I just did a drain and fill yesterday on my 2006 Corolla with 94,400 miles, it still had the factory fill. It says right on the dipstick that there is no need to change the fluid. The original fluid came out a very dark red. Dark but not black and it has no burnt smell to it. The car shifted fine before changing it and the transmission has never had any issues. The dipstick read slightly above the full mark for the factory fill. The dipstick is easy to find at it is in the front of engine right next to the battery.
I got it up on Rhino ramps which is a steep angle for that Corolla. It is easy to remove the transmission drain plug which is a 14 millimeter bolt under the transmission pan, on the driver's side. The capacity of the transmission is 7.7 quarts. I was able to drain exactly 4 quarts of Toyota Type IV fluid. Fluid drained for half an hour. It drained over half, or 52% of the Toyota fluid.
I filled it with Castrol TRANSMAX Multi-Vehicle Full Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid. It is certified for use in all Toyota automatic transmissions, as well as being certified and approved by GM for Dexron VI and by Ford for Mercon LV. License #s on the label.
Because the car has a transmission dip stick I used a funnel and poured the four quarts of Castrol into the funnel then cycled the transmission through Park, Neutral and Reverse a few times before I backed it off the ramp, then drove for about 10 miles to get it flowing throughout the transmission. The whole thing was an easy job.
I got it up on Rhino ramps which is a steep angle for that Corolla. It is easy to remove the transmission drain plug which is a 14 millimeter bolt under the transmission pan, on the driver's side. The capacity of the transmission is 7.7 quarts. I was able to drain exactly 4 quarts of Toyota Type IV fluid. Fluid drained for half an hour. It drained over half, or 52% of the Toyota fluid.
I filled it with Castrol TRANSMAX Multi-Vehicle Full Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid. It is certified for use in all Toyota automatic transmissions, as well as being certified and approved by GM for Dexron VI and by Ford for Mercon LV. License #s on the label.
Because the car has a transmission dip stick I used a funnel and poured the four quarts of Castrol into the funnel then cycled the transmission through Park, Neutral and Reverse a few times before I backed it off the ramp, then drove for about 10 miles to get it flowing throughout the transmission. The whole thing was an easy job.