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Richard L
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Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject:
2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays for a
friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners manual.
Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that drains
the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with an
internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help.
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Philip
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Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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"Richard L" <rlewando-agnt4670@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
news:6i6bs0h3pe4ior9elkadi78ds3jrq98rjh@4ax.com
| Quote: | I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays for
a friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners
manual.
Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that drains
the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with an
internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help.
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Let the car sit over night or perhaps 12 hrs. Do not start the engine.
Plug the plug on the transmission pan. By left to sit overnight, you'll get
very close to 4 qts of fluid drained, otherwise, only about 2.5 qts. Refill
with Toyota T-IV fluid. This special fluid can only be purchased at a Toyota
dealership. You'll see this specification on the dip stick near the FULL
line too.
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- Philip
Owner 2003 Corolla |
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toyotawiz
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:29 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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ONLY use toyota T-4 fluid. it has a drain plug. but if you dont know all of
this, you shouldnt be changing the fluid
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Gary L. Burnore
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:51 am Post subject:
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 19:29:07 -0500, "toyotawiz"
<brian_updyke@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | ONLY use toyota T-4 fluid. it has a drain plug. but if you dont know all of
this, you shouldnt be changing the fluid
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Bull. One learns by doing and asking questions first. |
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Wolfgang
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:04 am Post subject:
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Make sure you have a narrow neck funnel to refil -- can recall it it takes a
17mm hex to pull the plug.
"Richard L" <rlewando-agnt4670@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
news:6i6bs0h3pe4ior9elkadi78ds3jrq98rjh@4ax.com...
| Quote: | I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays for a
friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners manual.
Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that drains
the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with an
internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help. |
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Richard L
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:05 am Post subject:
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Thanks to everyone. I've changed trans fluids on all major imports,
except Toyota. It should be very easy. Just like a Honda.
I've got to do the first one on my wife's Camry in a few weeks, but
I've got the service manual on this one. :)
All the alt.autos.... groups have been a big help to me.
On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:12:12 -0600, Richard L
<rlewando-agnt4670@mailblocks.com > wrote:
| Quote: | I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays for a
friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners manual.
Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that drains
the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with an
internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help. |
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Philip
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:55 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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Mine uses a 10mm hex wrench for the transmission pan drain.
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- Philip
"Wolfgang" <NOwolfgangdieterSPAM@cox.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Make sure you have a narrow neck funnel to refil -- can recall it
it takes a 17mm hex to pull the plug.
"Richard L" <rlewando-agnt4670@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
news:6i6bs0h3pe4ior9elkadi78ds3jrq98rjh@4ax.com...
I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays
for a friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners
manual. Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that
drains
the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with an
internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help. |
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Philip
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:Ga6dnWswkuybqFXcRVn-rg@magma.ca
| Quote: | Philip wrote:
"Richard L" <rlewando-agnt4670@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
news:6i6bs0h3pe4ior9elkadi78ds3jrq98rjh@4ax.com
I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays
for a friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners
manual.
Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that
drains the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with
an internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help.
Let the car sit over night or perhaps 12 hrs. Do not start the
engine. Plug the plug on the transmission pan. By left to sit
overnight, you'll get very close to 4 qts of fluid drained,
otherwise, only about 2.5 qts. Refill with Toyota T-IV fluid.
This special fluid can only be purchased at a Toyota dealership. You'll
see this specification on the dip stick near the FULL line
too.
You pull the plug here, after letting the thing sit overnight, you
ain't gonna get nothing!
Yesterday's wind chill -- -44C, this mornings -- - 32C
)))
Dan
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For technical accuracy, if you what you said were true, then the car would
NOT move when you put it in Drive. But that's not the case, now is it. And
as most should know by now, wind chill has no effect on inanimate objects.
So what was the ambient temperature when the wind-chill was 44°C below zero
(Celsius)?
44° below zero Celsius is about 47° below zero Fahrenheit.
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- Philip |
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HachiRoku
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:36:56 -0500, Dan Gates wrote:
| Quote: | Philip wrote:
"Richard L" <rlewando-agnt4670@mailblocks.com > wrote in message
news:6i6bs0h3pe4ior9elkadi78ds3jrq98rjh@4ax.com
I'm changing the automatic transmission fluid over the holidays for
a friend, so the car is not here and I do not have the owners
manual.
Can someone tell me if the 2003 Corolla has only a plug that drains
the fluid, (similar to an oil change) or does it have a pan with an
internal filter?
Do I need to use Toyota fluid from the dealer?
Thanks in advance to everyone for their help.
Let the car sit over night or perhaps 12 hrs. Do not start the engine.
Plug the plug on the transmission pan. By left to sit overnight, you'll get
very close to 4 qts of fluid drained, otherwise, only about 2.5 qts. Refill
with Toyota T-IV fluid. This special fluid can only be purchased at a Toyota
dealership. You'll see this specification on the dip stick near the FULL
line too.
You pull the plug here, after letting the thing sit overnight, you ain't
gonna get nothing!
Yesterday's wind chill -- -44C, this mornings -- - 32C
|>)))
Dan
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Where the hell *ARE* you?!? |
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TeGGer®
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:00 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> floridly penned in
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"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:Ga6dnWswkuybqFXcRVn-rg@magma.ca
You pull the plug here, after letting the thing sit overnight, you
ain't gonna get nothing!
Yesterday's wind chill -- -44C, this mornings -- - 32C
)))
Dan
For technical accuracy, if you what you said were true, then the car
would NOT move when you put it in Drive. But that's not the case, now
is it. And as most should know by now, wind chill has no effect on
inanimate objects. So what was the ambient temperature when the
wind-chill was 44°C below zero (Celsius)?
44° below zero Celsius is about 47° below zero Fahrenheit.
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He's braggin' about how kold it is and how HAPPY he is to be
"Not-American"--uh, sorry--"Kanadian".
Metric is one way the Kanadians throw their "Not-American-ness" in your
face.
We had -22F as our lowest. That's exactly what it said on my Imperial
thermometer two nights ago. You want the Frenchie Trudeau measure? Figure
it out.
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TeGGer®
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:06 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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"toyotawiz" <brian_updyke@yahoo.com> floridly penned in
news:a4e451c5c269340b13a3f8ca78529107@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:
| Quote: | ONLY use toyota T-4 fluid. it has a drain plug. but if you dont know
all of this, you shouldnt be changing the fluid
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Wiz, ordinarily I refrain from being a NetKKKop (really, I do), but why
won't you turn quoting back on?
Your server draws its messages from Usenet (NNTP), which is free and with
which you do not need to register. Not all Usenet servers have a long
retention time, so if you don't quote the previous message and we view
messages a few of days after they're posted, we may miss the original
entirely.
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Philip
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:57 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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TeGGer® wrote:
| Quote: | "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> floridly penned in
news:XAYxd.6201$Z47.2605@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net:
"Dan Gates" <drgates@magma.ca> wrote in message
news:Ga6dnWswkuybqFXcRVn-rg@magma.ca
You pull the plug here, after letting the thing sit overnight, you
ain't gonna get nothing!
Yesterday's wind chill -- -44C, this mornings -- - 32C
)))
Dan
For technical accuracy, if you what you said were true, then the car
would NOT move when you put it in Drive. But that's not the case,
now is it. And as most should know by now, wind chill has no effect
on inanimate objects. So what was the ambient temperature when the
wind-chill was 44°C below zero (Celsius)?
44° below zero Celsius is about 47° below zero Fahrenheit.
He's braggin' about how kold it is and how HAPPY he is to be
"Not-American"--uh, sorry--"Kanadian".
Metric is one way the Kanadians throw their "Not-American-ness" in
your face.
We had -22F as our lowest. That's exactly what it said on my Imperial
thermometer two nights ago. You want the Frenchie Trudeau measure?
Figure it out.
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Hey... I just (accidentally) figured out how to do temperature conversions
in the negative on my conversion calculator. This is NOT covered in the
little handbook either! -22°F = -30°C.
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Philip
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:51 am Post subject:
Re: 2003 Corolla transmission fluid change...need help |
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Gord Beaman wrote:
| Quote: | kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold) wrote:
"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> floridly penned in
And as most should know by now, wind chill has no effect on
inanimate objects. So what was the ambient temperature when the
wind-chill was 44°C below zero (Celsius)?
It sure takes more energy to heat my house in the winter when the
wind is howling. Last time I checked, my house was inanimate. :-)
To be accurate, wind cools anything (person, house, auto engine)
faster down to the air temperature. But once it's at air
temperature, the wind doesn't matter.
To be really accurate, even at ambient, wind still matters if the
object is wet. E.g, evaporative air conditioners aka swamp coolers.
Sure...quite a large difference in the wet, just ask someone
who's familiar with "wet bulb-dry bulb" for measuring dew point.
But, that said, Philip is correct about 'chill factor', it's just
the comparison of 'the rate of cooling' at a certain wind
speed/temperature compared with the rate of cooling in calm air
at a lower temperature.
I also think that it's only accurate when using bare human skin
as the medium, no?...
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Should we have an "age adjusted" windchill factor? Us elders often have
dry skin ya know ;-)
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Gord Beaman
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:10 am Post subject:
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"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> wrote:
| Quote: | I also think that it's only accurate when using bare human skin
as the medium, no?...
Should we have an "age adjusted" windchill factor? Us elders often have
dry skin ya know ;-)
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Just keeps us honest when we claim to be 'tough old birds' :)
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(use gordon in email) |
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Ray O
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:32 am Post subject:
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"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net> wrote:
I also think that it's only accurate when using bare human skin
as the medium, no?...
Should we have an "age adjusted" windchill factor? Us elders often have
dry skin ya know ;-)
Just keeps us honest when we claim to be 'tough old birds' :)
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
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Use Vaseline for birth control when you're young, and wind chill reducer
when you're old! :-o
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