Lexmex

There are from a company called Gold Plug, http://www.goldplug.com/ and I got them on Amazon here, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details

Very good price for a magnetic plug

M18 bolt and uses a 3/4 open wrench to open and close. No more hex wrench holes that get bent out of shape over time (rounded out).

First two pictures show it compared to front differential plug and later on the front differential with wrench. It comes with a washer.

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On the transmission pan.

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On the transfer case.

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Comparison shot of old plugs versus new plugs.

LA4Mead

Thanks Lexmex! Good information and thanks for including photos.

Are the engine oil, trans pan, and front diff drain plugs the same configuration? The only application listed on the website is for the engine oil pan. Like you, I'm looking for the drain plugs for the FWD differential (mine is 2WD) and the transmission pan.

Can you recall which ones I should order that fit which component?

Are any of the OE plugs magnetic at all?

Thanks for all the informative posts.

hypervish

X2, thanks for the info!

I'll be buying one for the transmission pan.

Lexmex

That bolt will fit your front differential and tranny pan.

The bolt is actually listed as being for a Dodge truck, but it fits just fine, M18. The plug size is the same for the 2WD or AWD tranny.

The engine oil plug for the RX300 is actually an M12 and would be their AP-03 plug,
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Plug-Magn...3656322&sr=1-1

On OEM, the front differential (2WD/AWD), rear differential (AWD) and transfer case (AWD) drain plugs are magnetic.

A2A

Thanks for the info Lex, as I'm in the UK, its going to be difficult getting my hands on this as I want one considering I'm in the middle of a drain and re-fill, but I assume any suze M18 drain plug will do? There a link I've placed bellow of a UK listing, if you can confirm its ok, I will get one...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M18-x-1-5m...item3cbfa57bbd

or even better, check this listing in the US, can a magnetic plug with this much be power be safe to use???

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnetic-O...item518cf3a3ca

lserlohn

great news!

Lexmex

The second one is an oil plug and that is going to be an M12 size.

The first should one should fit because 1.5 is the thread size.

tomted1

Thanks, Lexmex. My question is are the transmission, front differential, transfer case and rear differential all the same thread size and the oil pan smaller?

Lexmex

Welcome to the Club.

The oil pan is smaller, while the other ones you mention are the same. However, there is a difference on for example the rear differential fill plug as the magnet is very long on it.

With regard to the bolt I bought above, I would really only use that for drain plug of the transfer case, the front differential and the tranny pan. The stock plugs on the rear differential and the filler plug for the transfer case are good as is. In addition, there is very limited clearance on the fill plug for the rear differential with some moving parts back there.

tarzan17

Thanks Lexmex. Going to use these to replace my rusted plugs.

Note on part numbers: the goldplug.com website has AP-05 for 2000 RX300 (drain plugs for transfer case, front differential and transmission pan) which is not found on Amazon. Part number MP-10 listed on Amazon is the same as AP-05.

Here is email response I received:

Hi Matt,

Yes, it is. Amazon messed up the part number years ago and we have been unable to change it.

The MP-10 and AP-05 are the same.

Thanks,
Tim
Gold Plug LLC

chachacha

Thank you... I've looking for thid

akfish

So the tranfer case drain plug is 18mm x 1.5mm thread....?