Went to change my Transmission fluid and found this...

My mistake. It's not the fill plug-not sure why it has RTV on this or what it is. Anyone what this is and where the 4.6L transmission fill plug is?

 

At least it worked though....

 

He said fill plug so assuming its right above the pan.

 

On the body of trans.

 

damn that has the potential of being a real issue if you have to drill it out and retap and drop the pan.

 

That is meant to be there apparently-from another thread with a 4.6L. What it is I have not idea- https://www.tundras.com/threads/yet-another-transmission-change-thread.51347/

 

Interesting, must have missed the 4.6L part. Still though that rtv looks suspect.

 

Absolutely. Not sure why it was leaking there or what that purpose that piece serves.

 

Maybe other 4.6 owners can chime in if theirs has the same thing or not. Seems suspect but I cant imagine why that would leak, and it looks pretty professionally applied so maybe it was a thing from the factory in the earlier days as a precaution.

 

Thank you.