Question on adding manual transmission fluid
Ok, so tonight I went to Valvoline and had my tranny fluid changed. I have a 99 v6 camry 5 speed. Last time it was done I took it somewhere because the fill plug above the drain plug was a bitch to get to and I didnt have a funnel or baster to use to fill it. So I figured I'd take it somewhere again as it's been 30k miles. Well, the guy changing it remarks on how much of a chore it'll be and comes up topside to look and we both look in the engine bay and see what appears to be a fill plug on top. My dumbass never noticed this last time and he pulls the plug and its indeed a fluid plug and even is magnetic! So, he tests it and adds some fluid with the drain plug still out and it comes through so he attaches the drain plug below but leaves the fill plug below out and adds fluid from the top. It seemed to take just under 4.5 quarts which is what most manuals specify. Once the fluid started pouring out of the lower fill plug then he stopped.
So all the fluid seems to be in there and there seems to be no issues. I called a few friends up who seem to think its no big deal but just wondering if anyone else has changed their manual trannies the same way or if it is preferred to just use the lower fill plug? Cause if going from the top is ok, then I'll just do it myself next time. Hope this makes sense. It's been a long day so my brain is racked.
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