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walt101786 · 10-06-2010, 10:43 PM

hey everyone, well recently my maintance light came on...when it came on, i would just change my motor oil, but see the problem is that the light is still on...does this mean that i have to change my transmission oil as well?? cus i have about 44k on my yaris H/B...so plz tell me what need to do

R2D2 · 10-06-2010, 11:50 PM

You need to manually reset the light.

1. Set your dash display to trip meter A.
2. Turn your key off.

3. Hold down the trip meter reset button as you turn the key back on. Continue to hold the reset button down. You should see a series of diminishing dashes where the odo and trip meter display is. When they all disappear the maintenance meter is reset. You can then release the button.

That should do it.

walt101786 · 10-08-2010, 08:55 PM

hey i did what u had suggested, man it sure do it lol....got another question though, since im about to hit 45k on my H/B....should i start considering changing my transmisson oil? cus i already changed my reg. oil like 500 miles ago.....

R2D2 · 10-08-2010, 09:05 PM

Walt,

Do you have a manual or automatic?

why? · 10-09-2010, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walt101786

hey i did what u had suggested, man it sure do it lol....got another question though, since im about to hit 45k on my H/B....should i start considering changing my transmisson oil? cus i already changed my reg. oil like 500 miles ago.....

i'll toss my question in with his, does dirty trans fluid hurt fe?

walt101786 · 10-09-2010, 04:22 PM

well, i am having an auto...so in which case i heard that normally, trans oil should be changed like every 30k-50k so should i consider of changing it soon? and which trans oil i should use...cus at a local pepboys told me that i need the factory ones...but in autozone told me i could use the multi-car one...so yea

R2D2 · 10-10-2010, 10:08 AM

Walt,

According to Toyota the WS ATF doesn't need to be changed. I personally am going to service mine regularly because I plan on keeping it for a long time. If you plan on keeping yours beyond 100k or I would service it. Toyota is the only official source of WS but other fluids are recommended for it including Valvoline Max Life, Amsoil, Redline, and Amalie.

Why?,

To address your question transmission oil should really only get "dirty" from wear particles and oxidation of the fluid itself (although other sources of dirt or water are possible). This would be most detrimental in that it could cause accelerated wear, but in severe cases oxidation and the subsequent thickening of the fluid could affect FE (though probably very little). I would worry mostly about the increased wear issue, however. If I owned a manual Yaris I would change the gear oil in the Yaris every 30k with a high quality fluid.

c-dub · 10-10-2010, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R2D2

If I owned a manual Yaris I would change the gear oil in the Yaris every 30k with a high quality fluid.

what fluid would you use? would you go synthetic?

R2D2 · 10-12-2010, 10:19 PM

Personally, yes I would use a synthetic lube. I have always used synthetic lubes in my MTs-mostly due to ease of shifting in extreme cold. I would use either Amsoil MTG or Redline MT-90 in my Yaris if I had a MT.

Black Yaris · 10-12-2010, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c-dub

what fluid would you use? would you go synthetic?

Castrol Import fluid would work fine... if you want to go synthetic just about any of them will work. Just look on the back of the bottle and make sure it says it meets Toyota type fluid requirements.

I have changed the fluid in my; 06 Scion xB, 08 Yaris and 01 Rav4 with the Castrol import and a new filter and gasket with zero problems

10-06-2010, 10:43 PM	#1
walt101786 Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris Hatch-Back Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cerritos, LA CA Posts: 93	maintainace lights on hey everyone, well recently my maintance light came on...when it came on, i would just change my motor oil, but see the problem is that the light is still on...does this mean that i have to change my transmission oil as well?? cus i have about 44k on my yaris H/B...so plz tell me what need to do

10-06-2010, 11:50 PM	#2
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	You need to manually reset the light. 1. Set your dash display to trip meter A. 2. Turn your key off. 3. Hold down the trip meter reset button as you turn the key back on. Continue to hold the reset button down. You should see a series of diminishing dashes where the odo and trip meter display is. When they all disappear the maintenance meter is reset. You can then release the button. That should do it. __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-08-2010, 09:05 PM	#4
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	Walt, Do you have a manual or automatic? __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-10-2010, 10:08 AM	#7
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	Walt, According to Toyota the WS ATF doesn't need to be changed. I personally am going to service mine regularly because I plan on keeping it for a long time. If you plan on keeping yours beyond 100k or I would service it. Toyota is the only official source of WS but other fluids are recommended for it including Valvoline Max Life, Amsoil, Redline, and Amalie. Why?, To address your question transmission oil should really only get "dirty" from wear particles and oxidation of the fluid itself (although other sources of dirt or water are possible). This would be most detrimental in that it could cause accelerated wear, but in severe cases oxidation and the subsequent thickening of the fluid could affect FE (though probably very little). I would worry mostly about the increased wear issue, however. If I owned a manual Yaris I would change the gear oil in the Yaris every 30k with a high quality fluid. __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-12-2010, 10:19 PM	#9
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	Personally, yes I would use a synthetic lube. I have always used synthetic lubes in my MTs-mostly due to ease of shifting in extreme cold. I would use either Amsoil MTG or Redline MT-90 in my Yaris if I had a MT. __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-08-2010, 08:55 PM	#3
walt101786 Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris Hatch-Back Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cerritos, LA CA Posts: 93	hey i did what u had suggested, man it sure do it lol....got another question though, since im about to hit 45k on my H/B....should i start considering changing my transmisson oil? cus i already changed my reg. oil like 500 miles ago.....

10-09-2010, 04:22 PM	#6
walt101786 Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris Hatch-Back Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cerritos, LA CA Posts: 93	well, i am having an auto...so in which case i heard that normally, trans oil should be changed like every 30k-50k so should i consider of changing it soon? and which trans oil i should use...cus at a local pepboys told me that i need the factory ones...but in autozone told me i could use the multi-car one...so yea

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