Master overhaul kit with frictions, steels, and a full gasket and seal set to rebuild the Toyota U140E and U140F 4-speed automatic in Camry, Highlander, and RAV4.
Searching for a fix for a 2002-2003 Camry 3.0L, a Lexus ES300 or RX300, an all-wheel-drive Highlander or RAV4, or a 2009 Matrix AWD that slips, flares into overdrive or engages hard and late once it is warm? Those cars share Toyota's U140 four-speed, and when the clutch packs wear out this soft-parts master kit (part number BL00346-A) is what goes back inside: a complete set of friction plates, the matching steel plates, and the full overhaul gasket and seal set for the U140E and U140F.
Inside the transaxle, each gear is a combination of applied clutch packs and brakes. The frictions in those packs are the parts that actually wear, and the debris they shed travels with the fluid into the valve body, where it sticks valves and solenoids. The rubber side matters as much: piston lip seals, O-rings and the pump and valve body gaskets harden with heat and miles, and a seal that leaks apply oil makes a fresh clutch slip just like a worn one. This kit replaces both halves of that problem in one box. It is soft parts only. The filter, solenoids, pistons, drums, planetaries and the torque converter are not included, so plan those around what your teardown shows.
Start with the fluid. Pull a sample, smell it and look for lining on the magnet; our ATF color and smell chart shows what each condition means. Then scan for codes and rule out the cheap causes. Transmission Digest points out that a 1-2 bind on these units can be a stuck DSL solenoid, a B2 control valve or a learned-adapt problem rather than worn clutches, and that clearing the adapts and relearning can fix it with no parts at all. If the unit still slips with good fluid level and the electrical side checks out, the clutch packs are worn and it is time to pull it.
The listing covers Toyota Camry 3.0L 2002-2003 FWD, Highlander 2.4L and 3.0L 2001-2007 AWD, Matrix 2.4L 2009 AWD, RAV4 2.0L and 2.4L 2000-2008, Lexus ES300 1999-2001 and Lexus RX300 1999-2003. On the Lexus cars the same unit is known by its Aisin name, AW90-40LS. Be careful with the four-cylinder front-drive versions: Toyota's own applications put the U241E, not the U140, in front-drive 2.4L Camrys, Highlanders and RAV4s, and the later V6 Highlander moved to the five-speed U151. The safest check is the code stamped on the transaxle case or the build plate. If you are not sure, send us the year and VIN and we will match it. More parts for this family are under Aisin and Toyota transmissions.
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No. It is a soft-parts master kit with frictions, steels and the overhaul gasket and seal set. Buy the filter separately, and add pistons, solenoids or hard parts only if your teardown shows they are worn.
Yes, the listing covers the 1999-2003 RX300 and 1999-2001 ES300. Lexus and Aisin literature call the unit the AW90-40LS; it is the same U140 family.
Possibly not. Toyota fitted front-drive four-cylinder RAV4s with the U241E. Check the transaxle code on the case or send us the VIN before ordering.
Always clean and inspect it. Clutch debris collects in the U140 valve body and sticks valves. If bores are worn or solenoids are failing, replace it rather than reusing it.
Roughly 8.2 L for the U140E and 8.9 L for the U140F when filled dry. Use Toyota T-IV or WS as your model year specifies and check the level at operating temperature.
Yes. Clear the ECM learned values, then drive at light steady throttle through every upshift and downshift until the shifts feel normal.
