Toyota Echo DIY: How to change manual trans fluidThis guide will show how to change the manual transmission fluid in a 2002 Toyota Echo.
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This is a DIY for changing the manual transmission fluid in a 2002 Toyota Echo. I’d like to preface this DIY with what I have read regarding the manual transmission fluid maintenance intervals. The “Passport To Performance 2002 Scheduled Maintenance Guide” from Toyota specifies the first manual transmission oil change at 30,000 miles or 24 months if you have met any of the Special Operating Conditions on pages 18 & 19 that pertain to a transmission fluid service such as towing a trailer or using a camper or car-top carrier or have driven off road in deep sand, mud or water. At 60,000 miles of normal operation you are to inspect the manual transmission fluid & if you have met the special operating conditions you are to change it. At 90,000 miles of normal operation you are to inspect the manual transmission fluid & if you have met the special operating conditions you are to change it. At 120,000 miles of normal operation you are to inspect the manual transmission fluid & if you have met the special operating conditions you are to change it.
In summary you are to change your manual transmission (or automatic transmission) fluid every 30,000 miles if you are operating your Echo under Special Operating Conditions on pages 18 & 19 of the Passport to Performance, other wise you are just to inspect the fluid. If you have not met any of these service conditions I am assuming the oil is not to be changed as it is sealed in the transmission and cannot be contaminated.
I purchased my Echo in 2005. It was a 2002 model with 22,000 miles on it. Currently I have 151,416 miles on my Echo and have never changed the manual transmission fluid. After reading various threads on www.echodrivers.com I decided to change the fluid and create a DIY covering the process that includes pictures. The fluid change process has already actually been posted on the forum a few times by other members. I have made use of their information in this DIY (thanks to Jerry_echo in the Manual tranny oil change thread and PCOS in the Re: A request for Differential Oil thread).
*Before starting please make sure you have the following tools:
--- a container to hold the waste transmission fluid
--- a 24mm socket.
--- a 10mm socket
--- a ratchet wrench
--- a few extensions
--- 2 quarts of 75w90 gear oil
--- some rags
--- a funnel.
--- new gaskets
--- Tools I used for transmission fluid change
1. Drive up on ramps – this allows easy access to mt fluid drain plug. Carefully drive up the ramps. After driving up ramps set e brake and rear wheel chocks to keep vehicle from rolling backwards.
--- Echo after being driven up on ramps
2. Remove the air filter box – this allows easy access to the top transmission fluid fill plug. The plug is located on top of the gear box and underneath the air filter box and just to the left of the battery.
--- Hood popped, notice air filter box immediately to right of battery. This must be removed.
--- Remove top of air filter box by releasing clips, loostening the screws and detaching various hoses located on the left of the box. All hoses are attached via spring clips. When top is removed, remove the air filter.
--- Top of air filter box placed to side. Be careful there is not too much slack in the MAF sensor wire.
--- Bottom portion of air filter box. Use the 10mm socket to remove the three bolts at bottom of box and remove the box.
--- Bottom portion of air filter box removed from car along with the three 10mm bolts
3. Remove the fill bolt.
--- Transmission fill bolt located on top of gear box now visible because lower portion of air filter box has been removed.
--- Transmission fill bolt highlighted
--- Transmission fill bolt being removed. Always remove the fill bolt first to make sure you will be able to refill the transmission, before you drain it.
4. Remove the transmission fluid drain plug. The plug is located on the bottom of the transmission. This is a 24mm bolt.
--- Drain Plug View 1
--- Drain Plug View 2
--- Drain Plug being removed with 24mm socket and wrench.
--- Gear oil draining from transmission – view 1 – to me the fluid seemed pretty clean and clear for 150,000 mile 8 year old gear oil.
--- Gear oil draining from transmission – view 2
Note: After fluid had finished draining I poured it all into an empty 5 quart oil bottle. The bottle had a measuring window in it and it showed two quarts of gear oil in the bottle. Just a little double check as to how much fluid to put back into the tranny.
5. Replace drain plug after gear oil has finished draining from transmission. Remember to use a new gasket.
--- Picture of drain plug with new gasket next to old gasket
6. Remove fluid level check/fill plug located on side of transmission. This fill plug faces towards the front of the car. It is removed with the 24mm socket and ratchet wrench.
--- Picture of fluid level check/fill plug – view 1
--- Picture of fluid level check/fill plug – view 2
--- Picture of plug being removed with 24mm socket and ratchet wrench
7. Fill transmission with two quarts or 1.9 liters of gear oil. The repair manual specifies the following:
*Oil Grade: API GL-4 or GL-5
*Viscosity: SAE 75 W-90
*Capacity 1.9 Liters (2.0 US qts, 1.7 Imp. Qts)
I used Mobile 1 Synthetic 75w-90 GL-5 gear oil. You can squeeze it into the hole directly from the bottle. I used a funnel just to make sure I didn’t make a mess. While putting the gear oil into the transmission look at the fluid level check hole to make sure fluid is not seeping out. If it is seeping out wait until the seepage stops and then reinsert the bolt. The fluid should now be at the correct level. (Note the manual shows the correct level as being 5mm below the opening of the fluid check/fill hole.
--- Picture of funnel in fill hole at top of transmission/gear box.
8. After filling the transmission with two quarts of gear oil, verifying that no oil is seeping or oil has stopped seeping out of the side level check/fill hole reinsert and close both bolts. Technically you should use new gaskets for these bolts, I reused mine. Then re-install the air filter box, clean up and you are finished!!
This concludes my DIY for an Echo Manual Transmission Fluid Change. Note that the transmission fluid should be properly disposed of. Do not just dump it. Most local recycling centers will take the used oil as well as many auto parts stores.
Below are the pages of the shop manual pertaining to a manual transmission fluid change. If you have any questions or comments let me know. If you want to see any of the pics utilized in this DIY in greater detail click on the following link:
To see the passport document click on the following link:
--- Page MX5 from shop manual
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