How do you change the transmission fluid on a 1998 Toyota Camry?

Answer 1

Run the car until it reaches operating temperatures. Turn off the engine. Jack up your car. Remove the transmission drain bolt which you can find in the Transmission Fluid pan. Make sure you do not spill the fluid. Use a special oil collecting pan. Be careful the fluid maybe very warm. After that wait until all fluid drains out. Remove the transmission fluid pan to change the transmission filter (you should change it every time you change the fluid). Wash it brake part cleaner or something like that. Remove all sand and dirt around the place. Install a new filter, and a new transmission fluid pan gasket (usually sales together with the filter). Install the pan make sure that you don't overtighten the bolts. Install the drainage bolt. Refill the transmission with required amount of the fluid (do not overfill). You can refill the fluid through the dipstick access ports, you will need a funnel.

Also not many people know that the differential has it's own amount of the fluid which must replaced together with transmission fluid. The same fluid should be used for both.

Remove the drainage bolt which you can find at the bottom of the differential. Drain out all fluid. Install the drainage bolt. Remove the refill bolt (it's better if you do it before you drain out the fluid). You will have to have a special refilling sirange. Using the sirange refill the differential. To make it properly your car must on a flat surface, or should be parallel to the surface even if you jack it up.

There is a positive feature with the differential. If you have installed/leveled the car properly, you cannot overfill it. When it's too much of fluid it will start to drip down (collecting pan must be used). Wait until all excessive fluid make its way out. And install the refilling bolt.