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3rd Gen MT Drain Plug

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by arthur106, Oct 30, 2023.

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    Should the drain plug be magnetic? That’s what I’ve seen in the past with it the vehicles and certainly what I was expecting. The MT drain and fill plugs appear to be identical however, and neither are magnetic. I just wanted to double check that before reinstalling.
     
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    Toyota installs a magnet deep inside the transmission, it can’t be cleaned or serviced w/o breaking down the transmission.

    Adding magnetic drain and fill plugs certainly won’t hurt. I add them to various locations.
     
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    Yeah, not magnetic. Never had a single shaving on my drain plug and I’ve pulled it numerous times.
     
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    Thanks y’all. I figured they knew what they were doing when they assembled it, but I’ve seen stranger things
     
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