Originally Posted by cjcride
Corollas have drain plugs.
1st change I do is pan off, clean magnets, bolt it back together and refill. Subsequent changes are drain and fill.
Originally Posted by benjy
changing the filter IF POSSIBLE is very important as is new clean fluid with replenished additives, start early say every 30 thou, its cheap insurance compared to a tranny repair or replace $$$$$
This is pretty much what I have done with the 2006 Tacoma... got it with 40k, did drain/fills at 60k and 90k. At 120k I dropped the pan, cleaned it all up and replaced filter, refilled, no leaks and drives great
Wasn't much gunk on the pan magnets, expected a bit more after 120k on the original filter/pan service. Now just drain/fills every 30k for the foreseeable future. Currently planning for the next drain/fill at 150k (currently 149k).
Originally Posted by philipp10
Seems strange that the automobile companies provide a drain plug for your engine oil.....yet no drain plug for your transmission.....
How about a vehicle with no drain plug on the differential... C4 Corvette. One of the few things about this car that makes me say "GAH!"