Auto trans. drain and fill?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by N9QGS

I was told there is no filter its a metal screen, so you wont have to ever change a transmission filter, I have drained my transmission fluid 3 times, very easy to do and yes I have replaced it with toyota WS, cause I haven't found anything else approved that may be better. refill through dipstick, I buy 3 qts of fluid and you will have some left over.

The service manual and parts catalog show the automatic transmission filter as part number: 35330-0W020. It is metal strainer type filter, which traps particulate and is not designed to be disassembled to clean it. I replaced one of that same design on my Xterra recently.

There seems to be two schools of thought on these filters - Some say that they will last the life of the transmission and others say that they should be replaced at a regular interval.