which popular vehicle has transmission drain plug?
for changing transmission fluid.
for changing transmission fluid.
which vehicle/transmission has tranny drain plug?
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you can have someone weld one in if it doesn't.
Camrys and Corollas had them for years, I'm not sure if they still do or not. Beyond that not many manufacturers offered automatic transmission drain plugs from the factory, but some did through their aftermarket performance programs.
What are you anglin' towards ?
What are you anglin' towards ?
Nissan CVTs do, and all Hondas.
I think all Toyota units do as well, but many of the recent 6-spd models are no longer equipped with a dipstick.
To be honest though, I've seen a lot of these "lifetime fill" cars make it past 120k with no issues at all on the original fluid. So for most people, I really do not see a need to change this stuff.
I think all Toyota units do as well, but many of the recent 6-spd models are no longer equipped with a dipstick.
To be honest though, I've seen a lot of these "lifetime fill" cars make it past 120k with no issues at all on the original fluid. So for most people, I really do not see a need to change this stuff.
The 2013 Hyundai.We replaced the oe pan with one that has a drain plug on the 2005 Saturn.
Every vehicle in my sig....including the Packard...but the Mercedes both have over a liter in the pan remaining after draining from the plug, they really need a pan drop at a minimum.
My mom's 2005 BMW 330ci has one, Nissan Rogue, just about all Hondas, since they don't have a removable pan or filter.
Volvo V70/S70
My Ford Ranger, 'after' I welded a hex nut to the outside of Pan.
I then used a magnetic drain plug.
That was a good modification from factory.
I then used a magnetic drain plug.
That was a good modification from factory.
Escape has a drain plug and gets removed every 15,000.
Our old saturn had a drain and spin on filter.
Our old saturn had a drain and spin on filter.
I have personally never worked on a car (transmission fluid drain anyway) that didn't have one.
My Cherokee has one.
Now which ones have torque convertor drain plugs?
Two cars in my .sig do... but probably nothing less than 45 years old does. That was a great feature, you can actually drain those old Torqueflites *completely*. Convertor and pan, nothing left but fluid trapped in small nooks and crannies. The sad irony is they'll run 300k miles with one fluid fill... its the later transmissions that don't have convertor drain plugs that really need the regular fluid changes :-/
Two cars in my .sig do... but probably nothing less than 45 years old does. That was a great feature, you can actually drain those old Torqueflites *completely*. Convertor and pan, nothing left but fluid trapped in small nooks and crannies. The sad irony is they'll run 300k miles with one fluid fill... its the later transmissions that don't have convertor drain plugs that really need the regular fluid changes :-/
i hate dropping the pan on my mercury. that's why i asked. I'll only buy one with drain plug in the transmission.
also ease of oil change is big plus too.
also ease of oil change is big plus too.
also with transmission drain plug, is it easy to drain the entire transmission/torque converter? don't want any old fluid stay in the system.
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i hate dropping the pan on my mercury. that's why i asked. I'll only buy one with drain plug in the transmission.
also ease of oil change is big plus too.
Even though fluid changed are required every 30k on those cars, Ford doesn't require a filter change until 150k IIRC. Just change the fluid via the cooler lines and the mess will be minimal.
i hate dropping the pan on my mercury. that's why i asked. I'll only buy one with drain plug in the transmission.
also ease of oil change is big plus too.
Even though fluid changed are required every 30k on those cars, Ford doesn't require a filter change until 150k IIRC. Just change the fluid via the cooler lines and the mess will be minimal.
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