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The OEM manufacturer did not install a drain plug in the transmission pan of the vehicle. You must drop the pan to drain the fluid. This is normal as you usually service the filter when you drain and fill the transmission.
look on your transmission oil pan if their is not a plug on the pan itself then what your gonna have to do is just take the pan off which means you need to go to your local automotive store and get a new pan seal and while your at it should get a new filter and replace it while you have the pan off.
Most 1995-on VW models don't have a transmission fluid dipstick for
checking the transmission fluid level. To fill and check the level of
the VW automatic transmission fluid you have to remove a plug on the
side or bottom (location depends on model and if you have an automatic vs. manual transmission) of the transmission drain
pan. The factory manual refers the expensive VAG 1924 special tool for
pumping the VW automatic transmission fluid into the oil pan.
There is no drain plug. You must remove the pan to drain the fluid. You really do not need to know the total capacity as you will not be able to remove it all anyway. Just remove the pan and keep track of the amount of fluid in the pan. Put the exact same amount back in.
Transmissions do use a tank, they hold the fluid in the pan under the transmission. Find your transmission dipstick (usually near the firewall) - it is a long dipstick that reaches the level in the pan.
Check your owners manual for dipstick location and how to check your fluid - most transmission have to be checked when the vehicle is hot, engine running and the transmission in neutral.
Unfortunatly you cannot check the transmission, or add fluid yourself. You have to take it to a dealer, or a transmission specialist.
That's not strictly true. The Trooper uses a GM "closed" transmission system. Its possible to do it yourself, but a real pain and requires some kind of pump system to pump in the fluid from below the vehicle. There are 2 filling bolts on the transmission pan, the lower one is the drain, the higher one towards the pan corner is the fill/level plug. You must remove the fill plug and pump fluid into it until it starts to run back out. Run the engine to distribute and warm the fluid, then check the level again, topping up if necessary. Replace the plug using new seal.
If its leaking fron the transmission pan gasket, yes its very easy, and thats the most likely cause. Just alot of 10mm bolts, and a drain plug. make sure you get the correct fluid from toyota, it will say what fluid it takes on the dipstick... probably Type T-IV
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