Oil Pan

I know this may seem like a stupid question but is the oil pan flat where the drain plug goes or is there a metal piece that sticks out where the the drain plug becomes flush with it.

 

Flat

 

Do not empty your AT fluid.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/4-0l-1gr-2nd-gen-oil-change-guide.11201/

 

It must just be a washer that was on there it was stuck on there and it just came off

 

You can buy a new crush washer at the dealer for cheap. I have never changed mine I have 120k miles and never had a problem with it

 

Well alright just wanted to make sure I didn't bust something

 

Look into a Fumoto Valve

 

Unless he offroads.....fumoto and offroad is a nono.

 

Pretty sure it's okay on my truck, even off-road.

 

With the amount of mud I have removed from that exact area, I would never install that valve. Just thinking of it opening on the trail gives me the willies.

 

I do my best to avoid mud but still don't see how some mud could open the valve....it's pretty secure behind the skid plate.

 

I mean sure i have a front skidplate too but whose to say i dont send a pointy rock up through that hole now i have a dented in oil pan and or a broken valve. Swear there was a thread about this on the front page like a month ago.

 

Yes mud up under the skid plate, thick, plentiful mud. Takes forever to get it all out.

 

I just wouldnt want a valve that is one turn away from dumping my entire oil pan on my personal vehicle. My hands are fully capable of opening a drain plug thats torqued to like 24 ft lbs that doesnt stick out like 4 inches farther.

 

Personally for me I'm not going to put anything that could open or wiggle free on my truck that holds fluid. So I'll stick to good old bolts. But hey to each there own

 

I'm with ya. There was a member on here that posted that he went offroad, hit the fumato valve, engine bled oil... and the engine ended up being one giant block of metal. But hey, he didnt have to remove a bolt when he did his oil changes up until that point!

 

Yes thats the one im talking about! Never even saw the light till the truck shut off permanently.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2010-4-0-blown-motor-what-parts-should-keep.531497/
Poor guy.

I mean its probably a fluke, granted tons of guys on here have that valve and love it, but its the one off chance of failure that would make me hesitate.

 

I can't imagine that happening...