2000 Toyota Tundra Transmission Fluid Check

Toyota has been developed sophisticated transmissions through years and it is critical that you add the exact type of transmission fluid stipulated by your owners manual typically in the back of the manual in a section titled Fluid Capacities When adding transmission fluid to your.

2000 toyota tundra transmission fluid check. You dont there is no dip stick you need to remove the fill plug over fill the transmission then remove the check plug and drain the fluid to a trickel and reinstall the plug. Those transmissions dont like to be overunder filled as little as 500ml can cause problems. That being said it can go bad and will no longer be able to do its job.

You check WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING IN PARK. Check it and look at the color. Bad or Burnt Fluid.

I know idemitsu is a supplier of oil for Honda unsure who Toyotas is and make quite good products. You need to fill the fluid back up to the proper level right away. Your 2000 Toyota Tundra takes Dexron-IIiATF.

The cold range is only for reference when refilling a tranny. The actual fluid level check is made with the engine still idling so take safety precautions before getting under the vehicle. Thats why OReilly Auto Parts has the transmission fluid your vehicle needs.

During this stage extreme damage is being done to your Tundras transmission as it slips. As far as transmission temperature goes I installed a temp gauge recently and am yet to see over 125F and it took over half an hour on the highway to see this. Im planning on doing two drain in fills of the transmission.

Check out our complete line of products. You may want to replace the metal gasket on the drain and check plugs but it is not necessary. I would dare to say the thermometer is optional.