Should a 1998 with 120,000 miles have the transmission oil changed.

OP: can you confirm whether you have an automatic or a stick.

[image] oldnotdeadyet: can you confirm whether you have an automatic or a stick. It doesn’t matter. I should be changed. Tester

Tester: at what frequency do you recommend for a manual?

It depends on manufacturer and use. [image] How to change manual transmission fluid? Most manufacturers recommend that manual transmission fluid be changed every 30,000 to 60,000 miles. When should I change transmission fluid under heavy-duty use? Some manufacturers suggest changing trans…

[image] Tester: Most manufacturers recommend that manual transmission fluid be changed every 30,000 to 60,000 miles. Pretty sure that’s not true, at least the 30,000 number for ‘most manufacturers’

ATF should be changed about every 30 to 40k miles (more often depending) even if the car maker says differently; including that “lifetime fluid” recommendation. Agreed; in the OP’s case it’s due for the 4th fluid change. The way I look at it is that if a car maker says the fluid is “lifetime” then …

I’d say change it, even if it’s past due, could be a case where it helps the tranny live for another 120k.

[image] ok4450: He has stated more than once that almost every transmission failure he runs across is caused by not changing the fluid regularly or by running the fluid low due to a leak. I believe it. I have never had to overhaul the trans on any of the cars that I have owned over the past…

Does 1998 Toyota Camry need trans oil at 120k miles?

Maintenance/Repairs

VDCdriver January 15, 2021, 3:43pm 3

+1
However, if the OP didn’t have it done at 30k, 60k, and 90k, then it may be too late if the transmission is already showing signs of slippage.

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Does 1998 Toyota Camry need trans oil at 120k miles?

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