PLEASE don’t turn this into a WS vs Maxlife thread, we have one of those and I’ve read the whole thing about 10x. I’m fine with the potential risk of using Maxlife if it might help my issue here, so please let’s keep this thread fairly on topic. Thank you for the help.
I’ve got an 08 4runner with 180k on it. About 10k ago, it developed a slight shudder going uphill with the OD on, shifting to 4th removes the shudder. These transmissions are known to get TC shudder from the lockup, so I’m not concerned about the overall health of the transmission. I had the dealer do a full replacement of 13qts of WS and it fixed the shudder. Now 10k later, it’s back. I’m wondering if doing another full fluid swap of Maxlife which is a little higher V but still compatible and slightly higher synthetic quality would help get rid f the shudder. My other option is Shudderfixx.
On a related note, my 07 Rav4 V6 has the transmission whine (again non catastrophic) I did some drop and fills with WS but I’m also wondering if swapping Maxlife would be helpful here too.
I’ve got an 08 4runner with 180k on it. About 10k ago, it developed a slight shudder going uphill with the OD on, shifting to 4th removes the shudder. These transmissions are known to get TC shudder from the lockup, so I’m not concerned about the overall health of the transmission. I had the dealer do a full replacement of 13qts of WS and it fixed the shudder. Now 10k later, it’s back. I’m wondering if doing another full fluid swap of Maxlife which is a little higher V but still compatible and slightly higher synthetic quality would help get rid f the shudder. My other option is Shudderfixx.
On a related note, my 07 Rav4 V6 has the transmission whine (again non catastrophic) I did some drop and fills with WS but I’m also wondering if swapping Maxlife would be helpful here too.