How do you fill and change the gearbox oil in 2001 Toyota hilux?

Answer 1

THIS IS FOR A MANUAL ONLY

HOW TO DRAIN THE OIL

There is a bung plug (24mm bolt) on the bottom which is used to drain the oil, replace bung after draining the oil.

HOW TO REPLACE OIL

There is an identical 24mm bung on the left hand side, about half way along and about half way up the side.

Remove the SIDE bung and pump oil in until it just starts to come back out the (SIDE) bung hole, then replace the side bung and your finished.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the oil pump hose is all the way in the bung hole, they tend to have a long threaded hole and if the oil hose is not in properly the oil will come back out and you might mistake it for being full.

Its also a good idea to know how much oil your gearbox is suppose to have, this can be found in owners manual. This will help make sure you have enough oil to do the job and make sure you replace enough oil.

You will need an oil pump, i brought one from "Auto Barn" for $19