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Transmission fill plug behind driver's side wheel?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Chris Perry, Jul 4, 2024 at 11:36 AM.

  1. Chris Perry

    Chris Perry New Member

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    I just changed my tranny fluid and when I refilled it I used a fill plug on the upper driver's side of the transmission (behind the tire) to put my 4 qts in. It was a 10mm hex bolt, just like the drain plug. It did not have a crush washer on it.

    Then I was re-reading the directions and everyone says to fill the transmission from the 24mm plug that is in the center of the transmission. I guess I should have re-read the directions before I did it.

    Anyway, all the fluid seems to have gone in. I drove it around and it seemed alright. What do you think? Is it okay, or did I mess it up?
     
    #1 Chris Perry, Jul 4, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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    The only thing that's important here is that you get the right amount of fluid in the transmission and it doesn't come back out onto the ground so mission accomplished and that's that I would imagine no matter how you got it in there it's in there.
     
    #2 Tombukt2, Jul 4, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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