![]() This is threaded into the drain hole for the transmission and requires the same 6mm hex key to remove. There is a small plastic tube that regulates the amount of fluid in the bottom of the pan. Remove the Fill Level Tube and Drain Transmission It just depends on how much ATF you want on your hands/tools. You may want to wait until the fluid finishes draining before moving to the next step, but you don’t have to. This also wasn’t fastened very tight, so was easy to remove. You will likely have some fluid come out when you remove this, so you will want to have your drain pan underneath it while you are removing the plug. The transmission drain plug requires a 6mm hex key to remove. The plug doesn’t have a significant enough shoulder to prevent it from falling inside the socket, but all I had to do was invert the socket with my hand underneath it and the plug fell right out into my hand. It isn’t on there very tight, so it shouldn’t take much to remove it. The transmission fill plug requires a 24mm socket. The cover can pivot out of the way revealing the transmission fill plug. Once the two 10mm bolts are removed, you don’t need to remove the third fastener holding the cover in place. Using my deep-well, impact socket I was able to just grab on to the socket and twist them out by hand. You will need the 10mm socket to remove the two bolts holding this plastic cover that hides the transmission fill plug. Once you have the wheel off, you will see the side of the transmission, except for a small plastic cover. If you opt to not use an impact wrench to remove these, then you will want to at least break them loose before you lift the vehicle from the ground, and then remove them completely once the wheel is in the air. There shouldn’t be a whole lot of torque on these lugs, so it isn’t hard to remove them. I like to use a socket, because I can remove the lugs faster with my impact wrench. Alternatively you could also use the lug wrench included with the car. Jack Stands can be placed at the manufacturer specified jack points to support the car. Always remember to use jack stands to support a vehicle that you are going to work under. ![]() If you are unsure where the lift points are for your vehicle, consult your owners manual. It isn’t as important that the vehicle be level for draining the fluid, but the closer you can get to level the more accurate you will be. My driveway was at an angle such that I only had to lift the front of the vehicle in order to access the transmission pan. ![]() Please note that your Toyota does NOT have lifetime fluid in it (no cars actually do). The dealership told me that the transmission fluid should be changed every 30,000 miles, which seemed a little frequent to me, but after seeing how little is actually changed when you do it and how little fluid is actually contained in the transmission, I think that is a good interval. ~3qt Toyota WS rated transmission fluid. ![]()
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