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05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:42 pm
by jamesmetairie
05 (base) Vibe. about 139,000 miles, automatic tranny
code P-0741 lite up.
several years ago alot of posters had luck by just changing the tranny fluid.
Historically I always heard that would be suicide for the tranny unless it,s be done on time all along.
what do you guys recommend ?
thanks for any advice.
jamesmetairi
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:28 pm
by Bookworm
jamesmetairie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:42 pm
05 (base) Vibe. about 139,000 miles, automatic tranny
code P-0741 lite up.
several years ago alot of posters had luck by just changing the tranny fluid.
Historically I always heard that would be suicide for the tranny unless it,s be done on time all along.
what do you guys recommend ?
thanks for any advice.
jamesmetairi
Doing a drain and fill should be fine. If you have high miles, you absolutely do NOT want to do a transmission FLUSH, as that is usually done with a machine forcing fluid through the system - sometimes carrying pieces of metal along with it.
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:03 pm
by jamesmetairie
thank you Bookworm
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:27 am
by zbyers
Bookworm wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:28 pm
jamesmetairie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:42 pm
05 (base) Vibe. about 139,000 miles, automatic tranny
code P-0741 lite up.
several years ago alot of posters had luck by just changing the tranny fluid.
Historically I always heard that would be suicide for the tranny unless it,s be done on time all along.
what do you guys recommend ?
thanks for any advice.
jamesmetairi
Doing a drain and fill should be fine. If you have high miles, you absolutely do NOT want to do a transmission FLUSH, as that is usually done with a machine forcing fluid through the system - sometimes carrying pieces of metal along with it.
x2. Do a drain and fill 3-4 times to try and totally remove all of the old fluid. Do it over the course of a few thousand miles, and you should find that your P0741 code is a goner.
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:06 am
by jamesmetairie
thank you zbyers
l appreciate it.
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:11 am
by jamesmetairie
my local highly recommened tranny shop didn,t even want to look at it.
then i went to toyota. toyota said it had to be a toyota for them to look at it ????
then i called a diffent toyota dealer. they said they don,t work on cars more then 10 years old.
what i heck.
i,m hoping the multi fluid change works.
thankful for the advice the folks on this web site share.
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:42 am
by Bookworm
jamesmetairie wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:11 am
my local highly recommened tranny shop didn,t even want to look at it.
then i went to toyota. toyota said it had to be a toyota for them to look at it ????
then i called a diffent toyota dealer. they said they don,t work on cars more then 10 years old.
what i heck.
i,m hoping the multi fluid change works.
thankful for the advice the folks on this web site share.
That's a strange experience you had with the Toyota dealers. Most of them realize that the car _is_ a Toyota, especially the power train. As for the other one, I suspect they'd get in trouble with Toyota Corporate if they caught wind that they said that about the age.
Re: 05 (base) code= P-0741=---------
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 2:18 am
by jolt
Besides the fluid, change the filter too.