2002 Solara V6 Tranny Fluid

[scottk]

How much ATF is added to the tranny for a routine drain & fill. My owners manual says 5 qts (no way 5 qts came out) but only about 2.5 qts filled up the dip stick mark??
Also, how often should the tranny filter be replaced??

[Hsakuragi]

drain and fill is 3

[krawzyazn]

why does the dealer use 10 for a flush?

[sunrise_solara]

Because they pump everything out of the tranny in a flush. When you just drain the fluid, there is still a lot in the torque converter and valve body, so that's why it takes more for a flush. Flushing is the better option, especially if you can request a certain brand, type of fluid (like Mobil 1 synthetic or Royal Purple synthetic)

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

i've never heard of a tranny filter? WTF is that?

I've heard of fuel filter, people suggest you change it every 10K miles, i do it every 30K (since i use premium BRANDED gas).

As far as tranny drain&fill - do note that its slightly higher if your an a/t since both the differential and the tranny drain have one common juice. (btw: i use 4qts for drain & fill)

Dealers do 10qts for flush, as they let a bulk of it pour out (which is good), its like bleeding the brakes...you let some out and pour in freshjuice...and then cap it again...

[krawzyazn]

the newer solara's use the T-type atf and it cost more