"Built_Well" <Built_Well_Toyota@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Earlier I wrote that the total fill for the 2006 Camry's AT fluid
> is 9.3 quarts. That's true for the V6 Camry which uses the
> U151E transmission, but the 4-cylinder 2006 Camry uses the
> U250E transmission, which has a total fill of 8.5 quarts.
>
> If just doing a simple ATF drain-and-fill, just 3.7 quarts
> is required for both the U151E and the U250E, because
> most of the rest of the ATF is in the torque converter, in the
> AT oil cooler (the short length of pipe underneath the radiator),
> and in the hoses which connect to the AT oil cooler.
>
> The 2 hoses on my Camry leading from the transmission to the
> AT oil cooler are actually labeled with the words "AT Oil."
> Toyota helpin' out to simplify things :-)
>
> I don't think I'll ever do anything more than a drain-and-fill
> of the ATF, though. When I crawled under the chassis to
> take a look at the ATF pan, I saw that several of the 18
> bolts are recessed away in hard-to-reach awkward spots.
> You'd have to be plastic man to reach those bolts or have
> really flexible tools.
>
> Has anyone ever removed their own car's ATF pan to
> replace its gasket and screen-filter or clean the
> magnets and clean the ATF pan itself? I guess after 20
> years it might make sense...
It is not necessary to replace the screen, clean the magnets, or clean the
transmission pan (it is not called an "ATF" pan) itself under normal
conditions any more than you would drop the engine oil pan.. I just did
it
on our Escort because it doesn't have a transmission pan drain plug, but
your Camry has a handy dandy drain plug, which makes dropping the
transmission pan unnecessary. If the transmission pan has an FIPG, there
is
a pretty good chance that you would end up with a transmission leak when
you're done.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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