Toyota Land Cruiser Transmission Whine
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I would appreciate any help on this issue. The dealer hears the noise, but says it is too minor to tear the car apart at this time.
Thanks,
Worried
I used to have a 94 FZJ-80 that had a whining problem. I drained all the trans fluid out of it and put some Toyota type IV fluid. I then Started the rig and took off one of the trans fluid lines and let all the dark fluid drain out till all I can see was a nice red fluid. I made sure fluid level was right, and put everything back the way it was.
Transmission was very smooth, acceleration felt alot better, and the whining went away. I also highly recommend not to FLUSH the transmission. Flushing the transmission especially on high mileage ones will really make you regret it.
Thanks
I use Red Line, but other companies make the synthetic ATF. Might be worth a try to see if you get some symptomatic relief of the whine you mention here.
I have red line in mine (and in TCase and F/R diffs as well)
HTH
amigo_john, "Isuzu Trooper" #8070, 30 Jun 2003 7:46 am
An easy way to keep things clean (if you're starting out with a new vehicle) is to drian and fill the pan only every other oil change. Also, a cheap "flush" trick is to drain and fill the pan, then loosen the drain plug so that just a trickle of fluid comes out and start the car and add fresh fluid until you see the fluid color coming out of the pan matches the color of new fluid. I drip the fluid on to white paper towels to make sure the fluid coming out matches fresh fluid from the container. This is not a power flush, just a trick to get in a little cleaner fluid.
Again, as noted in your link, you need to know your particular vehicle. I've never had a tranny issue on any of my LCs using this method of fluid "cleaning" and changing.