75k miles…..

I have a 2019 sr5 crewmax. It has right around 75k miles and is my daily driver. To be honest the only maintenance I have done is oil changes, tire rotations, tires and brakes. I have four Toyotas and have never followed the service intervals and been just fine.

However, I am thinking about “catching up” on my fluid exchanges. I can do transmission fluid drain and fill, rear diff drain and fill and radiator drain and fill. Is that sufficient or is there a flush necessary? I seem to have read that these engines don’t like flushes.

Additionally, I suppose it is time for a brake fluid refresh but that is not high on my priority list. Induction service? OK but I won’t pay full price for it (I know a guy).
Anything else I am missing?

 

Transfer case fluid.
Grease those driveshafts.
Clean MAF and throttle body.
Air and cabin filter?

 

Would the maf and throttle body be included in the induction service?

I have the trd cai and wash the filter after every oil change (have an extra that i swap out while the filter is cleaned and dried). Same cabin filter.

Are there seems to grease the drive shaft. If so, that seems easy enough.

And yes transfer case will be done as well. Forgot to add that in initial post

 

There are three types of transmission fluid changes:

1 - drain and refill it. That doesn't really change it, unless you do it a number of times. But it's something.
2 - a forced flush and fill with an outside pump. These are the bad ones and can kill your transmission.
3 - using your transmission pump to cycle out the out fluid while new fluid comes in. This is what a competent dealer can do for you. You can do it too if you feel up to it.

I pay a dealer to do #3. Much less mess and fuss. (I assume they actually do it, since I don't have a way of verifying it.)

 

Easier said than done on his model year.

 

Dropped it off at the shop right after posting this…..after thinking about it, pricing out sourcing all the fluid and supplies, I came to the conclusion that I didn’t really have the time to dedicate to doing all this. Here is what they are doing:
Coolant fluid exchange
Brake fluid exchange
Front diff service
Rear diff service
Transfer case fluid exchange
Transmission fluid exchange
Fuel induction service
They even are going to throw in the multipoint inspection, battery test and floor mat inspection!!!!!!

 

Prices?

 

A friend and neighbor of 15+years runs the dealership. Always takes care of my friends and family. Let’s just say it was extremely fair

 

I'd suggest starting to use 'high mileage' type full synth motor oils.

Here is an EZ way to flush the transmissions on any 2nd or 2.5 gen:

https://youtu.be/NX3WRAPJ0Aw

 

No zerks to grease on 19s

 

Shawn, what shop did you use? I'm always looking for a good place to take my truck when I need help.

 

The rhythm I got into on my 09 after 50k was tranny drain and fill, transfer case, and diff fluid changes about every 3yrs or so after my initial 5 years of service. Coolant was done just before 100. Never touched The brake fluid and then had rusted caliper and a bunch of other issues to remedy at 100k that made me think that fluid should also be freshened every few years.

My powertrain behaved like new when I traded it at 113k. When I first looked at transmission services I was back and fourth on the options and just went to drain and fills with no regrets. The tranny was perfect when she went to a new owner.

One benefit of accelerating and staggering all the fluid changes is there was no
Big expensive 90 or 100k to do list. Services were smaller and more affordable on average. At 113k last year when I moved on, Aside from brakes and tires the only routine stuff she'd been waiting on since before 100k was a plug change.