Servicing auto gearbox. Help!

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Can somebody please tell me how to refill the auto gearbox on these things. The drain is easy but where do you refill it. I have an oil pump ready to go but dont know where to put it. A pic of the right bolt to pull out would be great.
Fritz.

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Re: Servicing auto gearbox. Help!

The transmission is refilled via the dipstick tube.

Cheers,

Glenn

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Re: Servicing auto gearbox. Help!

Really????
Seems like a tight spot to get the pump hose.
Oh well might try that.
Cheers.

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Re: Servicing auto gearbox. Help!

Ok. Got the oil back in.
Next question.... I was going to put a new oil filter in the gearbox while I was there but I cant remove the sump from the gear box unless I take part of the exhaust system off. Is this right, and should I bother replacing the oil filter??
I've only had the car 3 weeks and havn't got around to getting a workshop manual yet but will be chasing one up very soon.
Cheers,
Fritz.

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Re: Servicing auto gearbox. Help!

How much oil did you drain and refill ? Is it a V6 or diesel ? The sump on the gearbox holds about 2 litres BUT the gearbox has about 5 litres in it including the torque converter . The sump on the V6 gearbox once unbolted should slide out past the exhaust with out undoing it. You could also take the oil pipes off the bottom of the radiator and start the car, let the dirty oil come out of one pipe while the new oil is sucked back in the other pipe, stop when the oil coming out is clean, This changes all the oil in the gearbox and Torque converter. viewtopic.php?f=10&t=239&p=22957&hilit=+change+gea rbox+oil#p22957

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Hi Fritz. My brother has a garage and has always serviced my automatics in the past. He recently brought a flushing machine for the autos and it is great. These new machines clean out the torque convertor and trans. It isnt worth bothering doing it yourself as you simply cannot do a good job - unlike with manual trans. It is well worth getting the auto flushed. Unfortunately last one he did for me he also flushed out some tiny needle rollers which I hadnt realised were rattling around in the pan (you gotta love toyota auto's) and it cost me a bundle to fix that one. Cheers, Derb.

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Re: Servicing auto gearbox. Help!

Thanks for the advice guys.
I still couldnt get the sump past the exhaust so I drained what I could and topped it up.
I think maybe next time it's due I'll take it to a gearbox mech to give it a good service.
Cheers,
Fritz