Excellent instruction, very clear. Thanks. Just wanted to doublecheck that this is the procedure for the K120 CVT. Cheers.

I havent ever serviced a car before but the dealership is charging me $500 for a fluid change. I'm thinking of just going to an auto hobby shop and doing the servicing myself, so this video was really helpful! Thanks for the vid. I'll see if i commit to it

I own 2022 Corolla SE with cvt. Thanks for the detailed instructions. Beats paying dealer prices. Fluid @$100 per 4ltr now. Going to change fluid only @20k then fluid & filter at 50k to clean magnets and pan. I have Launch scan tool for temp and double check with infrared temp laser. Care Care Nut recommends every 30k for drain & fill. Sweet color on Corolla. 6:02

@GearHead899

5 ай бұрын

If your corolla is the 2.0, it does not have a filter/pan set up like older auto trans. This is the only service you need to do to it that im aware of. I believe the 1.8 does have a pan and serviceable filter though.

great video 💯 thank you !

Thanks for this video !!

Yay for the knowledge

Awesome video do you know at what mileage is a good time to change your transmission fluid? 2020 Toyota Corolla xse

Awesome video and detail! Hoping to try this soon. Do you recall how much fluid came out in total? Trying to figure if I need 1 or two containers of FE. Also do you recommend anything in particular for the scan tool for the temp read? Thank you!

@GearHead899

6 ай бұрын

Exactly 4qts came out of this one. This was the first service so it was factory filled still. I put in a whole 4 liter container and a little extra from the 2nd 4 liter container. When i did the fluid check procedure, about the amount that I filled over the 4qts did come back out. So I could have gotten away with just the one 4 liter container but not worth the risk. I know the fluid is expensive but best to have 2. The scanner I use is a Launch CRP123X Elite scanner that I got from Amazon for under $200. Theirs probly cheaper options out there for a scanner that will read trans temp but this scanner is great for the money if you do auto work often

Great video. Thank you. What scan tools work with Toyota and Lexus? I noticed that you use Launch. But it's quite expensive.

@GearHead899

4 ай бұрын

Pretty much any obd2 scanner will work with Toyota and Lexus. If you want one that doesnt just scan codes and can read live data etc like this one, the launch scanner is pretty much the cheapest/best option for what it can do. At under $200 its a steal. If you get something similar from a big name company like matco or snap on, its several grand

The reason you saw oil drain before removing straw at temperature was because level is checked with engine running, but you drain with engine off, and more oil collects in sump whilst off.

Thank you for the video. Do you know the approximate time for the transmission oil to reach 95 Deg F from the time you turn on the engine?

@GearHead899

2 ай бұрын

I dont remember exactly how long it took but I feel like it didnt take too long. Probly a couple minutes. Depends what the temp is outside too. If its freezing out it will take longer obviously

did you torque the drain plug bolt or fill bolt to anything particular or just snug with a socket?

@GearHead899

3 ай бұрын

Torqued it to german spec. Gūd-en-tite 😂

Hi how many liter need ?

Thanks for the vid What about the trans filter Is it necessary at 50k miles

@GearHead899

4 ай бұрын

Their is no serviceable filter on these trans

@wannawin95

18 күн бұрын

​@@GearHead899there is a replaceable filter when you drop the pan.

@GearHead899

18 күн бұрын

@@wannawin95 there is no pan on this transmission

I had to do a cv axle on my car and I have no clue how much fluid came out. Should I still remove the drain plug and allow whatever comes out to come out and just follow your process? Or how should I go about doing it?

@GearHead899

4 ай бұрын

So what you will want to do is get the trans up to the temp range and remove the drain plug. If a little bit comes out, you are good. If not, put in a little bit of fluid and try again

@reesewagster2634

4 ай бұрын

Cool thank you bro 🙏🏼

I have the same scanner as you to get the temperature. When you shift from park to reverse do you get some kind of noise or when you shift from drive to park do you get the same noise ?Just wondering if that is normal.

@tommycodfish

23 күн бұрын

Ah I know what it is. It is the parking brake. All good and I thought it was the transmission.

@GearHead899

23 күн бұрын

@@tommycodfish yep lol was reading your first comment and was thinking, I bet its his automatic parking brake. We actually disabled that in this car because where we live is very flat and its just annoying

@tommycodfish

23 күн бұрын

@@GearHead899 yeah it is annoying. Thanks for your video.

What is the mileage service interval for the CVT fluid?

@GearHead899

6 ай бұрын

Their is not a solid answer on this since Toyota says its a "lifetime fluid". But I would say for daily driver use which is what this is, around 60k. If you are hard on your car, then maybe a little sooner. I will probably do this fluid change again at 100k now that I know its not that big of a deal

@Eric.Hsiao.

5 ай бұрын

I wonder what's the mile when you do your first transmission fluid change? Mine has 90k now but has not done transmission fluid change since there's no significant problems at all.@@GearHead899

Would this be the same on a 2021 2.0 CVT.

@GearHead899

4 ай бұрын

Yep!

Last step is not needed if you drain and put back in the same amount

@Stigz34

6 ай бұрын

Yeah overkill

@GearHead899

6 ай бұрын

In theory, correct. If it was factory filled and doesnt have any leaks it should be fine. But the last step is good to do to make sure you have the correct fluid level. Only takes a little extra fluid and 2 extra minutes and you know for sure the fluid is exactly where it should be

@6touring

6 ай бұрын

@@GearHead899if there is no leaks and fluid changed while it’s cool so it’s ok to put same as what you have drained…

@GearHead899

6 ай бұрын

@@6touring im just telling you guys the way its suppose to be done and the way it will be done at the dealer. Theirs usually multiple ways to do a job that will work for most people. But if I posted the video and skipped the last step, I would have people yelling about how its not the right way. So I like doing things the way the manufacturer says to do it and people can take short cuts and do it the way they want on their own car if they want

@6touring

6 ай бұрын

@@GearHead899 totally agree with you 👍🏻😘

Want to add here that it appears a cheaper alternative to the OEM CVT fluid that IS PROBABLY the same product. AISIN ATF-TFE fluid. $9-10 per qt. Rockauto, summit racing, "But thats not the OEM fluid". OEM = original equipment manufacturer. Who know who manufactured these CVT's? Aisin did. Link those channels baby. I remember when I kept trying to get Toyota 0w-16 motor oil for my wifes corolla hatchback but there was a shortage couple years back. Parts guy at the lexus dealer showed me they were just using valvoline product "per toyota's guidance" at the time in their service department. Between that and oil analyses here on youtube on the additive packages within toyota oils and their oil filter construction, just leads me to believe you are going to be just fine using the Aisin spec I mention above. It specifically mentions use in Toyota vehicles with FE requirements, and they made the transmission. They know what lubrication requirements it has, better than toyota. I was a tier 2 automotive manufacturing supplier for interior stamped metal components, as long as the paperwork is squared away & there are no issues down the line, Tier 1, and the OEM's themselves don't really care what you do. Everything is manufactured using statistics that aim to ensure MOST components make it out of warranty periods.

@Bob-ew5ul

4 күн бұрын

For oil and many parts like shocks, brakes and rotors, this is true. However, for things like sensors/solenoids or PCV valves etc. and also CVT fluid I would still rather go with OEM. There may have been slight formulation changes that Toyota set when they contracted with whoever makes the fluid and maybe the CVT won't perform or last as long without it. I could be completely wrong, but if I am right and the unbranded fluid made by same manufacturer is different, you will pay thousands for a new CVT. This doesn't really apply for oil because there are standards that each oil manufacturer can meet, for example 0w-16 has the American Petroleum Institute to certify it meets minimum standards. If they do this with CVT fluid then you could do the same.

@MarkTrades__

4 күн бұрын

@@Bob-ew5ul to be clear, aisin made the transmission and they also make the fluid I recommended above. That's good enough for me but like all auto fluids there's probably always going to be the level of mystery as we really never know. Just gotta roll the dice

@Bob-ew5ul

4 күн бұрын

@@MarkTrades__ I hear what you are saying, it is still pretty much the same discussion. For example AISIN makes timing belt kits for Subarus, and they explicitly list compatibility on some of their sites. So you can feel pretty safe to use them as they also make the water pumps for Subaru OEM (Subaru just rebrands them). However, if you look at a Subaru branded water pump and one straight from AISIN RECOMMENDED for Subarus, they will still look slightly different. So idk, if AISIN says you could use that CVT fluid for Toyota models I would go ahead and try it, otherwise I don't know who they made that fluid for.

@MarkTrades__

4 күн бұрын

@@Bob-ew5ul yeah and it does indeed list "for Toyotas" on that fluid. So for me it's worth the gamble. I praise channels like @themotoroilgeek or @projectfarm for doing real testing to try to give us some info. But it seems so far CVT fluids are too small of a niche to reach the channels I know about. For me my wife's Toyota CVT seems to be starting to whine at 38k miles and I watched a Lexus dealer in 2023 put regular Valvoline in their vehicles for 0w16, as I tried to get some OEM oil for a 2021 Corolla hatchback with the CVT trans in it. For me, when I saw that it kinda convinced me whatever little bit of difference exists in OEM vs. high quality alternatives like Pennzoil ultra platinum (for engine oil) wouldn't be worth the premium. But I'm still just rolling the dice based on my gut feel. Maybe one of these great fluid testing KZread channels will address CVT fluids soon 🤞