After 140,000 miles, my transmission was shuddering like crazy. This is a 2012 Lexus RX350. Lexus claims it's lifetime fluid and a sealed transmission which is a bunch of bull. It looked like motor oil after 10,000 miles. After 3 drain and fills, the shudder is almost nonexistent. Because I can't leave well enough alone, I decided I should replace the filter, plus I'd be able to drain much more than I'd be able to just from using the drain plug.
Anyways, I ran into a situation. I removed the transmission pan and gasket, replaced the filter, cleaned everything, but there's this annoying trickle that won't stop. This trickle is coming from somewhere up in the transmission. It is a very, very light trickle, less than a runny nose, but it clings onto the mating surface in one corner keeping me from having a dry surface to bolt the pan and new gasket onto. It's driving me crazy. The gasket is a rubber coated steel gaskets oem from toyota. What do I do? I'm letting it just drip overnight and maybe it will stop.
Also, when I removed the fill plug on the side of the car, the stupid crush washer fell somewhere when I was taking out the bolt and I can't find it to save my life. I have no idea where it is. I'm going to order a new one if I can find the part number, but in the meantime can I just drive it like that for a few days? It's on the side of the transaxle and is high up enough where it isn't submerged in fluid. All it does besides act as a fill location, is stop fluid from coming out if it splashes up against it.
Thanks.
Anyways, I ran into a situation. I removed the transmission pan and gasket, replaced the filter, cleaned everything, but there's this annoying trickle that won't stop. This trickle is coming from somewhere up in the transmission. It is a very, very light trickle, less than a runny nose, but it clings onto the mating surface in one corner keeping me from having a dry surface to bolt the pan and new gasket onto. It's driving me crazy. The gasket is a rubber coated steel gaskets oem from toyota. What do I do? I'm letting it just drip overnight and maybe it will stop.
Also, when I removed the fill plug on the side of the car, the stupid crush washer fell somewhere when I was taking out the bolt and I can't find it to save my life. I have no idea where it is. I'm going to order a new one if I can find the part number, but in the meantime can I just drive it like that for a few days? It's on the side of the transaxle and is high up enough where it isn't submerged in fluid. All it does besides act as a fill location, is stop fluid from coming out if it splashes up against it.
Thanks.