Hi everyone,
I am looking for some help with my 2002 Toyota Highlander. it currently has 140,000 miles and it has developed a transmission issue.
It started to whine and shift hard, at times. I assumed the worst and started looking for a replacement transmission. At the same time I mentioned the issue to my mechanic (who is not a transmission expert/shop) and he said let’s try changing the filter and fluid.
I had the Highlander towed to him to reduce the risk of further damage. He flushed the transmission throughly by pulling the cooler lines and used Lubegard trans flush and cooler flush.
Did it help? Sort of…….
Now the whine is gone, but it still shifts harshly (bangs into gear) when it’s cold. He noted that after about a mile or so, it warms up and works perfectly fine with”buttery smooth” shifts.
He put about ten miles or so on it and said warm it’s great with no noise or any issues.
As noted above, he is not a trans expert. He doesn’t know where to go from here. He noted that going to a trans shop is probably going to result in them Simply saying, you need a new transmission. He mentioned possibly shift solenoids, but there are no codes whatsoever.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be going on?
I was thinking of trying Lubegard Red. I know it might be snake oil, but it has great reviews.
Thank you!
I am looking for some help with my 2002 Toyota Highlander. it currently has 140,000 miles and it has developed a transmission issue.
It started to whine and shift hard, at times. I assumed the worst and started looking for a replacement transmission. At the same time I mentioned the issue to my mechanic (who is not a transmission expert/shop) and he said let’s try changing the filter and fluid.
I had the Highlander towed to him to reduce the risk of further damage. He flushed the transmission throughly by pulling the cooler lines and used Lubegard trans flush and cooler flush.
Did it help? Sort of…….
Now the whine is gone, but it still shifts harshly (bangs into gear) when it’s cold. He noted that after about a mile or so, it warms up and works perfectly fine with”buttery smooth” shifts.
He put about ten miles or so on it and said warm it’s great with no noise or any issues.
As noted above, he is not a trans expert. He doesn’t know where to go from here. He noted that going to a trans shop is probably going to result in them Simply saying, you need a new transmission. He mentioned possibly shift solenoids, but there are no codes whatsoever.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be going on?
I was thinking of trying Lubegard Red. I know it might be snake oil, but it has great reviews.
Thank you!