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Toyota Land Cruiser Transmission Whine

13 messages,  Last post on Mar 14, 2007 at 2:31 PM

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#7 of 13 Toyota Landcruiser Transmission noise or whine by charlie378

Feb 05, 2007 (7:07 pm)

I bought a 2000 LC in July 2006. It was a one owner with all services and well maintained. Lately I have noticed a whining noise when I am accelerating. Originally, the noise only came on when I was travelling at 70mph or faster. As of late it begins to whine around 30mph and continues as I accelerate. All fluids in the Transfer Case and Tranny are fine. The LC rides great and I am having no shifting problems. The dealer says I need a new tranny at the tune of 4k. I cannot justify that cost just yet. Has anyone else had this problem and if so what did you do to fix it? Surely there is a lube out there to cure this noise without replacing the whole transmission? Holler back!

#8 of 13 Re: Toyota Landcruiser Transmission noise or whine [charlie378] by steelcruiser

Feb 06, 2007 (1:35 pm)

Replying to: charlie378 (Feb 05, 2007 7:07 pm)
Have you considered a complete transmission flush and replacement with synthetic ATF?
 
I use Red Line, but other companies make the synthetic ATF. Might be worth a try to see if you get some symptomatic relief of the whine you mention here.

#9 of 13 Re: Toyota Landcruiser Transmission noise or whine [steelcruiser] by charlie378

Feb 06, 2007 (4:02 pm)

Replying to: steelcruiser (Feb 06, 2007 1:35 pm)
Thanks for the reply. Well everyone I talk to seems to think a transmission flush is a bad idea (at least for a healthy tranny). I have considered synt atf. A friend seems to think Lucas products are the way to go...transmission fluid or trans fixer. any thoughts?

#10 of 13 Re: Toyota Landcruiser Transmission noise or whine [charlie378] by steelcruiser

Mar 13, 2007 (10:46 pm)

Replying to: charlie378 (Feb 06, 2007 4:02 pm)
Sorry to just get back on here. Wondering why folks are leary of the tranny flush? Is it the flush or replacement with syn fluid that concerns them?
 
I have red line in mine (and in TCase and F/R diffs as well)
 
HTH

#11 of 13 Re: Toyota Landcruiser Transmission noise or whine [steelcruiser] by steve_ HOST

Mar 13, 2007 (10:52 pm)

Replying to: steelcruiser (Mar 13, 2007 10:46 pm)
And are we talking fluid changes, flushes or power flushes too?
 
amigo_john, "Isuzu Trooper" #8070, 30 Jun 2003 7:46 am

#12 of 13 Re: Toyota Landcruiser Transmission noise or whine [steve_] by steelcruiser

Mar 14, 2007 (2:31 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Mar 13, 2007 10:52 pm)
I'm talking mainly about fluid changes that you DIY at home. As your linked post shows, power flushes can cause some harm--but one caveat is who and where they're done. Not sure of the whole story in your link, but a reasonable assumption to make, might be that a dealer rathe than an indy might know of potential problems relating to power flushes. That's a whole other topic though =)
 
 An easy way to keep things clean (if you're starting out with a new vehicle) is to drian and fill the pan only every other oil change. Also, a cheap "flush" trick is to drain and fill the pan, then loosen the drain plug so that just a trickle of fluid comes out and start the car and add fresh fluid until you see the fluid color coming out of the pan matches the color of new fluid. I drip the fluid on to white paper towels to make sure the fluid coming out matches fresh fluid from the container. This is not a power flush, just a trick to get in a little cleaner fluid.
 
Again, as noted in your link, you need to know your particular vehicle. I've never had a tranny issue on any of my LCs using this method of fluid "cleaning" and changing.

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