Transmission fluid question
harkauto
12-03-2017, 06:10 PM
I just had my transmission filter and fluid changed on my 1999 Camry 4cyl at a Toyota dealership.
After driving home and fully warmed up I pulled the dipstick with the engine running and on a level surface and found the fluid level to be about 1/8" above the hot full mark. Would a Toyota transmission mechanic recommend that I remove this excess fluid and bring the level back down to the full hot notch on the dipstick, or is 1/8" above the full hot mark enough of an overfill to worry about?
Are Toyota transmissions designed in such a way that they cannot be dangerously overfilled?
Thanks for your replies.
After driving home and fully warmed up I pulled the dipstick with the engine running and on a level surface and found the fluid level to be about 1/8" above the hot full mark. Would a Toyota transmission mechanic recommend that I remove this excess fluid and bring the level back down to the full hot notch on the dipstick, or is 1/8" above the full hot mark enough of an overfill to worry about?
Are Toyota transmissions designed in such a way that they cannot be dangerously overfilled?
Thanks for your replies.
Brian R.
12-03-2017, 08:26 PM
I'm sure that they would design the transmission so that a small difference from the recommended levels wouldn't hurt it. You can drain a little out if you want, but if it were my car, I wouldn't worry about it.
harkauto
12-03-2017, 09:00 PM
I'm sure that they would design the transmission so that a small difference from the recommended levels wouldn't hurt it. You can drain a little out if you want, but if it were my car, I wouldn't worry about it.
Thanks Brian for your response,
I kind of thought the same thing, but thought I would check to be sure. Some sites that I have read on the subject almost make you want to think the transmission is going to explode if you have one drop too much in it. I would think the engineers that design car engines would design in a slight fudge factor in some cases. I know there is no fudge factor when it comes to things like piston or bearing tolerances, but slight fluid differences would be a different situation.
Thanks again!
Thanks Brian for your response,
I kind of thought the same thing, but thought I would check to be sure. Some sites that I have read on the subject almost make you want to think the transmission is going to explode if you have one drop too much in it. I would think the engineers that design car engines would design in a slight fudge factor in some cases. I know there is no fudge factor when it comes to things like piston or bearing tolerances, but slight fluid differences would be a different situation.
Thanks again!
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