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toytaco previously said:
what the hell happened to that transmission pan!?!?!?!
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Geez, no kidding ....
I think Toyota should have made the trans drain plug a hexhead or something a wee bit more difficult to remove. I'm surprised we don't have more FJ owners accidently draining their trans when doing an oil change
They made the same goof with the Prius. It has a CVT. When you're under the car, you notice two drain plugs. The regular looking bolt is actually the coolant drain for the inverter. Open up that and you have a very difficult situation
If you then try to drive the car with the inverter coolant low, you cook the inverter and face a $2,000 repair bill. If you try to refill it yourself, the bleeding procedure is complex and almost impossible without special equipment. Again, the risk of cooking the inverter
The cvt uses Type WS, same as the auto trans in most new Toyotas. The drain plug is a hex. Why not make the coolant drain plug a hex? If a Prius owner doesn't ask - or doesn't have the shop manual - they end up making an expensive mistake.
