post your latest transmission lubricant change.

[barkingspider]

2022 GMC Canyon AT4, 57,200 miles on the truck, 27,200 mile oci
Out: when it had 30k miles, I dropped the pan, replaced filter and filled w Mobil 1 Synthetic LV ATF HP
In: extract and fill only (did not drop pan nor replace filter) w 5.5 qts

 

[GladiatorG20]

I removed the manual shifter on my 85 RX-7 to check the condition of the fluid in the shifter turret and found it empty and very gritty from failed boot seals.

So I cleaned it up and added a little over 3oz of leftover Red Line MT-90 from when I changed the transmission fluid before, put some lithium grease on the upper pivot ball on the shifter, replaced a broken spring washer on the lower bushing and then replaced the inner boot seal.

 

[tired]

I removed the manual shifter on my 85 RX-7 to check the condition of the fluid in the shifter turret and found it empty and very gritty from failed boot seals.

So I cleaned it up and added a little over 3oz of leftover Red Line MT-90 from when I changed the transmission fluid before, put some lithium grease on the upper pivot ball on the shifter, replaced a broken spring washer on the lower bushing and then replaced the inner boot seal.

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How do you like the Red Line MT-90? I switched from it to AMSOIL Severe Gear, and I feel like it's pretty similar. Maybe some improved cold shifting performance with the AMSOIL.

Nice job!

 

[GladiatorG20]

How do you like the Red Line MT-90? I switched from it to AMSOIL Severe Gear, and I feel like it's pretty similar. Maybe some improved cold shifting performance with the AMSOIL.

Nice job!

I didn't really have a reference for how MT-90 changed things because I changed the fluid back when I was doing an overall restoration, after the car had sat for several years on the previous owners property. It shifts pretty well though, even before I refreshed the shifter turret fluid. Thanks!

 

[tacozac]

Drain and fill +cooler line flush with 3 gallons of maxlife on a replacement transmission with only 2k miles on it 2022 tacoma sr 2wd.Didnt do pan drop because of low mileage but did the change because of harsh 1-2 shift when cold and thinking about Gearcrunchers post .Debated going with Amsoil but wanted to try the cheap stuff first and if i dont like it will flush with Amsoil.

 

[tacozac]

Drain and fill +cooler line flush with 3 gallons of maxlife on a replacement transmission with only 2k miles on it 2022 tacoma sr 2wd.Didnt do pan drop because of low mileage but did the change because of harsh 1-2 shift when cold and thinking about Gearcrunchers post .

Initial review: the truck felt quieter and smoother instantly but did seem to shift a little weirdly at times .I dont know how the transmission learning works but im assuming that it is constantly montoring and changing parameters.So maybe it has to "learn"this new fluid that has slightly thicker viscosity than WS if im assuming correctly.

Next update: after a work week of short trips to work and back (16 miles total per day) it honestly feels better and better .At now 83 miles or so ,it shifts great ,no shutter ,no harsh 1-2 shift just feels quieter and more cushioned ,if that makes sense,than i remember with WS .The WS honestly felt fine after warmed up but that harsh cold shift i didnt like and wanted to solve it if possible.
I also have a package of lubeguard platinum and a tube of shutterfixx that i picked up one day after i thought the shifting felt a little weird.Never used either product yet as i want to get 100-200 miles on it with the fresh fluid and see how it goes first .Will try to remember to keep updating.

 

[panthermike]

2005 Pontiac Vibe:

Out- unknown
In- Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

306,228 miles.

Old fluid honestly did not look bad. However I could tell on the dipstick that it was overfilled. Drained out right at about 4 quarts. In my experience these usually get around 3.2 to 3.5. Just put in 3 to start and will add as needed.

Car has an occasional P0741 code which is torque converter circuit. Very hard to track down and fix. Transmission has no functional issues. The previous owner replaced the torque converter and even rebuilt the transmission chasing it. Good for me, expensive for him.

Sometimes these codes are caused from a dirty solenoid, so we will see what the Restore and Protect can do, if anything.

 

[JeffKeryk]

2005 Pontiac Vibe:

Car has an occasional P0741 code which is torque converter circuit. Very hard to track down and fix. Transmission has no functional issues. The previous owner replaced the torque converter and even rebuilt the transmissionmission chasing it. Good for me, expensive for him.

Sometimes these codes are caused from a dirty solenoid, so we will see what the Valvoline Restore and Protect can do, if anything.

Please post your P0741 trouble code findings. I am chasing down the same code in a clean 2005 Corolla. I serviced the transmission 2 (or 3) times but the code is still intermittent. Car seems to run fine. Luckily it passed CA smog check! I was surprised, to tell you the truth.

 

[melk]

Probably about time to go make a run to the recycler.

Another drain and fill on the 4R100, used up the last MaxLife and am switching over to Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF going forward.

3 gallons ordered for next round on both the Honda and Hyundai. Along with another 1-2 rounds of ATF +4 for the Chrysler 62TE in the van and I should finally be caught up for a little while.

 

[panthermike]

Please post your P0741 trouble code findings. I am chasing down the same code in a clean 2005 Corolla. I serviced the transmission 2 (or 3) times but the code is still intermittent. Car seems to run fine. Luckily it passed CA smog check! I was surprised, to tell you the truth.

Absolutely will do. For now I'm going to just try the Valvoline Restore and Protect and eventually a bit of Lubegard. People have gone crazy and spent a lot of money trying to fix it. That's what the previous owner did here, to no avail. I've also read that some fixed it by replacing the solenoid, while it didn't work for others. Not to mention, the OE solenoid is several hundred!

If I can't solve it simply, I'll likely just leave it. The farthest I would go might be a used solenoid but not even sure if it's worth it.

 

[AJB0009]

2021 Toyota RAV4, 2.5L, 78k miles, FWD.
First time.
Spill and fill.
Drained out nearly exactly 3 Qt of fluid after it sat overnight. I bought a graduated picture to measure what I took out.
Installed 3 Qt of OEM Toyota WS fluid.
I did not go through any of the level checking procedure stuff. I put back in what I took out. It has shifted great for 78k miles so far over the last five years.
I wanted to do this two more times before some long summer road trips we have planned, but it appears that time will only allow me to do this one more time, hopefully this Saturday.
Fluid that came out was a bit darker than the new stuff going in, but not terrible by any means.

 

[robbobster]

Had my two 6l80s serviced via fluid exchange at my regular shop. I service them every 30k-ish miles.

1. Warranty transmission with a billet converter.
Out: Factory fill
In: BG Dexron VI

2. Original transmission, billet converter, 130k miles
Out: BG Dexron VI
In: same thing

 

[MVAR]

2014 F150 FX4 6.2/6r80 82.4K on vehicle.

Sorry, no real pictures as I got pretty sidetracked dealing with a stripped bolt under my transfer case for mounting the skid plate.

Transfer case out: Mercon LV with 8k mi on it (did initial service at 74k).
Transfer case in: AMSOIL Signature Series ATL

Transmission out: mix of original fill Mercon LV & AMSOIL Signature Series ATL

Transmission in: 1.5 gallons AMSOIL Signature Series ATL & 2 gallons Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

Also removed the Fleetguard external spin on filter for a Donaldson P169071. Did take a filter pic after the fact lol

Have to say the only complaint I have about my external filter setup is any atf I spill sure stinks up the cabin for a while

 

[AJB0009]

Post from two threads up /\:
2021 Toyota RAV4, 2.5L, 78k miles, FWD.
First time.
Spill and fill.
Drained out nearly exactly 3 Qt of fluid after it sat overnight. I bought a graduated picture to measure what I took out.
Installed 3 Qt of OEM Toyota WS fluid.
I did not go through any of the level checking procedure stuff. I put back in what I took out. It has shifted great for 78k miles so far over the last five years.
I wanted to do this two more times before some long summer road trips we have planned, but it appears that time will only allow me to do this one more time, hopefully this Saturday.
Fluid that came out was a bit darker than the new stuff going in, but not terrible by any means.
~
That was last Saturday. I did a second spill and fill today. I put 37 miles on since last Saturday.
This time when I drained, 3 Qt and 4 Oz came out. I put 3 Qt and 8 Oz back in; or so I thought. I had one empty bottle and one full bottle. I poured fluid into the empty bottle until it came up to 8 Oz. But the level was only down to 28 Oz on the full bottle.
I know I am getting older and my mind is not as sharp as it once was. I looked at this three times. I just don't know.

 

[panthermike]

2005 Pontiac Vibe:

Out- unknown
In- Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF

306,228 miles.

Old fluid honestly did not look bad. However I could tell on the dipstick that it was overfilled. Drained out right at about 4 quarts. In my experience these usually get around 3.2 to 3.5. Just put in 3 to start and will add as needed.

Car has an occasional P0741 code which is torque converter circuit. Very hard to track down and fix. Transmission has no functional issues. The previous owner replaced the torque converter and even rebuilt the transmission chasing it. Good for me, expensive for him.

Sometimes these codes are caused from a dirty solenoid, so we will see what the Restore and Protect can do, if anything.

Follow up to this, changed the fluid again. Had just done a drain and fill only 152 miles ago. However, I noticed a clicking sound on the 2-1 downshift that I had not noticed before. Shifting was actually very good, no complaints whatsoever. This was with about 40% Restore and Protect. So I decided to change the fluid to the proper viscosity spec. Also appeared to be leaking from the pan, noticed a drip the other day. So a new filter, gasket, OEM drain plug and washer went on as well. Will know in a couple of days if it makes any difference to the downshift noise.

Out- Unknown+ Valvoline Restore and Protect
In- 4.2 qts Toyota Type-IV. A little over half capacity.

* Interesting note- I have serviced many of these cars with this powertrain and have never noticed carbon like deposits in the filter screen. Quite a few in this one actually, which surprised me. I don't think it was the restore and protect as it had only been in there such a short time. Glad the filter did its job, but was surprised to see it.

 

[Kennedy01]

1985 Chevrolet C10
TH350
Pan drop and filter change
Out: unknown oil
In: O'Reilly Dexron VI

 

[panthermike]

Follow up to this, changed the fluid again. Had just done a drain and fill only 152 miles ago. However, I noticed a clicking sound on the 2-1 downshift that I had not noticed before. Shifting was actually very good, no complaints whatsoever. This was with about 40% Restore and Protect. So I decided to change the fluid to the proper viscosity spec. Also appeared to be leaking from the pan, noticed a drip the other day. So a new filter, gasket, OEM drain plug and washer went on as well. Will know in a couple of days if it makes any difference to the downshift noise.

Out- Unknown+ Valvoline Restore and Protect
In- 4.2 qts Toyota Type-IV. A little over half capacity.

* Interesting note- I have serviced many of these cars with this powertrain and have never noticed carbon like deposits in the filter screen. Quite a few in this one actually, which surprised me. I don't think it was the restore and protect as it had only been in there such a short time. Glad the filter did its job, but was surprised to see it.

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Couple more pictures of the filter with what appears to be little carbon bits. As an aside, love this funnel! Well made, flexible, and has a built in screen.

 

[MVAR]

Couple more pictures of the filter with what appears to be little carbon bits. As an aside, love this funnel! Well made, flexible, and has a built in screen.

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Nice. I have the blue version of that funnel.

The "carbon", is it gritty like carbon (possible clutch material) or sludge like?

 

[panthermike]

Nice. I have the blue version of that funnel.

The "carbon", is it gritty like carbon (possible clutch material) or sludge like?

It is soft, so I'm thinking carbon/deposits. I know it's not the original filter. There is a receipt from a few years back, the filter was replaced at that time.

 

[tired]

Follow up to this, changed the fluid again. Had just done a drain and fill only 152 miles ago. However, I noticed a clicking sound on the 2-1 downshift that I had not noticed before. Shifting was actually very good, no complaints whatsoever. This was with about 40% Restore and Protect. So I decided to change the fluid to the proper viscosity spec. Also appeared to be leaking from the pan, noticed a drip the other day. So a new filter, gasket, OEM drain plug and washer went on as well. Will know in a couple of days if it makes any difference to the downshift noise.

Out- Unknown+ Valvoline Restore and Protect
In- 4.2 qts Toyota Type-IV. A little over half capacity.

* Interesting note- I have serviced many of these cars with this powertrain and have never noticed carbon like deposits in the filter screen. Quite a few in this one actually, which surprised me. I don't think it was the restore and protect as it had only been in there such a short time. Glad the filter did its job, but was surprised to see it.

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Given how many changes you've done and never seen the carbon bits, I suspect it was the Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF.

So I decided to change the fluid to the proper viscosity spec.

Does the Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF not cover your transmission fluid spec?