2004-2006 Toyota Sienna Transmission Fluid Change

[@caddyworks3307]

The man is showing people how to drain and fill the fluid. Great for a guy who wants to do that. It would be good to explain to people that it is best to drop the pan and replace the filter as this likely has never been done on most cars. Today's automatic transmissions don't have a drain on the torque converter so after you're done with your initial service you should train and refill the transmission at least two more times.

[@carverse6579]

Thanks for your concern but this video was titled fluid change not fluid plus filter change and yes, it would be better to change the filter as well but that is extra work that believe it or not a lot of people are not willing to do and yea most newer cars are sealed but this video was directly intended for this vehicle which isn’t. I also did leave it in the description below saying multiple fluid changes will be needed and will probably add it in the the video in the near future.

[@PeterHernandez-lg2eh]

El topo caddy works can do a video on what he commented on. Paz y salud

[@morebeer7673]

These Toyota AISIN transmissions can last forever if you take care of them. Much better than the Jatco trash you find in a lot of other cars.

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

I change mine around every 40K miles in my Sienna. It's only 3.5 Quarts of Type T-IV Fluid. Don't use Type F, Dextron, Mercon, WS, or anything except Toyota Type T-IV. I use Valvoline Max Life with the Toyota T-IV approved on the back of the jug. I could tell a improvement right away (Within 5 Miles).

[@rickycowan6969]

Is there not a screen, or a filter of some kind? I just got a 2004, with 129,000 miles on it.

[@Daniel-uu6em]

@@rickycowan6969 there's a filter

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

@@rickycowan6969 Super hard to get to.

[@THEENERGYINHALER]

3.5 quarts?? The manual says 11....

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

@@THEENERGYINHALER the filter is like a stainless steel screen. Just clean it good. We use brake cleaner or electronic parts cleaner spray

[@profkaplan4537]

Nice video, and thanks for the tech specs like torque setting, crush washers, fluid type, 10mm hex bit, etc.

[@profkaplan4537]

My 2006 sienna is still slipping in some gears on the way up and hard shifting down into 2nd, I've done the drain and fill twice and added Lucas oil, I just bought it used and the slipping started just a bit after, any tips other than drop the pan and drain it all? Also my rpms are quite a bit higher when I am in 4D like 3000 when I am driving 70 is it supposed to do that or is it just not shifting? Thanks very much for you time and thoughts.

[@carverse6579]

I’m sorry to hear that but I’m gonna just going to say it you straight your transmission is on its way out no matter what you try when it’s at that point already … I would start looking in to getting it rebuilt or finding a replacement And to answer your other question I believe it should in the 2000 range going about 70 in the highway so it might just not want to shift in to the last gear anymore… but hey wish you the best of luck and if you don’t mind me asking how many mile are on the vehicle right now?

[@profkaplan4537]

@@carverse6579 142,000 the car was one owner and drove well when I tested it but now I am dealing with this, even after two drain and fills the fluid was still super dark brown. I really don't want to spend 5k on a used/rebuilt trans and install which is what I heard a 4D sienna trans will be. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Would you get a used from a junk yard or an overseas rebuilt if you had to choose? And should I drive it until it's dead or replace it early? Thanks again for your time.

[@carverse6579]

Well first of all are you going to do the work your self or going to be talking it somewhere to get it done?

[@profkaplan4537]

@@carverse6579 it seems like a big job that I haven't done before and it seems like I should do the rear seal at the same time so I think I need either some experienced help of a compassionate shop to do it.

[@gordoncrawley5826]

Music drove me crazy!

[@Airmanmx1]

Unless I missed it, please add the same amount of fluid you have drained from the transmission. Adding less will lead to slips and adding too much will overwork the solenoids and various other malfunctions. The fluid also acts as a “cooler” it draws out the heat from the transmission to then route it to the oil cooler same concept as the engine cooling system only smaller. Don’t forget that once you obtain the ideal fluid level to then turn on the vehicle and switch throughout all the shifter selector for about 15 seconds each. I would recommend to always use OEM parts unless you driving a Sh!tbox that you just need to barely work for you. Last step high five yourself for the money you just saved you beautiful bastard you

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

Good info. I just did this on my 2005 Sienna and want to add the following: I took out 5 qts and put in 3.5 qts. Previous owner overfilled it. So I put in 3 qts and then turned the engine on. Proper level will only show when engine is on. I then added the remaining until I was up to level.

[@bwoo2828]

You can do this drain and refill process a few times at close intervals to replace the majority of the fluid. The complete and faster way to do it is to (1) drain and refill ONE TIME as you've shown, (2) before you turn on the car, disconnect the return hose from the transmission fluid cooler and place the end of the hose into a container, (3) turn on the car and the car will pump the new fluid through the system and force out the old fluid including the torque converter and cooler out, (4) turn off the car after you've collected 2 more dirty quarts, (5) refill the pan with 2 quarts, (6) repeat steps 3 through 5 until perfectly clear fluid comes out. At that point, you will have collected approximately 10 quarts total of dirty fluid (including the drain and refill from step 1) and have replaced 100% of it with new fluid and can drive worry free for 60k miles. Prior to doing all this, I replaced my radiator which has the transmission cooler built in. Reason is the original transmission cooler fitting tends to break off without warning while you're driving, the tranny fluid quickly drains out, and the tranny gets toasted. This is a known flaw that the Car Care Nut talks about.

[@LeroyJohnson-o5u]

Aren’t you changing the transmission filter too?

[@victornegron8647]

What model projectors are those in the headlights? They seem to fit perfectly! I have Morimoto Micro D2S projectors in my 2005 sienna but they are huge and don't fit well.

[@carverse6579]

NHK G5-R

[@victornegron8647]

@@carverse6579 nice! Wasnt expecting a reply haha.

[@jrose152]

Hang a rag over your license plate. It's a lot easier then adding blur in post.

[@lisf6579]

Thank you guys. Muchas gracias.

[@jeremyking3986]

Quick and easy like an oil change! Thank you

[@ibrahimalmuslih4814]

Hi where you got these headlights can you add the link please

[@carverse6579]

There custom they don’t sell them like that sorry.

[@basharyaseen1497]

Thank you for sharing , Thank you so much

[@JacobTJ1]

Thank you for sharing kindly

[@vanthidu]

Thanks ever so so much. jiffy lube wanted to charge $175 to suck it out.

[@paulsutton4051]

What's the size of crushed washer? Thanks

[@carverse6579]

Size; M18; Inside Dia: 0.720"/18.30mm; Outside Dia.: 0.937"/23.80mm; Thickness: 0.054"/1.37mm

[@Buildit2Earnit]

@CARVERSE After this drain and refill, did you experience any slipping or rough shifting? Being that this oil was NEVER changed, I'm curious if BRAND NEW oil ended up hurting it more than just leaving it as is? I'm trying to end a debate that doing a drain and refill at this age of fluid life, will damage the car more.

[@carverse6579]

Well it won’t be a complete flush cause there will still be a lot of the oil in the lines. And to answer your question for us we didn’t experience any slipping or rough shifting after the new oil.

[@carverse6579]

And if you do decide to do and you see or find metallic flakes in the drain plug then your gonna need some work done to it but hopefully that won’t be the case.

[@Buildit2Earnit]

Did decide to do the drain and refill. Everything went smooth and my 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE is doing great. Didn't find any metal flakes or chunks. Just a tiny amount of "powder" in the plug magnet which i know is normal. No flakes or chunks though. Thanks guys. I'll update you guys later. Hope this will help the channel.

[@5hphondachug120]

Great video demonstration thanks!

[@Network126]

​@@Buildit2Earnit Is it still holding up so far? I'm curious because I'm homeless and just bought a 2000 Sienna like this to live in... and I want to change the fluid! 265k miles on it!

[@mostaphaali5938]

Please how many kilograms do I put in the transmission for a 2008 Toyota Sienna

[@carverse6579]

It should be 4 quarts convert that to kilograms it should be 3.7 kilograms.

[@kathewdj150]

Excuseme that toyota sienna use oil transmission filter or not? Thank you !!

[@carverse6579]

Hey sorry for the late response. yes it does but we did not change it in this video.

[@JacobTJ1]

Thank you

[@rackets7991]

Actually a 2004 Sienna has 10 quarts of transmission fluid in it.. So you are replacing 1/3 of the fluid in the transmission.. Just draining the pan. Definately better than nothing. Meaning after a short distance the fluid will get darker and dirty from the fluid that wasnt replaced.. Spend the extra $$ and have it all replaced....Most placed will do it for under $150.

[@carverse6579]

Yea it’s not recommended to do a hard flush like that if your that many mile’s overdue especially if your experiencing slipping cause sometimes the particles left in the dirty fluid could be the only thing keeping it going… but that being said this procedure should be done 3 times 3000 miles apart to allow the transmission to adapt properly to the newer fluid.

[@newCreationAlexander]

How do you make a transmission filter change

[@jaimecruz5367]

I just put the 4 quarts. But I always buy 6 so I can use 2 for flushing

[@genekorin3390]

How u can flush just two quarters?

[@DannyMerida7]

My sienna 06 drain basically the whole amount of transmission fluid because the cooler transmission’s hose got out of the place and my car stoped working until I changed the hose and added ( 4 quarter of fluid but is working weird now. I feel like it lost power or takes more time to shift the speed. Maybe I put too much fluid? Pls give me your opinion. Ty.

[@carverse6579]

We’re you running it without fluid? And to check to see if it has too much fluid checked the dip stick and make sure it’s in range it’s supposed to be.

[@DannyMerida7]

@@carverse6579 yes I drove like 10 miles. 40mph by the way. And yes I’ll check using the dip stick. Thank you

[@juanitachavez4245]

a question how many changes did you make after this for the washing of the liquid Dirty and in what time interval and how it works now

[@carverse6579]

It was a total of three 3k miles apart and it’s been better ever since and still going strong with 247k miles

[@MyBanyo]

Thanks , I love it

[@whocared..1128]

Very easy to changed

[@VicMprado]

Watt about the filter???

[@angeldevil5374]

Why looks dark after you changed it??

[@mohammedshaikh612]

Nice video. One piece of advise, please put an old rag on your license plate.

[@carverse6579]

Yeah lol it was our first video we know for the next one

[@bbatchelor1860]

On the crush washer. I couldn’t get the washer off so I had to use the old washer. Doesn’t leak but for the next time, is there some advice you have for removing that crush washer from the bolt?

[@carverse6579]

Did you try removing it with a flathead screwdriver ? If not just throwing the bolt on the floor will remove anything there stuck to most of the time but just be careful not to damage it.

[@bbatchelor1860]

@@carverse6579 Yeah, tried the flat edge screwdriver. That washer was really stuck on there. As soon as I started putting pressure on it with the screwdriver I could see it was starting to bend so I backed off. Didn't want to damage the bolt in the process. Plus, if I had to re-use the washer (which I did) I didn't want to damage it. Didn't try dropping the bolt on the ground though. Like i said, I put it back on and so far no leaks---knock on wood. I was going to see how much a bolt costs and just have a spare bolt ready next time---just in case (new bolt and crush washer).

[@cndvd]

One pan is like changing 1/10 of the dirty fluid. And it’s just mixing with the rest of the dirty fluid. Need to do that 10 more times, or more. Best to drive it some then on another day do it again, etc. Do this in like a two- three week, then it’s flushed. I would use Toyota Brand since the manual says only to use Toyota Fluid, but if it’s working right, I guess no harm. Yes you have to “waste” new fluid, but what you are doing is diluting the dirty to clean, which is why you need to do it so much. But good thing Toyota puts a drain plug and allows you to drain it easy. Most cars don’t have one, so Pan removal is needed.

[@carverse6579]

It’s been over two years now and at 247k miles and is still driving better ever since the fluid changed and yes we did change the fluid two more times after this to try to get more of the old fluid out and at that point it seemed good enough for us.

[@cndvd]

@@carverse6579 Oh that’s good it worked out. Yes three time is not bad. It’s when you hit 6 pans, since you know you’re wasting good fluids. Lol. Wow 274k that’s going good. I got 310k on my 2000, and 140k on my 04, just did 4 Pan drains, hard to do more but I will, 6 months apart. Mainly the fluid looks clean is good, I believe. My 2000 takes the cheap ATF so that is easy to do many Pan drains.

[@jordansmith1626]

Where did you buy those headlights? Or did you instal the projector lights yourself?

[@carverse6579]

Yeah I installed the projectors myself 10 times better than OEM.

[@jordansmith1626]

@@carverse6579 I installed projectors on another car I had and I loved it but it was a lot of work. Do you need to replace the transmission fluid filter?

[@carverse6579]

Yeah they are a lot of work . And on the filter since we didn’t do a complete flush yet we didn’t replace it because it’s not recommended to do a full flush the first time. I’m planning on changing it next time I do a fluid change again in like 2-5k miles but it’s up to you when or if you change it . would be better if you do.

[@rickmarquette9141]

Why didn't you change the filter?

[@carverse6579]

the filter since we didn’t do a complete flush at the time of this video we didn’t replace it because it’s not recommended to do a full flush the first time. So since we we’re planning on changing the fluid again after a few thousands miles we left it for the second flush.

[@khoayeuha]

Did you used all 4 quarts? what's the correct amount for drain and fill?

[@carverse6579]

We used 3.5 quarts cause that’s around the amount that’s in the drain pan. It’s been running good ever since

[@robwhiff3411]

What was the reason for the oil change after that many miles? ... just curious since I have and 07

[@ToddTinley]

@@robwhiff3411 To make the transmission last longer and shift smoother.

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

@@robwhiff3411 Most vehicle manuals state the the Transmission fluid is good for the life of the transmission. When it quits working, that was the life of the transmission. If you change the fluid every 40K ~ 60K miles you will GREATLY improve the longevity of the transmission. Transmission fluid gets very hot and gets metal and clutch particles built up inside of it. When the fluid gets hot it breaks down how well it lubricates / protects the transmission. In my experience vehicles that have had the fluid changed in my experience leak much less due to the seals not getting as hard and cracking.

[@Network126]

​@@carverse6579Is it still running good now? 4 years later?

[@hayden93]

How did it shift after? Any improvement in feel

[@mattsmith6828]

the Toyota part number for the gasket is either 9043018008 or 90430A0003

[@DV-ol7vt]

I tried to have my sienna trans oil changed and I was told it was a sealed transmission.

[@carverse6579]

Hey ,What’s the model year of your sienna?

[@DV-ol7vt]

@@carverse6579 2007

[@carverse6579]

Sorry for the late response but I’m Not sure who told you that but the only sienna’s that have a sealed transmission’s are 2011 and up so and sienna’s from 2010 and down should be able to change the transmission fluid on here a link to that specific model year kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2jVc6edaN1ph9U

[@DV-ol7vt]

@@carverse6579 Thanks, I am not capable of crawling under the car and changing the fluid. I carried the van to a mechanic about 5 yrs ago and asked him to change everything and he said he couldn’t change trans fluid because it was sealed. I guess he just didn’t want to change it. Probably to late to change the fluid now because it’s got about 350,000 miles on it and the trans is starting to slip a little. 350 thousand miles and never had any major issues.

[@paulcamalin5236]

You did not really drain out all the old transmission fluid. An additional step would be to take out one of the transmission oil hoses(I don't remember which one) that goes to the radiator and blow air in it using a good air compressor. You will see another quart of oil or more coming out.

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

It's a drain and fill service, doing what you said will get a bit more from the cooler and lines but you still have old fluid in the pump and torque converter.

[@migueldias6385]

I have a 2003 sienna that i bought 7 months ago the transmission hard shift 1 gear the rest are fine but the fluid its burnt not black but dark cherry what sure i do i dont want to mess anything up please any help

[@carverse6579]

Has it always been hard shifting since you bought it ?

[@stevenflores3844]

P

[@god-tx4xz]

Putting non synthetic fluid in your seven thousand dollar transmission is even dumber than waiting 160k miles to replace some flud. This vehicle is totalled.

[@carverse6579]

The van now over two years later and at 247k miles is still driving better ever since the fluid change.

[@yousseflahbil679]

This car has to be level to drain it

[@ratedgear2171]

Youssef Lahbil needs to be leveled when REFILLING it. Not draining it

[@octyahooooo]

What size and type of the drain plug?

[@carverse6579]

Toyota part by OEM part numbers: 90341-18021, 9034118021

[@quilu7470]

@@carverse6579 What is the part for the washer? Thanks