Toyota Highlander Transmission Fluid Drain And Fill | How To
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This repair was performed on a 2010 Toyota Highlander (Base Model).
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TimeStamps:
0:00 Intro
0:34 Search For The Fill Plug On My Toyota Highlander
1:58 Finding Where To Fill My Highlander Transmission Fluid
2:26 Explaining How To Measure How Much Fluid Gets Displaced
3:30 Draining My Transmission
4:35 Explaining Why I Change My Toyota Transmission Fluid
5:50 Measuring How Much Fluid Was Drained
6:52 Refilling My Transmission Fluid
7:38 How To Measure Transmission Fluid Level
8:52 Starting The Vehicle After Replacing Transmission Fluid
9:57 Driving The Vehicle After Replacing Transmission Fluid
10:08 Outro - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I just came from the dealership to have my Highlander serviced and was concerned about the transmission fluid never being changed during regular maintenance. I was told you never have to change the transmission fluid on my 2015 Highlander. It has 114000 miles on it. I'm 65 years old and have always changed the transmission fluid on my vehicles.
Thank you for this video, I will be changing the fluid this week.
What you witnessed at the dealership, is why I have made this video.
I appreciate your comment.
Good luck with the fluid change.
Them: you don't need to change your trans fluid for the life of the vehicle.
Me: what does the manufacturer consider the life of my vehicle?
Them: the end of it's warranty period.
Me: let's change this fluid.
LOL.
I have 250,000 miles on my 2011 Highlander. It runs great. Multiple mechanics told me not to mess with at this point.
Hello young man,
I drained and refilled my tundra transmission fluid every year because I tow my 22 ft fishing boat every summer. A 2007 , 5.7 liter , 6 dual clutch. After I performed the changes I love the smooth shifting of the gears. My truck has 170K miles on very solid on engine and transmission. Liked your video, thanks. I think your kid will be a worker like you. Great job.
Wow.
Thank you very much.
I think you are super smart for changing your tranny fluid yearly because you tow.
You aren’t going to hurt anything.
Your truck sounds like it will last forever.
Excellent video, beautifully explained. Thanks. The only things I'd do differently are not warm up the engine, the fluid flows without any issues at anything above 60F ambient temperature, warming up makes the job unsafe, also I'd have checked the fluid level at operating temperature & at cold just to have two reference points because if you accidentally spill the fluid you'd have no reference to go back to. I am not sure if you mentioned if it was a FWD or AWD as that might make the amount drained different. Great work.
Great advice!
I need people like you to comment on my videos more.
It makes the community better.
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Keep it up brother. Keep Inspiring us. Great videos. Thanks
I really appreciate it.
Thanks for the encouragement.
thanks for your videos ,great
Glad you like them!
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this video. Just wondering, how much did you save doing this project yourself? I have been quoted $320 to change the transmission fluid.
Great tutorial! Just picked up a well cared for 2007 2WD Highlander with 163K miles. ATF has never been changed, color still looks red with very slight elements in it, so will follow your procedure and just do a drain & fill.
Fantastic!
I am glad you found great vehicle. If you take care if it, it will last many more years.
Report back after you perform the drain and fill.
simple, concise, well done
I appreciate the feedback.
Thanks for watching.
Great video, you are saying everything good mechanics suggest to do.
New sub. Thanks man. Great job
Wow! Awesome.
Welcome to my channel.
I hope you find value.
Well done....when I change a fluid for a mechanical device that requires a "somewhat" exact (maybe within a couple/few ounces) replacement amount, I mark my gallon jug in increments of quarts or use an empty 5 qt. oil container. Not perfect (you could refill used quart bottles(marked in increments of ounces) to be precise, but that is somewhat of a messy "pain,) but you should be within a few ounces. thanks again....
Good job Great video thank you for taking the time to do this its appreciated. If you aren't a mechanic you could become one without a doubt.
Wow!
That is a huge compliment.
I appreciate you commenting.
thanks man, i was really hoping i could do this myself too!!
It sure made a difference for me. I hope it works for you.
great, clear advice. Thank You, Merry Christmas.
I just pumped 4 qts out of my dipstick and then put 4 quarts back in, no need to pull the plug, also this should be done several times to displace the old stuff, I know its not a practical, but I'm going to do this at least 3 more times.
Great idea and great work. Yes. This will do the same thing as well.
I had never pulled the plug before on this vehicle so I wanted to be able to see if there were any metal shavings on the plug at the same time.
Great job though.
Thanks for the video! Just replaced 5 quarts of transmission fluid in my 2013 2wd Highlander.
Nice work!
It's amazing what you can do with just a little research and will power. 💪🏼
Great video! I love the kid in the back ground playing with the jack...lol. Also like how you take a nap while pouring QT #2...lol. But seriously, well done video. I'm a little less nervous now before doing my drain and fill.
Thanks for the comment.
My kids are in most of my vids. They are always playing with my tools and hanging out with me in some ways.
Maybe one day soon they can actually help me. 😜
What makes you nervous about doing the drain and fill?
Excellent description, well presented in terms anyone can understand. Thanks
Thanks.
I try to make all my videos to where anyone can follow along and understand.
That is how I want to learn something new.
Thanks for watching.
Great job man! You broke it down perfectly to make it a simple job! It’s probably overkill, but have you thought about doing the same process one extra time to get all the old fluid completely outta there?
I appreciate your comment and thanks for the complement.
I have not thought about doing the process one more time.
I am sure it wouldn't hurt.
The next time I flush and fill I will change the filter and go into the process deeper.
Yea that fluid looked dark. How many miles were on it? I just bought a 2011highlander and it is slightly dark at 145k, one owner miles. I'm going to do a change but I like to use half qt of Lucas or a bottle of Trans Medic to help soften seals after this many years. So I will add it at a oil change after removing the appropriate amount beforehand as to not over fill. I then run it for 5000 miles till my next oil change, drain and refill. If the fluid was really dark and noticeable in the new fluid I will change again in another 5000 miles then every 50k after that. Those additives that soften and expand the seals should not be left in the transmission as a builder told me it doesn't stop swelling the seals and can cause problems over time.
Great vid!👍🏼 Gona do my ‘11 highlander with the WS orig toyo trans fluid this wknd! U da Man!🤟🏼
Good luck. You can do it.
Thanks for watching.
Did first drain - went well. Would like to do at least one other drain. How long/ miles , between drains?
Thx👍🏼
Thanks for this video! I was first intimidated by other videos that were dropping the pan, and checking the magnets and all this other stuff, but I'm not keeping my '08 highlander for much longer... It's got 236k on it. But the shifting lately is starting to get a bit jerky, so I just need to do SOMEthing to help make it happier, and I think a quick fluid drain and fill will hopefully do exactly what I need.
Well thanks, Good luck with your repair.
You should be able to get many more miles out of your highlander. I would not get rid of it.
I am no pro but I have a suggestion.
I would first start with the drain and fill.
The second thing I have for you is a product you need to add to your transmission after you do the drain and fill.
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There is an amazon link for it. It is called Shudder Fix. You should be able to get it at most auto parts stores.
I know a couple of stransmission shops near me that swear by it.
Good luck. and I hope you find a solution to your transmission issue.
Please report back your findings.
Wondering if the drain and fill ever fixed your rough shifts?
@@phillippardo5712 It definitely helped. I wouldn't say it's perfect now, but it's MUCH better that's for sure. I may or may not do another drain and fill after like 3-4 months or something. We'll see.
@@BuildItSimple Cool, thanks, I'll look into that product. After the drain and fill, the car is MUCH better. It's not perfect, but definitely much better. and for around $80 for fluid, and now learned a new skill... that's all I could really ask for.
@@rachelkonsella5905 Yeah I actually just bought a used 2011 highlander with 203k for $8,700. It shifts well, but sometimes I feel like it may be a bit harsh here and there. My main concern now is what I think is a lifter knock. I thought it was a tensioner noise when I bought it, turns out I was wrong.
Great video. I have 216,000 on my Highlander. I change it regularly. Probably do your procedure every 25,000 miles. Too easy and cheap not to. Change the filter too twice such far. Fluid flows very easily and you don’t have to wait or anything to check it. You can check it immediately after driving while car running of course. Thanks fir posting. PS - not sure what a hoodies going to protect you from but to each his own!!
Thanks for watching.
So, Do you drop your pan every 25,000 miles?
Also, do you use a cork gasket or a silicone gasket from a can?
@@BuildItSimple just did my 16 Highlander pan yesterday. Used Toyota gasket OEM
@@condor5635 spend the money on a good quality ATF and you wouldn't have to change it every 25,000 miles. But then again if you don't change all of the fluid and just mix new with the old maybe you should do a partial change that often.
@@tubetime39 - not sure what you mean by a good quality ATF. I’m sure your alluding to the fact that Amsoil or Redline are quality ones and that the OEM- WS is crap. I’m happy sticking with the OEM in this case and just changing with partial drain and fills every 15 to 20,000 miles when I do my oil change. Occasionally I’ll disconnect the ATF cooler line and do a full flush. Very easy to do.
that's a terrible idea, WS fluid is every 60k. Trans isn't engine oil, it needs the material to help the clutch's work. if you compeltely clean out the oil you WILL have problems after 150k miles.
Great video! Do you check the cold transmission oil with the vehicle on? I heard that is the proper way to do it.
I did do that.
I think I talked about that at the end of the video.
Thanks for commenting.
Thanks guy
Thanks so much.
You are welcome.
thank you for commenting!
Thanks for the excellent explanation, which year is is your Toyota.🇳🇮🇨🇦
This Highlander is a 2010. We love it.
Thanks for commenting.
Did you have to add more oil? I changed the trans oil to my 2012 Highlander. It displaced 5 qts which I think it's too much. I added 4 qt and after driving it I measured the dip stick and it showed right at the top of the Hot line. Thanks for your videos.
I did not have to add more oil. I let it run and check it a couple of times and everything was good.
I suspected that there was a bit more Transmission fluid in my tranny than necessary to start with.
I drained over 4 quarts but I only added 4 quarts back in.
I have the exact same HL - will definitely try out a transmission fluid change.. Curious if you considered dropping the pan, pros/cons?
This Highlander is awesome. I have a feeling we will put several hundred thousand more miles on it.
I did consider dropping the pan. I was advised by my mechanic to first just do a simple drain and fill, and then in another 30k miles do a full drop of the pan and replace the filter and such. The pan doesn't need dropped every time.
Although the fluid in the transmission breaks down over time, it doesn't brake down like engine oil.
It's also much quicker and simpler to do what I did.
I did notice a difference in the smoothness of my vehicles shifting as well.
I hope this helps.
Thanks for watching.
do not suppose anyone has a link where i can find a drain plug & aluminum crush washer replacement for a 2007 highlander transmission pan? mine is leaking.
Yikes.
I hope you find a solution.
Hello Doug
I am John Chan the fisherman own 5 vehicles : 2007 tundra 5.7l, 21 Ridgeline, 16 lexus es 350, 18 lexus nx 300, and an old lexus 07 rx350. I changed engine oil and transmission fluids on my cars. Two cars sustained minor leaks. I bought copper crush washers for from harbor freight. I installed on the cars , No more leak. Situation resolved. Good luck.
P.S. I own a 22 ft fishing boat. Change oil on it as well.
I have the 2011 Highlander with the 1AR-FE motor. Is there a different procedure for mine? Not sure if I have a dipstick lol, or it's hiding well
They should be the same.
I have seen that the drain plug looks different from year to year. So that might be different but you will do the same procedure.
@@BuildItSimple thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you for commenting. 🤗
@@BuildItSimple it was really helpful. Thank you!!!
Were did you have that funnel going to? Is it still good?
My funnel is going directly into my dipstick.
When you are asking "is it still good," I think you are asking, Is the transmission level still good and all after I have given it some time and driven it a while.
And the answer is yes.
I replaced exactly 4 qt of tranny fluid and it was the perfect amount. I have checked my fluid cold and I have checked it hot and it falls exactly where it needs to on the dipstick.
The change was well worth it.
I hope this answers your question. If I didn't, please clarify and I will answer to the best that I can.
Thanks for watching.
@@BuildItSimple yes answered my question perfectly. Thank you . I will definitely do this this weekend.
Thanks for this video
Is this an AWD version or a 2wd front wheel drive version? They seem to have very different procedures.
This highlander that I am working on here is an AWD.
thanks for commenting.
What year is your Highlander? I need the video for a 2011. 2011 HLs don’t have a dipstick unfortunately.
Then measure what you took out and put the same amount back. Unless you had a transmission fluid leak you should be good to go.
Mine is a 2010.
Do what the comment below suggests.
He is correct.
I have Toyota highlander 2015 but it have gear box Issue what can I do to it
I am not an expert, but I would be happy to help troubleshoot.
Can you tell me more about your issue?
What about the dirty filter and magnets ?
I was advised to not change my filter until I drop my pan. I was also advised from my Toyota mechanic that I don’t need to drop my pan for a while. I will do that job in about another 40k miles.
Good boy
ha.
thanks.
Have a 2013 Highlander not sure if the fluid has been changed just hit 103,000 miles
Nice.
Well. It might be time to do the change.
Good luck.
Anyone know the Allen bit size is for the drain plug?
I am sorry that I did not include this in the video. I hope you get an answer.
@@BuildItSimple no worries!
Different Highlander years have different procedures. I didn’t hear you mention what Highlander year this was.
In the description under the video it says it was a 2010 Highlander base model
@@PennySue I totally missed that. Thank you.
I missed it too. I have a 3rd gen, and this procedure is different
2010.
Glad I could help
I just did this just now and it was only a little over 2 quarts to refill.
Nice,
What year is your highlander?
How complicated is to completely change all transmission fluid?
From what I understand you have to have special tool to suck out the rest of the fluid way up inside the transmission.
There are some places where some people say they run the vehicle with the pan off and it dumps the fluid. I would never recommend that and I would say every professional I have seen has said this is not a good idea. The fluid is there for a reason.
I am not sure if this is any help but I hope it does.
Get one of those graded 2 gal buckets to drain in to, to get a accurate measurement.
Good idea.
Thanks for the suggestion.
What year is your Highlander?
2010.
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According to owner manual fluid capacity for 2.7L engine is 6.9 qt, 3.5L engine 2WD is 9.3qt, 3.5L engine AWD is 9.5qt. Your refill only come close 4qt. It seems to me that it is too low. Thoughts?
you wont get all the fluid out with a simple drain and fill. In order to remove the total capacity of fluid you need to force it out with pressure. That is a flush, not a drain and fill. You realistically replace around 50% of the fluid doing a drain and fill, doing this multiple times will bring that percentage up without having special equipment to flush it.
@@englandrasmussen3111 Agree.
The drain and fill only removes what is in the pan. There is still more quarts in the upper part of the transmission.
I hope this helps.
That fluid works in highlander 2008 front drive
That's Great!
Like your title 'Drain and Fill' Some guys say "ATF Change" when it is not a change but just a drain the pan & fill with some of the fluid capacity that was in the reservoir/pan only, not what's in the whole transmission system.
I appreciate that. I always try to be clear.
Is it hard to mention year model?
In the description it says it was a 2010 base model
Oh man!
My bad.
2010 Toyota Highlander V6 3.5L
I'm just wondering..... Why would you bother doing that sort of maintenance but not change the filter? The filter and the oil work as a team
I understand what you are saying.
From my understanding, transmission fluid filters are different than oil filters.
They don't need changed as much.
You don’t change the filter?
From my research I understand that I don't have to mess with the filter every time I do the flush and fill.
I am no pro, but this is just what I have learned.
Nice!!!.. However, you just mixed 4qt of new fluid with about 6qts of old fluid. Next time, crawl under the radiator trans cooler output hose and drain out slowly by starting the engine and shutting it off, 2qt at a time and refilling the pan... so you can get all the old oil out.
Thanks.
That is great advice.
That scares me to run the transmission with it open. Does that damage anything?
@@BuildItSimplenever leave the transmission run empty. I drained the transmission just like you did. Removed and cleaned the pan (new gasket and new filter).. I then added 5qts of new oil to the pan thru the dipstick... (so far the trans have 1 extra qt).. Then find the Transmission Cooler Hose Return line (bottom of radiator), disconnect it from the trans and place the end on an empty Gallon (mark it by Qt). Turn Car on so the internal pump can do its job, once the gallon gets to 2Qt. Turn car OFF... The pan now has 3Qt.... Add 2 more.. and repeat the process until clean fresh Red oil comes out. Took about 11qt total to do the job. I wish i had done a video
@@nibalm3 That is great knowledge. I will for sure do that next time. Thanks for your info.
absolutely do NOT do this
don't ever do what this guy jsut said. regular drain and fills are the way to go for automatic transmissions. It needs the material in there for the clutch's to grab@@BuildItSimple
probably need to change the filter, gasket also
I will change the filter and gasket the next time I do it.
I appreciate your input.
I spoke to Toyota dealership, there is no filter at all. It's called strainer and it's permanent. You don't need to change it unless damaged. No need to drop the transmission fluid pan nor replace the gasket.
@@ben7198 really? many video mentioned it, what year of your highlander?
Why didn’t you mention the year?????
2010. Sorry about that.
Newer Toyotas using AFT WS fluid I'm reading change it out every 6 years or 60,000 miles unless you let it go for hundreds of thousands of miles not changing it. Then its probably too late to try changing it. You are already on borrowed time.
I hear you and I have also heard and read that as well.
Personally I am going to do what I can do prolong the life of my vehicles as much as possible.
Thanks for commenting.
the filter should be replaced also
I agree that the filter should eventually be replaced.
I don't believe that it has to be changed with every flush and fill.
The next time I flush and fill I will replace the filter.
Thanks for the comment.
You didn't describe which engine. A critical data point.
I am so sorry. My bad.
3.5L V6
I am not sure what "many, many" (miles) means, can you be more specific ? Is that the same as mega, mega ? Does that mean a lot ? Or, 'quite a few miles, maybe ? And why do you feel that a Toyota's life expectancy is only like 200,000 miles ? You are scaring me. I just bought one with 186,500 miles on it. Hardly one year left on it eh ? Maybe two yrs if I am lucky. $7,200 down the drain, excepting a yr, or two. I thought that they would last 300k to 350-400k.
I am sorry if somehow I communicated something that I didn't mean to.
You can expect many hundreds of thousands of miles if you take care of your Toyota.
I recently heard a story of a guy with a Tundra who hit 1 million miles in his truck. Wow. Crazy.
Congrats on your new to you vehicle. It will last many many years if you take care of it. I hope it does.
I have a couple of Toyotas and I am hoping to pass them down to my kids. haha.
But for real, Good luck.
And thanks for watching.
If you have any specific questions, please let me know.
Label the fucking video as the V6 engine trans there are other trans for this vehicle
Good suggestion. Sorry about that.
You didnt even know where to refill it. And your qualified to work on it?
I appreciate your comment.
I am a DIYer. I do not claim to be a pro.
I am here to inspire other DIYers to not be afraid to get their hands dirty.