Hey
I recently bought a Toyota Yaris 2008 with 109,000 miles on it with an Automatic Transmission and I want it to be in great shape as I start driving it and maintain it well so it will last as long as possible. The dealer I purchased it from got it at an auction so he doesn't know the history in terms of maintanance on the car. So after purchasing I took it to a mechanic and he gave me a tune up, changed a strut, changed the brakes, and flushed the coolant. He said he topped off all the other fluids, but I'm wondering if I should have him change the transmission fluid because when I watch Scotty's videos he says to change the ATF fluid around every 60-80,000 miles, but my car is at 109,000. Should I change it or should I leave it alone? So far the Transmission shifts fine, but not sure what is the best thing to do.
You can probably change the fluid at that mileage and not worry about it, it's a Toyota transmission, and you're only 19,000 miles out of a fluid change interval.
I would change it (just drain and refill) with WS fluid and after that, change every 60k miles.
Go ahead and change it now (along with filter change, if applicable). From this point onward, change it no more than every 60,000 miles max; I prefer to go more aggressive at every 40,000-50,000 miles.
