Well, I may be driving on borrowed time....
I checked the ATF level on my "new to me" 2008 Scion xB with the oil burner 2.4L 2AZ-FE and the U241E automatic transmission (130k miles mostly highway supposedly)...... It was definitely overfilled, irritating to me. But hey, maybe somebody actually changed it before 130k miles, so that could be a silver lining. No leaks and no real major shifting issues, a soft 1-2 shift transition compared to a newer on I drove, no biggie.
I had 4 quarts of fresh genuine Toyota WS on hand so I did a drain and fill of 3.25quarts, 3.75quarts had come out during the drain. She is just about at perfect level now.
So, assuming it was original fill, I have commited a major sin from what I have read. So far she is shifting crisper. But my mind wonders what monsters I am unleashing inside.
Here's some fluid comparison photos of old to new on paper towel as well as paper. Ignore the dots and specks in the photos, dirt got behind my iPhone lens. I also have a sample for Blackstone Analysis but I fear the tranny may be killed by my foolish choice before I even get the results back. I'm having an OCD paranoia guys.
I checked the ATF level on my "new to me" 2008 Scion xB with the oil burner 2.4L 2AZ-FE and the U241E automatic transmission (130k miles mostly highway supposedly)...... It was definitely overfilled, irritating to me. But hey, maybe somebody actually changed it before 130k miles, so that could be a silver lining. No leaks and no real major shifting issues, a soft 1-2 shift transition compared to a newer on I drove, no biggie.
I had 4 quarts of fresh genuine Toyota WS on hand so I did a drain and fill of 3.25quarts, 3.75quarts had come out during the drain. She is just about at perfect level now.
So, assuming it was original fill, I have commited a major sin from what I have read. So far she is shifting crisper. But my mind wonders what monsters I am unleashing inside.
Here's some fluid comparison photos of old to new on paper towel as well as paper. Ignore the dots and specks in the photos, dirt got behind my iPhone lens. I also have a sample for Blackstone Analysis but I fear the tranny may be killed by my foolish choice before I even get the results back. I'm having an OCD paranoia guys.