where do fill the transmission fluid

[LEXCRUISER]

I know, it's so wrong. I somehow drained a little bit of transmission fluid instead of engine oil on my '03 LX470...huh.
So, I try to refill the transmission fluid in it, but i couldnt find the refill plug. Can anyone show me where it is located? Also, can I mix with some Mobil1 ATF?
Thank's so much for your input.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

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[LEXCRUISER]

I went underneath just now, and i couldnt find the bolt. There is drain plug on the bottom of the pan, and there is no overflow plug.

 

[OregonLC]

I thought 04 got the fill plug and 03 still had a dipstick? If so, you fill through the stick, just as with the A343F on 98-02.

 

[LEXCRUISER]

got it. Thank's.

 

[Kigiin]

I know, it's so wrong. I somehow drained a little bit of transmission fluid instead of engine oil on my '03 LX470...huh.

I did the same thing the first time - my excuse, and I am sticking with it, was that I was in a hurry and just unscrewed the first pan plug I saw!

Not sure on the '04, but if you have a dipstick that will suffice to fill into.

By the way, do a search on percent of new fluid (or something like that) but I often drain my transmission pan when changing oil. The thought is to keep the oil newish, without having to do a complete flush.

 

[LEXCRUISER]

^^^Thank's pegasis.
That what happened. i was too rush and unplug the wrong one. stupid me. The flud is very clear red color, which is not normal for engine oil. So I quickly plugged it back on, and realized it is the transmission fluid.

Now, I need to pick up from Toyota for the fluid, caused I just dont want to mix it.

 

[Kigiin]

I must be a terrible, irresponsible 100 owner - I just use the basic ATF Dexron III (or whatever the manual calls for).

 

[mechanixhorseman]

I did it too first time. The worst part is, I didn't realize my transmission was empty and my engine had twice the oil until a day later when the transmission started jerking from stops. The lesson to be learned is don't rush through first-time procedures.

 

[Kigiin]

I didn't realize my transmission was empty and my engine had twice the oil until a day later when the transmission started jerking from stops.

Seriously, you put in almost another 7 quarts and didn't notice? I can't believe you could even get in another ~7 quarts!

Really!

 

[bkgee]

i'll cop to making this mistake the first time too luckily i was planning a full fluids change all the way around since it was brand new to me at 120k miles

 

[mechanixhorseman]

Seriously, you put in almost another 7 quarts and didn't notice? I can't believe you could even get in another ~7 quarts!

Really!

Honestly, it didn't idle or run any differently at all. I guess the main folly here was forgetting to check the dipstick after refilling. I felt pretty dumb for a while.