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I don't understand why Toyota has a sealed transmission. I was just at the dealer and the Service Rep. laughed when I mentioned a sealed transmission then said " That's why I have a 2012 Tacoma". The more I find out about the complexity of changing the ATF fluid the more I get frustrated The...

Good paper although it is for engine oil and not ATF fluid. For those that don't want to read, here is the research result: "A fleet of three vehicles was run in Las Vegas and oil samples were collected at various drain intervals from 3000 miles to 15000 miles. As in the previous study, the...

Has anyone found a test that puts World Standard against the known top performer fluids? If not, maybe someone can do one (hint...hint... )

I called my Toyota dealership and asked the service manager how often do I change my transmission fluid. His response was "it's World Standard ATF and it's a lifetime fluid that doesn't need to be changed" So I regretfully asked "what's the definition of lifetime"?. His response..."for as long...