kevinofcamelot
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I was underneath checking for leaks etc I noticed what looks like a drain plug on my AT pan, is that normal??
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Drain plug on botton of AT pan??
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kevinofcamelot
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- los angeles
Just curious if that was factory installed because my LJ doesnt have one as well as a buddy of mine on his 97
austinaubinoe
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- Montgomery County, MD
hahahahahahahahaha
wait, how do drain the tranny in the LJ?
wait, how do drain the tranny in the LJ?
kevinofcamelot
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Have to take the whole pan off
cruiser54
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- Prescott, Az
Yes it is on the AW4. To service the trans, remove the plug and drain it. Install new washer on drain plug and reinstall. Add about 3 and 3/4 quarts of fresh Dexron/Mercon fluid. Double check the level per instructions on the dipstick.
austinaubinoe
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damn that must make a mess!
kevinofcamelot
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- los angeles
thanks
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- Southern Maryland
Most cars don't have a tranny drain since fluid interval is so large. But you can drop the pan, or you can use the cooler lines (if you have one), worst case is siphon fluid through the dipstick tube
Ryan93
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- San Clemente
wish mine didnt have a drain plug... because i flipping stripped mine today... grrr just another thing to add to the list haha
iwannadie
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- Gilbert, Az
I've drained an auto transmission before by dropping the pan because the drain bolt was stuck. It's not that bad actually if you can do it right. I hinged it allowing one end to lower and drain most of the fluid out right into a oil catcher. Then I used a floor jack to lower the pan holding the remaining fluid in it.
It's not an ideal way obviously but also not as much hassle as it can seem or be made if done wrong.
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On my Cadillac I use one of those cheapo hand pumps down the dipstick tube, works fine
My HS shop teacher said when auto trannies first became mainstream, they had drain plugs. What happened during routine oil change, was the mechanic would pull the tranny plug thinkning it was the engine oil. The cars would leave with 10 qts of engine oil and no tranny oil, so Detroit stopped putting drainplugs in auto tranny pans.
I'm not sure how much truth there is, or where he heard that. [/hijack]
01grn_xj
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- West Lafayette, IN
I had a Ford Car and a Ford truck that neither one had a drain plug. I just dropped the pan and if you are careful you can do it without makin a mess but it sucks. Yes it is normal. Some manufacturers put them in there and some don't.
Ricker
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- Germansville, Pa.
Firestone just did that to my father's Subaru. Drained the A/T fluid & changed the A/T filter! Put 4 quarts of additional oil into the crankcase!
They did not know why they could not drive it out of their shop!
2000bluexj
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Do they not check the fluid level before they start it?
obviously not! should they check?...of course
Ricker
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- Germansville, Pa.
They start it to fill the filter & look for the idiot light to go out, then turn it off.
Then yes, they should check the level after they let it sit a while.
Must have been the tech's first day.......
Then yes, they should check the level after they let it sit a while.
Must have been the tech's first day.......
gistecknician
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- Naples, FL
If you stripped the drain plug there is a good chance that you stripped out the threads on the pan. There isn't much material there for re-tapping (guess how I know :doh: ) You'll be OK though, just take the tranny pan with you to your local auto parts store and find the smallest "Oversized" drainplug that will work for your application.
Good luck
cruiser54
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- Prescott, Az
Actually, I've had 2 instances where the plug lost it's threads on an AW4 after some grease monkey over tightened it. The solution was get a replacement plug and washer from the dealer or tranny shop. The pan threads were fine.
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