I wanted to post this because I screwed ROYALLY when i TRIED to change my oil. I was on the computer for hours trying to find how to fix it and the whole process takes less than 20 min. First-off when you change your oil,the oil pan is kinda hidden. Therefore I drained my transmission instead of my oil. Anyways if this happens to you, replacing the "drained" transmission fluid is SUPER easy. (it took me three hours because i had to surf through the web to find the anwser). anyways, directly behind the TRANSMISSION pan is the actual transmission (its gray and almost cone like). it would be easy to identify once you are under the car. on the left side (if you are and your taco are face to face) is a huge, obnoxious screw. you cant miss it. The size of the screw is 24mm and you can purchase the bolt at your local hardware store. The dealers sell the bolt for 50 bucks. I went to Lowes and bought the wrench and bolt for like 20 bucks. ONce you get that bolt, screw that scew off and then PUMP transmission fluid into the transmission. if you totally emptied the transmission, the amount should be 4 bottles. but this whole process is dummy proof. if you dont know how much to add, it will start to ooze out of the hole if there is too much. If it oozes out, that means stop.
the reason i say pump is because you literall have to pump it. you can buy the pump at the auto store for pretty cheap. I bought mine for six bucks. its looks like a lotion pump with a long tube. well good luck. i dont think i missed anything. I believe that you can find some pictures on tundrasolutions.com. i would link you guys, but i had to reformat my comp. sorry....hopefuly my explanation helps. goodluck
...if you totally emptied the transmission, the amount should be 4 bottles. but this whole process is dummy proof. if you dont know how much to add, it will start to ooze out of the hole if there is too much. If it oozes out, that means stop.
the reason i say pump is because you literall have to pump it.
Mine only took 2 bottles.... you must have really small bottles
The 6 speed MT actually takes 1.9 quarts. Using Redline MT-90 makes it shift smooth as silk.....
I don't think the oil pan is hidden. If you slide under your truck from the front then it will be right there in front of the cross member. It's not a big flat oil pan, like many domestic trucks have. It takes a 14mm socket or wrench to remove the oil drain plug. The transmission is behind the crossmember.
If you have an '05+ with and Auto trans then stop driving your truck immediately! You are gonna destroy your transmission. This is not a fillerup until it starts coming out. There are three plugs for this. A drain plug, the Fill plug, and the check level plug. You basically fill the trans while the truck is running and fill until fluid starts coming out of the check fill plug. The trans needs to be at 140 deg f .
Not only that, you need to use actual Toyota ATF WS fluid. It's different than normal ATF or any Synthetic ATF. The WS is about $40-50 for a jug of it.
Here is the actual Toyota repair manual to change the trans fluid on an '05:
If you have an '05+ with and Auto trans then stop driving your truck immediately! You are gonna destroy your transmission. This is not a fillerup until it starts coming out. There are three plugs for this. A drain plug, the Fill plug, and the check level plug. You basically fill the trans while the truck is running and fill until fluid starts coming out of the check fill plug. The trans needs to be at 140 deg f .
Not only that, you need to use actual Toyota ATF WS fluid. It's different than normal ATF or any Synthetic ATF. The WS is about $40-50 for a jug of it.
Here is the actual Toyota repair manual to change the trans fluid on an '05:
I would assume he can tell the difference between 90w gear oil and ATF...then again he thought he was draining his oil.
For starters, I've never seen a 24mm engine oil plug, those are usually reserved for rear differentials, and as we now know, transmissions.
I changed my oil this weekend as well, my 1st oil change and had no problem locating the drain plug, as it was right where I thought it would be, the bottom of the oil pan, infront of the bell housing.
Not to sound like an a$$...but maybe you should leave the mechanical work on the truck to the professionals. $35.00 would have saved you several hours of wasted time.
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If you have an '05+ with and Auto trans then stop driving your truck immediately! You are gonna destroy your transmission. This is not a fillerup until it starts coming out. There are three plugs for this. A drain plug, the Fill plug, and the check level plug. You basically fill the trans while the truck is running and fill until fluid starts coming out of the check fill plug. The trans needs to be at 140 deg f .
Not only that, you need to use actual Toyota ATF WS fluid. It's different than normal ATF or any Synthetic ATF. The WS is about $40-50 for a jug of it.
Here is the actual Toyota repair manual to change the trans fluid on an '05:
This has to be like the 10th person who's drained the tranny instead of the oil pan.
Exactly. So, evidently, it's not as hard as one might think to do. Good thing there are some decent guys around here to point him in the right direction w/o the "dumbass" remarks.
Last edited by BillBrasky; 11-14-2006 at 07:22 AM.
I guess I (or anyone) could jack up one side of the truck, and try to take a decent, wide angle shot of the underside of the truck with both the oil pan and transmission pan clearly pictured and marked. Then post it as a sticky in this forum with a title like:
READ THIS BEFORE CHANGING THE OIL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
There was a guy over on CT that did this same thing just last week and was getting berated by another member - pretty ridiculous....
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