Hey guys, just jumped under the vehicle to remove the pan drain bolt and I'm turning and turning, and turning.. and nothings happening.. from what I can tell someone might have stripped this before and put a bolt on the other side. No wonder I don't trust mechanics
so looks like I'm going to have to remove the bash plate and entire pan. Anything to be wary of beforehand?
Just thinking now too that I really don't want to have to do this three or four times over consecutive days to get it all changed. Damn. I could possibly look for a second hand pan from the wreckers. And do these have a filter? I should probably do that too if I'm going in deep
Edit, they do sell a filter at Repco for $100, Toyota are over $200 for the pan and none in stock.
So all in all, think I'll have to pull the pan off, get fluid all over the damn place, re-bodge the loose bolt with some gasket glue(?) And just a one off refill. I guess it's better than nothing.
What a bastard! Think I'll wanna be real careful not to overfill.. would you say 3litre fill then just a little at a time and check? Would I have to drive the car to get an accurate reading?