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![]() Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Union Mills, NC
Posts: 20
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Brake/Transmission Fluid questions
I live on a very steep long gravel road. The past two mornings while going down the mountain I have felt my brake pedal “drop” a small amount when the brakes are applied. To be more specific with the brake pedal depressed and held all the way down after a minute or so it has instantantly dropped a small bit more then hold. I gear down and do try to stay off the brakes as much as possible. Never felt any vehicle do this but I know ABS brakes can do some funny stuff. No warning lights have come on. The decent down the mountain is quite steep with lots of switchbacks. I had a wheel cylinder blow out on my pick-up one time going down thankfully near the bottom of the mountain. Lost pretty much all the hydraulic fluid very quickly. I have learned to carry an extra pair of shorts in that truck
![]() One more thing. What are people’s thoughts about changing the lifetime automatic transmission fluid? Have not done mine. I have read some stuff about the new fluid may do more harm than good. My fluid is beginning to look a little dirty but not real bad. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Drives: 2007 red Yaris HB AT Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: southeast USA
Posts: 197
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drain and fill is OK, flush is a non-no on neglected trannies.
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