 Hey guys, I've been working on this Rev4, Toyota 17 15, 15 Toyota Rev4 And I'm doing just Fluid change basically and one of the fluids that I'm changing is the transmission fluid And I thought I'd show you how I do this. Now, I don't have any special equipment No flush machine. No special Check fluid check machine because there are they are available by Toyota because this car doesn't have a dipstick That's why so you got to go through a procedure to Check the the right level of the actual transmission fluid after you replace it But who's got time for that? So I thought I'd show you how I do it So first I'm gonna show you quickly what I have done so far. All right, as you can see That's your transmission Right from here to the right here is the drain plug Which is this guy here. This is a 6 mil ellen Key after you take this out Then some fluid is gonna come out. Maybe half a quart or so Then you got to take this guy out same Same tool And you can see it's kind of a a tube. It's empty inside. It's a it's a straw You stick the same tool In the same hole and you take that out and then more fluid will come out Basically, this thing just stays in there and the fluid is all around it So, you know, so that would be the level. So that that's how much Of trans fluid you still have in there before before you take this out and drain it while it's still hot I'll explain why in the in a minute. And this here is your fill plug. Okay? This is a 24 or an 11 or a 15 16s and this is it here And you got to take this plastic off Which sits here and it's easier, you know, take the wheel off. It makes your life easier. Now, why can't you just Take the fluid, you know drain it see how much fluid comes out and then put the same amount back in Well, one reason and one reason only is because automatic trans fluid expands when hot That's why you drain it when hot so more of it comes out and because your new fluid is not hot I mean literally this thing was it came in yesterday actually So about 20 hours ago. That's when I might be less Anyway, so I drained it right away. I actually let it sit overnight And why you need to check the fluid once you refill it because the fluid That the new fluid that you got is not hot. So it's not expanded if you know what I mean So this has been draining all night. Okay, and let me show you Something interesting It's actually still dripping But you know Now it's cool to the touch. I'm gonna see actually what kind of temperature we get of the oil pan here We're at 70. What is it 75 75? Yeah, let's call it 75 and this guy here is 74 and a half 70 exactly the same. Okay And that's the fluid so since the temperatures of both old and New fluid fluids are the same Exactly the same in fact, we're not gonna check how much of it actually came out overnight during the I'd say maybe 18 hours 17 hours or so. So this is where we are. So get yourself a bucket like this Okay, so it can be precise now why this is crucial Having the right amount of fluid in there because these transmissions and I believe ever since 07 Red Force Highlanders Camry's Other automatic teora automatic transmissions Including front wheel drive and all wheel drive It's crucial that you have the right amount of transmission fluid because They're they're basically touchy. If you're overfilled or underfilled you're gonna have you're gonna have issues. Okay, so You know like dislike comment, whatever whatever say whatever whatever we want to say, okay, or take it to a dealer You know pay whatever do it yourself buy the special tools. Do what you gotta do. This is how I do it and I am gonna You know refill it Same amount exactly the same amount. I'm gonna show you exactly what I've got And how I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna take it for a test drive. I'm gonna show you the result. Okay, and if there is too much fluid or too little The transmit these transmissions make a whiny noise like your low on power steering fluid like your your power steering Pump makes that wine noise whiny noise when it's low That's what these transmissions sound like if there's you know Not enough or too much fluid in there So I should know right away if there's an issue So this is what we got and I'm gonna tell you something fun You know before I left while it was still hot and dripping, you know, so basically it all came out and In I don't know after an hour or so because I was doing other stuff to the car It was still dripping like drip drip drip, you know, not nothing not a stream just a drip Every second or so the level was here Just Above two quarts. So maybe I'd say Two and one third. Okay overnight Another one third came out or I should say Almost So we're you know, it's hard to say. This is not very accurate or uh Not very detailed. I should say We should have maybe lines going through In between these these big lines But anyways what I'm going to do I'm going to mark it with a marker And I'm going to clean this bucket Dump this old fluid out clean it up And put in the exact amount To the line of new fluid Then I'm going to use a pump or whatever you got Refill it through the refill refill hole and send it crazy one more thing I should mention The little straw This is This tightens up at seven inch pounds. Yeah inch pounds of torque seven. That's like You know with your pinky, okay Very very light almost nothing then the actual plug I believe it's 29 foot pounds of torque so much, you know big difference So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to put this the straw back in plug it up refill it And drive it and I'll be back once I'm ready to start it. All right guys just started And I had a dead battery I had to quickly change the battery on the camera, but just now I had a short Wine for maybe five seconds or so And that was it. No, there's no temperature gauge. Where is the temperature gauge? On these modern cars. Oh right there never mind. Okay, so as you can see it's still Cold this plug is back still cold No wine as you can not fear from the transmission I'm going to put the wheel back on and throw it in the gear or two. All right switching gears reverse neutral drive four three two one Back to drive Reverse All right still gonna drive it Warmed up a little I'm gonna bring it down and take it for a short test drive. All right guys. We're driving. This should be hot by now or at operating temperature which is 105 110 something around there Celsius which is one 90 in Fahrenheit, I don't know Dear own research If you want to you know do the checking procedure It's out there by Toyota Just gonna drive around a bit Check my work. So I'm just gonna go through the main steps. I'm gonna leave out steps like You know undo a drain plug or obvious obvious steps So most number one Drain it when it's hot Right away as soon as you can Remember to take out that little straw That's what's gonna drain out the most of the fluid step number two most important step number two is Once you have got a A pan underneath whatever now once it's draining leave it overnight Make sure you got time Make sure the car is level if you don't have a lift like like I do So raise the the s of the vehicle also Make sure it's level when I first started to drain it the oil pan of the transmission was hot to too hot for me To touch for two three hours So it took a long time to cool off perfect Quiet as as it should be next step plug it all up Turn it down. I believe it's 29 foot-pounds of torque. I think the main the fill plug or the the side plug is 35 maybe but 30 is plenty Again, remember to put a little straw plug back in then the actual plug the six mil alan Then If you're using Now use come and see use your head guys. Okay, for example if you're using an electric pump like I did prime it first Run some fluid the new fluid through it And notice all the lines and the pump is going to be filled with that You know new fluid. So when you're done filling it That same amount inside the pump should be Still in there, right should be still, you know primed If you get what I mean So, you know, you're aiming for the exact amount Of new fluid Like I said, these transmissions can be touching. All right guys. This is pretty much it. Um, You know, the main step is Waiting for it to cool that that's pretty much it so you can figure out exactly How much came out and that's it. So this is my way of doing it Probably the cheapest way No need to spend for any money any for any special tools maybe besides the electrical pump if you want to invest in that or have a little pump action Little, you know pump that you'll screw on the actual Bottles, but then you would not be able to measure it unless you would pour out. So I actually did pour Fresh fluid into that measuring bucket I guess you could do that and then Pour it back again into the bottles, you know Get be creative Okay These are a big head. All right guys I'm gonna finish up this test drive Hope you're having a great day. Good luck on your maintenance procedure Subscribe if this helped you out like the video Especially if you have a Subaru and you're working on it. I do have a lot of Subaru content I mean, I am gonna Start making these, uh, you know short I don't know how long this video is going to be by now, but I'm gonna try and start making these shorts with their videos more often All right till next time. See ya