hi ive got a is200 2001 auto that runs great including the auto box , the only grumble ive got really is that when im just tootling around town in traffic ect around 30mph or slower its grumbles into gear , this only ever does it every now and then not all the time , the car has just clicked over 152k , the oil looks ok and it doesnt smell bad , ive no idea what the dif oil is like , what diff oil is to be used in these cars , i know about the toyota special oil for the autobox and i shall use that.
i rung a gearbox specialist up yesterday and he said theres no point at all changing the oil and the noise is just the box wearing out , how the hell does he know without looking at it?