My friend owns a 2009 corolla he got from his grandmother. I don't think the transmission fluid has ever been changed. Is it worth it to change it at this point? It's still a relatively low amount of miles, but it is 14 years old now. Thanks!
I would go ahead and do it. It doesn't cost much, and if you start to drive it a lot, won't it be nice to know that you will likely not have any transmission issues for a very long time? Also nice to show if you decide to sell it.
I changed the ATF on my 2006 Corolla about 2 months ago, and my car has around 220,000 miles on it.
2 months later and it still shifts good, though I didn’t change the ATF filter in the process but that hasn’t harmed anything.
Definitely don’t repeat my mistake; change the ATF filter as well. That and the fluid change, you can do yourself as it’s not too difficult. The dealer or a mechanic would charge way more by comparison and would likely want to “flush” the fluid, which I wouldn’t recommend since you’re already at 65,000 miles.
