you :)
wow, this is a NICE video!! Thanks so much for sharing. I just bought a 2003 4Runner and I love it so much!!
thanks for a great video but, it seems (15:10) that some of the brake cleaning stuff got inside the pan and stayed there with the adhesive for the gasket (not good). not sure if the cleaning of the pan was left out of the video.
I'm guessing the stuff evaps almost instantly
So I have a 05 V8 VVT-i with four wheel drive and towing package. But it doesn't seem like my exhaust is in the way ?????
You drained the pan. Why is there so much fluid in the pan when you tipped it back to remove it?
whenever I get a new gasket i let it set overnight on a flat surface let it take shape.
I have always heard that if you haven't changed the trans fluid in a really long time you're better off not changing it for fear that the transmission could break. Is that true or is that just a myth?
This is would I've heard as well. That's why I haven't changed mine. I can't afford a rebuilt or new transmission.
It's a myth!! If your filter clogs you're screwed!! Change it!!
bigdaddymak1439 Alright then. Here goes nothing.
Ive heard that too on the forums but i took it as "if your tranny already has shifting problems and slips" if its just slow and not going into first cant be too late. but if you leave the car like that and drive it for a while thats what causes it to break when you fix it.
Love gasket adhesive! makes life alot aesier! Workes wonders on Felpro's stupid rubber gaskets.
Seems very strange that so much fluid came out after you detached the pan since you had already drained it earlier via the drain bolt! Great Video
condor5635 yes you are right a lot of oil come out because the sump bolt plug should be left out draining for five minutes and then as you tip the sump pan and removal of the rest will come out you don't need to do a balancing act! I personally would have washed out the sump pan remove the magnets wash and clean them with a white tissue paper till no more more crap comes off them, I would use a new sump plug with the washer attached or buy a crush washer
the most worrying part of this job is that cork gasket! I hate them!!!!! Eric needs to buy a torque wrench!!
It bothered me also. He could’ve removed the plug, let it drain, then put it back in finger tight, removed the bolts, then taken the plug out again and let it drain again. The most bothersome for me was not removing all the magnets, thoroughly cleaning them like you said, and spraying the bottom of the pan out with brake clean! I was like WTF!?
Lifetime filter eh? What happens to all the metal particulates in the fluid? I doubt the magnet at the bottom of the pan can get all of it trapped, also the build up in particulates will clog and lower the efficiency of that filter, correct? I would rather change the filter and replace the fluid on my own with a new gasket every 60,000-70,000 miles
yes it'd be nice if Eric had a lift. just so that things would be easier for him. but doing things on jackstands is also nice because thats how most of us viewers would do it.
Well the lifetime filter Toyota uses in their transmission is essentially a metal screen. The reason why they use drain plugs is so that you never have a condition where you should have large amounts of particles in the fluid, change your fluid regularly and its never a problem hell even if you don't change it regularly it still isn't a problem, example this video. And new gaskets are only ever good if they're OEM. Cork gaskets are garbage and should never be used as they will always leak.
can't wait to watch part 2
That other bolt on the bottom of the pan is the fill.
there is also no need to change your engine oil, unless it starts to knock and rattle.
Totally agree wish every trans pan had a drain . Really sucks to take an atf bath lol
Eric can u post a vid on how u started ur buisness nd how u struggled to open a shop , nd like the amount of profit u make?? id like to kno because im working on opening a shop soon nd would like to kno wat more less i can expect to see nd the struggle it takes