Doing xsmsn drain and fill

First post...be gentle!

Have reviewed the thread regarding the "sealed" automatic transmission drain and fill. Drain and overflow plugs easy enough to find. Getting into A/T check mode doable. My issues: Fill plug remains elusive and I have the tow package with cooler do I do anything special in this case? Any input/advice/pic appreciated.

Dave
2015 Tacoma TRD with A/T

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld. There are several threads here on the process, here is one of them:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-drain-refill-automatic-transmission.63851/

It's probably easier to search via Google to find things at times, you can do that by typing "site:tacomaworld.com" into Google before your search terms and it will limit it to this site only.

 

Found the fill plug...now do I need to do anything with the bypass on the transmission cooler (if I have one?). On a video by the Car Care Nut he shows a bypass plunger, and states that this needs to be depressed during the process but I don't seem to have one in that location he shows. Any thoughts anyone? Thanks so much!
Dave

Okay just rewatched the Car Care nut video, cooler bypass plunger is not applicable to a Tacoma (Tundra, Lexus, Sequoia with external xsmsn cooler only)

Time to give it a go this weekend...

Update: job accomplished...drained 2 qts, added 2 1/2 - no overflow! Repeated process after adding another 1/2 qt then got about 8 ozs from overflow when at at proper temp. Only touched hot cat twice before I threw my welding glove over it