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From: JM on 24 Aug 2007 11:30
Hi,

As 90K miles is about to come up on my 1995 2.2 litre Auto Camry.

I though instead of just doing a standard gearbox fluid change.
I would also drop the pan and change out the filter/screen.

Fluid has been changed circa each 18 to 20k miles during its life.
I purchased it new.

I just rang my main Toyota dealer to order a filter screen .
But was told there is NO replacement filter/screen available as a
replacement part.
And that the fitted one is not a serviceable item.
They do offer a gasket for the box.

They had never heard of the pan been dropped,and the filter changed ever.

I have read I am sure on many occasions in this group where this has been
recommended.
I have no box problems but though it would be a worth while thing to do in
the 90k situation.

So does the 2.2 lts auto not have this filter screen ?.

Tks

Johnny UK


From: Nobody Important on 24 Aug 2007 11:47
JM wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As 90K miles is about to come up on my 1995 2.2 litre Auto Camry.
>
> I though instead of just doing a standard gearbox fluid change.
> I would also drop the pan and change out the filter/screen.
>
> Fluid has been changed circa each 18 to 20k miles during its life.
> I purchased it new.
>
> I just rang my main Toyota dealer to order a filter screen .
> But was told there is NO replacement filter/screen available as a
> replacement part.
> And that the fitted one is not a serviceable item.
> They do offer a gasket for the box.

I think your 95 has the same engine and tranny as my 99. In that case,
there's a nylon (?) screen that you wash with nothing but clean ATF.
(It's important that you don't use solvents or detergents.) It will be
obvious when you drop the pan.

Make sure you note where the magnets on the bottom of the pan are
situated before you clean the pan - they slide around pretty easily.
From: Nobody Important on 24 Aug 2007 12:14
Nobody Important wrote:
> I think your 95 has the same engine and tranny as my 99. In that case,
> there's a nylon (?) screen that you wash with nothing but clean ATF.
> (It's important that you don't use solvents or detergents.) It will be
> obvious when you drop the pan.
>
> Make sure you note where the magnets on the bottom of the pan are
> situated before you clean the pan - they slide around pretty easily.

I should have been more explicit: after you drop the pan, there's a
metal filter holder that's held on by 3 (IIRC) bolts. You remove this
filter holder and clean the nylon screen with ATF and a lint-free cloth.
From: JM on 24 Aug 2007 13:17

"Nobody Important" <Dr.Xenon1(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:famui8$4pm$1(a)aioe.org...
> JM wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> As 90K miles is about to come up on my 1995 2.2 litre Auto Camry.
>>
>> I though instead of just doing a standard gearbox fluid change.
>> I would also drop the pan and change out the filter/screen.
>>
>> Fluid has been changed circa each 18 to 20k miles during its life.
>> I purchased it new.
>>
>> I just rang my main Toyota dealer to order a filter screen .
>> But was told there is NO replacement filter/screen available as a
>> replacement part.
>> And that the fitted one is not a serviceable item.
>> They do offer a gasket for the box.
>
> I think your 95 has the same engine and tranny as my 99. In that case,
> there's a nylon (?) screen that you wash with nothing but clean ATF. (It's
> important that you don't use solvents or detergents.) It will be obvious
> when you drop the pan.
>
> Make sure you note where the magnets on the bottom of the pan are situated
> before you clean the pan - they slide around pretty easily.

Thanks for that,

So is it worth dropping the pan ?
Or is ignorance bliss lol

Johnny UK


From: Nobody Important on 24 Aug 2007 13:32
JM wrote:
> So is it worth dropping the pan ?
> Or is ignorance bliss lol

I dropped my pan for the first time at 135 000 km. The ATF had been
changed at 90 000 km. I found a light (less than 1 mm) coating of grey
powder on the pan. I found no metal filings in the screen or on the
magnets.

In my case, I think the risk of contaminating the transmission by
opening it up was not outweighed by the benefit of cleaning. But some
other Smart People on this group (John Dole for one) think that our
transmissions run dirty in general, so my case may have been unusual.
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