This maybe a stupid question, but the camry appears different then other cars I have owned in regards to the transmission.

It appears that the 2004 4 cylinder camry has a bolt to change the transmission fluid so it can easily be dained. Am I correct that the bolt i see on the bottom of the transmission is to change the fluid? Used to having to drop the transmission pan to do this.

thanks

Yes, that is the drain plug. It doesn't change much of the fluid, however. The majority of the fluid is trapped in the valve body and the torque converter. Take off the pan if you want to change the filter and have the transmission flushed if you want to change the fluid.

Brian, thank you for your response.

You're welcome

This maybe a stupid question, but the camry appears different then other cars I have owned in regards to the transmission.

It appears that the 2004 4 cylinder camry has a bolt to change the transmission fluid so it can easily be dained. Am I correct that the bolt i see on the bottom of the transmission is to change the fluid? Used to having to drop the transmission pan to do this.

thanks


My 90' V6 has a bolt too, I just changed the tranny oil and filter. Are you sure there are auto cars (not just Camrys) w/o a bolt to drain the tranny oil? Sounds weird.

Many transmissions don't have drain plugs. This is to force the mechanic to remove the pan to drain the tranny and make changing the filter trivial. I guess these are transmissions that plug their filters periodically.

I don't understand why manuafacters can't design a spin-on oil filter like your engine....

Good question. Lack of room?

I was wondering if there is an aftermarket filter that would adapt to your tranny cooling lines going to the radiator.... Shouldn't be that hard....

You could adapt an oil filter extension. The filter for a mechanism is usually just before the pump so that the pump only sees clean lubricant. I believe the cooler return goes into the sump. Would help trap some stuff.