![]() ![]() As AMD suggests, I may very well re-check/confirm the oil level again in a week or two to be sure, but I've already driven about 150kms in my usual drive routes, hot & cold & it's really pleasing to see a great result thus far. So job done in the end, all that procrastination & worry of fluffing the tranny over nothing. I'm really amazed at the 2GR/U660E masterpiece. Despite the oil looking great for it's age, the shifts between all gears especially the lowest are impeccable, smoother, quicker change of gear, acceleration & deceleration. I didn't think the Aurion could get any smoother or quieter but it has. Piece of cake ! Oh, I added the final 200ml in the end as per Toyota Adjustment TSB as posted many times here by Ash. I quickly got under the car on my creeper, got my right shoulder stuck under there as it was a tight fit, lost the drain plug in the pan whilst draining, found it again, flow started to trickle & as such I closed it off with 41.2C on the screen. Engine speed hovering about 800rpm, temps all looked ready. I had the scan tool on the windscreen showing a custom list of parameters - coolant temp, engine speed, TC terminal on & A/T oil temp 1 on the same screen. I waited for 5 minutes for the oil to reach 40C & as soon as it did the engine fan came on precisely at the same time. Doing this activates engine idle speed control mode which becomes active as soon as the oil hits 35C & at which point raises the engine idle speed to a constant 800rpm & keeps it there to precisely adjust oil temps until it's switched off, which it did on queue. Then select "P" on tranny, release foot brake & on the scan tool switch "TC and TE1" - OFF. This causes the engine to go into fluid temperature detection mode. The "D" will light up for 2 seconds then go off completely, which it did. I plugged in my new Autel MK808S scan tool which is virtually identical to Tony's & is the same model as my mate mechanic & confirmed A/T oil temp to be below 40C - it was in fact at 34.3C.Īccording to the Toyota RM for the GSV50R using the intelligent tester, ie: laptop with Techstream or a scan tool, you are supposed to switch "TC and TE1" - ON before starting the engine, observing the dash lcd for "D" signal as you quickly cycle the tranny b/w N & D for 6 seconds or more. I prepped for the adjustment by having an extra 1L on hand just in case nothing came out with tools also at the ready. So all in all 8.8L of new fluid plus I added an extra 0.5L for the adjustment phase. ![]() I kept notes of the whole process as I flushed out a total of 7.3L in 6 individual attempts. There was a 3rd 5L bottle with new fresh oil as it was easier to pour than the 20L drum. ![]() I connected to the "return line" & commenced flushing about 1L at a time, using 2 identical bottles all measured up, 1 for old oil & another for new so that what came out goes back in. So much so I was in two minds about pouring it back in & calling it a day for a while longer.īut since I purchased this 20L drum of LV back in Feb 2021, I thought I better use it & just go through with the whole operation. What I also confirmed after the pan drain was that only 1.5L came out ! I'm also 100% sure the red "straw" fitting was not screwed all the way in meaning a lower hold capacity in the pan? Anyhow, I was actually also gob-smacked as the oil started to pour out into the pan & then into my measuring bottle just how clean & red it looked for 98,149kms. My mate mechanic confirmed at the time that it's no big deal & makes little to no difference in the end. I jacked up the car & leveled it off as best as I could but I can now see I was off by about 7mm lower in the rear after confirming the raised & on ground levels. He did in actual fact report back very promptly that all is very well with his car, as I expected & as such have proceeded to do the work required which was done this Sunday 18th Feb just gone. I actually have been liaising with Tony via email & I'm yet to reply to him as I have been busy myself. ![]()
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