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2014 transmission maintenance question

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Sumo91, Nov 28, 2019.

  1. Dec 2, 2019 at 4:50 PM
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    Hmm this is very interesting! I have already ordered the filter, filter o ring, and pan gasket, so I've kind of obligated myself to replace it and I would have lots of peace of mind doing it. The truck has 174k on it, and has had the trans serviced before, but the filter has never been changed. So when I replace it, I'll let the old filter sit for awhile, then cut it open, and run a magnet across the element to see how much material it has actually filtered in 174k miles. And if it's worthwhile to change in the future. I'll do my best to document this entire process as good as I possibly can to help someone in the future when they consider changing their trans fluid/filter.
     
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    I have to say doing a drain and fill and cleaning the pan etc is necessary . And replacing the O-ring is necessary. I don’t believe the trans filter is all that much money but it was in my day, a washable screen. Things may have changed from 2005.
     
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  3. Dec 2, 2019 at 5:17 PM
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    I believe I paid a little over $100 for the filter, gasket, and o ring, and $36/gal x 3 for the trans fluid I chose. I ordered from Amazon to get it to my house faster, but you can get the parts a little cheaper elsewhere, I just didnt want to wait forever to receive them.
     
  4. Dec 2, 2019 at 5:22 PM
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    I agree with @Ajkkane we don't do drop pan services, only power flushes.
    We dont stock pan gaskets and filters either.
    But i would be very interested in seeing the inside of that filter
     
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    when they do a “power flush” at the dealership, what exactly is it, what gets done?
     
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    Its a machine that gets connected on the cooler line and it runs a cleaner for 15 minutes then it pumps in 12 quarts of synthetic atf while it pushes out the old crap, then it adds a conditioner.
     
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    Threads like this make forums valuable. Sharing links, info and suggestions. Thanks everyone.
     
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    As many others said the OEM "filter" is more like a window screen in ability to 'filter' - its really only for large clumps which by then don't really matter.

    I recommend everyone add one of these and replace it when you change fluids again: https://www.amazon.com/Magnefine-Ma...d=1575420843&sprefix=magnefine,aps,196&sr=8-5

    Luck and enjoy your Toyotas.
     
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  9. Dec 3, 2019 at 5:52 PM
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    @Sumo91 when you open your filter up please post a picture to show us that it is filter material, not a screen.
    From the ones i have seen. The inside material is a yellow fiber padded filter material.
     
  10. Dec 3, 2019 at 6:02 PM
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    I'll be sure to do that. I may tackle it this weekend, depends on if my parts get here in time. I need to change my water pump as well and I may do that first. I heard it takes several hours to do, so I'm not sure if I'll tackle both of those in one day because I dont wanna get stuck working on my truck at night if a bolt breaks, something unexpected happens, etc.
     
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    Water pump is easy. I have done plenty so i am fast, less than a hour but on average a few hours is all it takes most to do it.
    If you need pointers pm me and i can walk you through a couple of things to make it easier for you
     
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    I'll probably do that. I've changed many water pumps before, but this is the first time I'll be working on a 5.7 so any help is much appreciated. Do you know off hand the torque specs of the water pump bolts?
     
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    I do not but i can look up tomorrow at work for you. There is 2 14mm bolts and the rest are 12mm.
     
  14. Dec 4, 2019 at 6:56 AM
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    Here ya go
    20191204_095142.jpg
     
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    I accomplished the wrong installation on the belt routing after my water pump replacement.
    I also torqued the tensioner left hand threaded bolt till it broke (by tightening instead of loosing).

    So keep that in mind. Seems like issues normal people don't have, but makes sense to take note of belt routing before disassembly.

    Also, i broke all but 3 bolts in my transmission pan when i replaced the filter at 90k. (new to me truck with unknown transmission duty life cycle).
    If i did this job again and i had any rust on the M6 bolts, i'd cut the theaded exposed area off the top of each bolt with a dremel, then i'd make sure i had a good dremel to cut any broken bolts flush, punch (to center the drill) and lots of patience. I threaded mine without a helicoil needed. But transmission fluid dripping your head for almost 8 hours sucks.

    Good luck guys.
     
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    Yikes! I had to drill, tap, and heli coil most of the pan bolts in my old 7.3 with an E4OD transmission because they were all stripped out, and I hate leaks on my vehicles. I think I'm gonna go outside in a little bit and start soaking the bolts with kroil to try and make this as easy as possible. I also saw some belt diagrams online, I'm considering printing out the diagram and laminating it, and keeping it in the glovebox
     
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    Ok, I crawled under the truck to soak the bolts in Kroil, they're not rusted, but the truck has been in some muddy roads at the previous owners hunting camp. I also have Mouse milk and Schaeffer penetro90 I'm gonna hit the bolts with in the next few days. They're the best penetrating oils I've found so far, so I'm gonna use all 3 and hope for the best. And boy, do those bolts look wimpy! I'm gonna have to upgrade them to a higher grade. If anything knows the length and pitch of the bolts I'll go pick some up before I get started. 20191204_125445.jpg 20191204_130832.jpg
     
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    Leave belt on till after clutch fan and shroud removed. And when installing put belt on before fan. Just put 2 nuts on finger tight to hold pulley. Then after remove the nuts, then slide in fan and shroud.
     
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    Got my water pump replaced today, it wasnt too bad of a job at all, but I did have a wrench slip and I nicked a hole in a fin in my radiator, its an extremely small nick but it is seeping fluid, I put a half a bottle of bars stop leak in it, the cheapest bottle they had, it's worked well for me in the past and never caused issues in my cooling system, although I've heard stories about it happening. I drove an hour and half home and I'm gonna check it again tomorrow with my inspection mirror to see if its still seeping, but my coolant level never dropped and my temps were good. I still would like to replace my radiator. I've heard denso makes the oem radiator so I'm leaning towards that one on Amazon for 125. I cant find the exact oem one for my truck, its pulling up a couple different models. Thank you @Neutron for the tips and torque specs!
     
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    My theory is stress corrosion cracking of the pan screws. It's caused by environmental contaminants like chlorides and others. I believe the pan screws are riddled with micro cracks before you even put a wrench on them. It requires too little torque to snap these off during pan removal, and it occurs more frequently where road salt is used. Chloride stress cracking is a specialized type of stress corrosion cracking.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_corrosion_cracking#:~:targetText=Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is,stress, especially at elevated temperature.
     
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    I actually see this alot in my line of work in oil refineries, in the vessels, columns, and welds, but it never occurred to me that it could also happen to bolts used in vehicles.
     
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    We're from the same background. I've dealt with pipeline sulfide stress cracking (lapse of corrosion control with CO2 and H2S), chloride stress cracking in stainless process piping (austenetic stainless steel very susceptible) and 4340 steel machine shaft.

    Any residual stresses from forming fasteners can be a cause with the right contaminants, plus any stresses in service (very low in this case). Your plan to go with Grade 8 (Metric Class 10.9) is intuitively correct, but might not be the best solution if you have a stress corrosion cracking problem (remains to be seen). If you can find this metric fastener in ferritic stainless steel (403, 17-4PH, 316L) you might have a winner. I haven't considered electrolysis between dissimilar metals, but my impression is it will be no worse than the original steel.
     
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    You're far more knowledgeable about this than I am, but I having fun learning! I just come from being a boilermaker working turnarounds. I don't think I'll have an issue with bolts having stress cracks, because the truck has never seen salt or snow, but maybe electrolysis could cause cracks as well? I don't know enough about the subject to be sure that's correct though. Thank you for your informative posts, they're alot of fun to read!
     
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    No, not cracks, just corrosion. The more stable metal steals electrons from the less stable metal (or vice-versa, I can't remember)...it's called galvanic corrosion.

    I'm reminded from this article (link below) that stainless fasteners and aluminum DO NOT do well together, so forget my earlier ferritic stainless steel fastener suggestion. You can see from the table on the left side of this article that aluminum has little problem with iron/steel (near to each other in the chart), but stainless steel will eat the ELHOO aluminum. I should have remembered that from my Samsung washer fiasco...five years service on the aluminum tub support maximum due to bad design or evil planned replacement! I fooled them. :mad:

    https://www.fastenal.com/en/70/corrosion
     
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    Can anyone confirm 99-111 degrees for checking the temp? And on an obd2 reader is pan temp “trans temp 1”? On the 18’s
     
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    Temp 99-111 deg F for ATF level checking is correct for 5.7L engine/transmission only. Sorry, can't help with your OBD2 reader, try purchaser instructions or manufacturer website for clarification of "trans temp 1".
     
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    If you can read the trans temps (pan & torque converter or TC), the one that typically reads higher is the TC. Sometimes if tc is locked they read the same but if going uphill for example you will see one (TC) higher than the other.

    with some devices like my scangauge, you can program the names (e.g. 1 & 2) and someone else can name them differently (2 & 1) like my co-worker did.
     
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    Got my transmission fluid changed, had one bolt break flush with the transmission case, I couldnt get it out with an extractor, so I drilled and tapped it and installed a heli coil, I also replaced all the bolts with new 10.9 grade and never seaze them as well. The gasket was stuck to the pan in some spots, and I had to scrape it off. The magnets in the pan had very little clutch material and metal on them, and I mean hardly any at all, I was really surprised since the pan had never been dropped before. I haven't cut open the filter yet but I will post pictures once I do. Everything went back together well and i ended up using about 13 quarts total, cause after 12 quarts I had to add a quart to get the level right. There was still fluid in the pan and filter when I pulled them off, so that may be where the extra quart went. I didnt have shifting issues before, but it does shift much better with the Schaeffers fluid. I didnt take many pictures because I was covered in transmission fluid and didnt mess with my phone much
    This what the inside of the trans looks like
    20191211_135333.jpg
    This is the bolt that broke off in the case
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    This is the pan after being cleaned w/new gasket installed, it has 4 magnets, and you can see the sump in the front of the pan, that would hold old fluid if you didnt drop the pan, because it is lower than the drain plug
    20191211_135902.jpg
     
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