Transmission fluid check

It doesn’t have one. The correct fluid level is when it’s just about dripping out from the fill hole. The car should be perfectly level. It can only be accessed from below the car.

 

instead of checking it, just change it

 

You definitely should change the transmission fluid. This is not a normal automatic transmission. It’s only metal gears grinding against each other like manual transmissions and differentials. People drain and fill those units regularly. The lubricating properties of gear oil degrade over time. It’s up to you but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

 

Once you've verified level is correct, say by doing a drain and fill with car level, I wouldn't bother with further checks, as long as there's no leaks.

 

what's in the video? did they send it out for an oil analysis?

 

just startng to watch it, that isn't a prius ecvt. nothing in that video corresponds to prius, ignore it.

 

just remove the fill plug and stick your pinky in there. if there's oil, you're good to go.

 

You didn't say your mileage but if more than 30,000 miles you will greatly enhance the trans life by changing that fluid as it has all the bad break in stuff. Once changed never have to do it again.

 

not sure what you mean by sealed. the c has a drain plug and a fill plug. he's talking about conventional toyota automatic transmission. c has an 'ecvt' electronic continuously variable transmission.
there's no drain and tube combo like he was showing.

 

fair enough. i'm just saying you can check the level easily enough (not as easy as a dipstick of course) and you can also fairly easily do a drain and fill, or you can have someone else do it for around a hundred bucks.

the reason some do it at 30k is to get out all the break-in material that wore off the new gears and is circulating through the oil.
but not everyone agrees how early or how often, since there is no guidance from toyota.

on the whole, if you're not keeping the car more than 150k, you don't need to change it at all, because there are very few failures within that mileage.

it's more of a 'best practices' thing

 

So based off this comment, if I have a small transmission leak (from a rubber hose it appears) and I need to fill it up before a long trip (I know I need to fix the leak asap, but need to leave for this trip first), all I need to do is warm it up, raise it level and pump fluid in until it pours out? I would really appreciate a input. Edit: I have a 2016 Prius 2.

 

I don't think it needs to be warmed up.

 

If you want to give it a check, follow the thread I'll link to below, Changing the fluid is no harder than changing the oil. I recommend however being able to lift the vehicle if you can. That being said, in the thread I link to below, you didn't seem to be interested in changing the fluid. If your going to go through checking it, you may as well change it. You'll already be there and it takes 10 minutes.

How to: Change Transmission Fluid ATF WS | PriusChat

See my reply in post number 20 of that thread - I still recommend buying that as it makes the job much easier