Auto transmission service Perth???

Here is the best advice possible.
Take it to TOYOTA.

The tranny has to be serviced in a certain way and with the absolute correct oil

EG they fill it a certain way and then run it to warm it and check levels and pressures with a laptop.

I took mine to a tranny expert in Adelaide fooishly following a mechanics advice.

They put Transmax in it instead of the World Series oil it supposed to have.

It didnt feel right and when I got back to Coffs Via Brisbane I took it to Toyota who flushed it out and put the correct stuff in it.

Also found they had pinched an O ring when reassambling it which allowed air in and made it grab.

All this cost $580 as they had to use about 12 litres of oil to flush it..

The box supposedly holds 3.5lt and the guy in Adelaide charged me for 5 lt
Dont know how he got that in but reckoned he did.

I demanded and got my money back off him but am still out of pocket

If the plug has got WS stamped on it thats what it has to have. NOTHING ELSE.

Hope this makes up your mind.

Strictly speaking they are sealed for life but mine was a bit dirty from a lot of towing.
I would have been better leaving it alone actually
Cheers

that is good advice Graham.
The A750F shouldnt need to be changed unless overheated or leaking.
But regarding quantity Im pretty sure its about 6 litres for a "service fill" and 12 or 15 for a dry fill, which is draining the torque convertor also.

Cant find where those figures are now but the A442 4sp is 6 and 15 dryfill.

I saw a mob advertising replacement valve bodies for the A750F to make them change more crisply, I wonder what they go like?

Wont be mucking around with mine though, at 200K its still smooth as.

There's just one answer - no second choice

.....BOB FLOOD Automatics
.....unit 2 / 514 Guildford Road

.....BAYSWATER WA
.....9377 3446

He changed over my Tranny to a modified type/model Tranny that's much more 'drivable' for my use and he keeps this Auto in peak operating condition.

I willingly drive up from Busselton to Perth (210 Klm) for the service.

I believe he also does all sorts of Auto trans work including modifying them for drag cars etc

Is a family run business, you deal with the man who works on your tranny

Matter of fact, I had a problem with the transmission when I was up in Broome some years ago, I phoned Bob, he said sit down and make a coffee, he organised a local Auto trans guy in Broome to do the work - at no cost to me :-)

Was not relevant to any fault that could be attributed to any previous work, he phoned me to check on the work and told me to come in see him when I got back to Perth, he put vehicle up on his hoist to check the work for me, now that IS "service"

No affiliation etc.
Just a totally satisfied customer

Maîneÿ . . .

Well if he has the right tools and the correct oil perhaps.

Nobody other than Toyota have the WS oil as far as I could find out and thats whats recommended for the 5spd.

A place in Melbourne called Wholesale Automatics does the mods to most trannies but even they can be wrong as they told me the top pipe was the out pipe to the oil cooler and that was where to fit a sensor for a temp gauge.

Fortunately I checked and found its the bottom pipe thats the out one.
So you see not all are perfect.


iS yours a 4spd auto or a 5sp auto Mainey

What I really want is someone who knows the transmission well enough to know if it has something wrong with it or not. A toyota dealer will ust charge me heaps and tell me it's fine. I don't trust dealerships.

Mine drives ok but I recon(or it feels like) the tourque converter isn't doing the job properly...

It may be just the way it is on all of them but with mine, it seems to labour a lot once in top gear and is doesn't drop back easily without realing pressing the foot into it...annoying and doesn't seem right.

It changes up quickly even under steady load up hills making the revs drop and the engine feel like it's working hard...don't like it.

Andrew,

I've phoned Bob Flood Autos, Bob advised me straight up he does not work on the 5sp auto box in the LC 100 TD, he recommends you contact *Melville Toyota* because they have 2 x Japanese trained specialists on this particular gearbox.

Hope this gets the facts up front for you instead of just my recommendation to contact Bob Flood Automatics, as you would have been told the exact same thing by him and would not have any hassles.

Maîneÿ . . .