The Sienna transmission fill process is weird. If you pull the drain plug and

Nov 29, 2021
5:37:55pm

Chadillac Starter

3 quarts come out, then it’s about 3 quarts overfilled. After you take the drain plug out, there’s a little straw type thing that also comes out. That straw thing is used to find the correct level. No dipstick.

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Chadillac

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My mechanic ruined my transmission. plot twist, my mechanic is my brother in law

Team Cheese

11/29/21 4:47pm

Yikes. Good luck with that one.

WDaddy

11/29/21 4:49pm

Ultimately it's the shop's fault for not properly training their guy.

cougarmeister

11/29/21 4:50pm

They wouldn't use insurance for that issue. "We screwed up, will you pay for it?" And to the shop $6K isn't the end of

lightmann

11/29/21 4:55pm

Is the relationship with your brother in law worth $5k-$7k?

BIG XII Coug

11/29/21 4:50pm

if i had the money, maybe. i don't have that kind of money laying around.

Team Cheese

11/29/21 4:52pm

Insurance from the shop should cover it but he will probably get fired

BIG XII Coug

11/29/21 4:58pm

That is a rough spot. I will pray for you.

LyleLanley

11/29/21 4:50pm

Do you even know for sure it was you BIL that filled the transmission?

kccougar

11/29/21 4:51pm

it was him. i watched him do it.

Team Cheese

11/29/21 4:53pm

Wait, you watched him overfill your transmission?

kccougar

11/29/21 4:54pm

He probably didn’t know that he was over filling it

LyleLanley

11/29/21 5:18pm

you took it to the shop, not the guy. Shop is responsible, do you know for

BYUFBDAD

11/29/21 4:51pm

he's the only one that worked on it...and i watched him put the fluid in

Team Cheese

11/29/21 4:53pm

How is he your brother in law? Married to your sister, or your wife's brother?

Madam Pattirini

11/29/21 4:51pm

...or even the husband of your wife's sister...or the husband of your wife's

rcbyufan

11/29/21 4:53pm

he's married to my wife's sister, so not even technically my brother in law.

Team Cheese

11/29/21 4:54pm

Once removed - You're in the clear. Quit worrying about it and call the shop.

kccougar

11/29/21 4:55pm

no, not really. Burn him.

BYUFBDAD

11/29/21 4:56pm

Huh. I do think that makes some difference.

Madam Pattirini

11/29/21 5:10pm

The proper term is brother out law.

Florwood

11/29/21 5:17pm

This is why I never do business with family/friends/ward members

NOCAL_YFAN

11/29/21 4:51pm

Amen to that.

UNLVcougar

11/29/21 4:54pm

You going to let him ruin someone else's transmission? You need to report it

shakavaka

11/29/21 4:54pm

Exactly

ZuluBlue

11/29/21 4:56pm

Are you sure the dealership isn't trying to sell you a $7000 transmission?

Skeptical Optimist

11/29/21 4:59pm

That wouldn't be a surprise either.

lightmann

11/29/21 5:00pm

A 10 second search shows several used ones for $1500 with low miles.

Chadillac

11/29/21 5:34pm

Make sure you have all your facts right. New car stores tend to over exaggerate

FT487

11/29/21 5:02pm

Honestly, I'm not sure I'd trust the dealership. While it is true an overfilled transmission isn't good, it rarely

Bert609

11/29/21 5:04pm

Yep. Boat dealer told me I had cracked my engine block. I replaced an exhaust

JAGA97

11/29/21 5:07pm

Amen, if it's not a complete component swap, a dealer isn't going to be interested. They don't fix and repair

Bert609

11/29/21 5:09pm

I second this. What is mileage of car etc and try taking it back to shop. Sorry

BNcoug

11/29/21 5:08pm

Yup, no oil in a transmission is the cause of a quick failure, an overfill issue is typically a slow death. The

Bert609

11/29/21 5:11pm

2017 Toyota Sienna with 96,000 miles

Team Cheese

11/29/21 5:11pm

Shouldn’t be needing a new transmission at that mileage or age. That’s a lot of

byuguns55

11/29/21 5:13pm

The speed of the failure is sus. But 3 quarts is a lot to overfill.

Madam Pattirini

11/29/21 5:18pm

It is, if it truly was the case. I have my doubts, unless the OP inspected and measured it himself.

Bert609

11/29/21 5:27pm

The Sienna transmission fill process is weird. If you pull the drain plug and

Chadillac

11/29/21 5:37pm

The GX is worse. You have to run it at a specific temperature, then open the check plug and it should be a small stream

Bert609

11/29/21 5:45pm

Toyota used to put transmission coolers in the Tundra and Sequoia, but only

Chadillac

11/29/21 7:32pm

They stopped on the Sequoia in about the third year of the 2nd gen, so 2010 or so, but yeah

Bert609

11/29/21 8:08pm

This is close to both my hobby (auto repair) and my job (attorney).

Madam Pattirini

11/29/21 5:08pm

I get what you're saying about mistakes and accidents, but not sure i understand

Team Cheese

11/29/21 5:19pm

Not sure why you can’t innocently take it back in and say something still seems

Pepe

11/29/21 5:27pm

My BIL told me to take it to a dealership.

Team Cheese

11/29/21 5:37pm

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