Took the opportunity to do a first drain and fill with Toyota Type IV this evening (@135k miles). Drain plug came out easily, but when I finished draining out the old fluid I took a look at the drain plug and found no magnet in place. Is this normal? Fished around in the sump with my Craftsman magnet-on-a-stick and didn't find anything.
Fluid didn't smell burnt...more of a resinous smell. Not as sharp smelling as new stuff, more mellow. Not pinkish..more of a rich mahogany. Got a little over 3.5 quarts out and put the same back in. Drove around town gently for about 20 minutes and had SWMBO help me check it hot in drive. A bit high at the T of the word HOT. Maybe I didn't get it hot enough. Is 85F the right temp (and would an infrared thermometer pointed at the sump be the right approach if I don't have DICE/VIDA)? Maybe suck a bit of transmission fluid out via the dipstick tube to get the level down.
Plan is to wait 1000 miles and do it again, then one more time, then get in the habit of doing a drain and fill each time I change the oil. Maybe suck a bit of transmission fluid out via the dipstick tube
