The gearbox dipstick is right under the airfilter snuggled right up to the rear of the block - the yellow handle was covered in crud and not visible in the garage but out on the driveway a bit of sunlight highlighted where it was.
Went to change the oil but could not get the gearbox sump plug off - is a 7.0 Torx plug. In the end I had to use a 3' breaker bar to crack it . Why do people want to torque sump plugs up so tight - it really only has to be tight enough to seal and not come off - really to have to use a 3' breaker bar is ridiculous.
Same with the rear diff - the plugs are 1/2" drive plugs and were done up extremely tight - one would move using the rattle gun on max torque but the other would not budge - not enough room for the breaker bar so I had to use the jack under the 1/2" rachet to crack it - again really why do they need to be so tight .
It been years that I have had to work on cars with such low ground clearance - landies are easy to roll under even if not jacked up. The Subaru would not even fit on the ramps because of its low front clearance and had to be jacked up with the associated safety concerns so - jack stands also go under but is still a tight fit.
Oh - an rotated the tyres and found the jack and wheelbrace etc are Toyota - the jack works bit the wheel brace is the wrong size - the owner has had the car for 8 years so is lucky never to have had a flat as it would not have been possible to change the wheel. So new wheel brace is needed.
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