# 99 Camry Oil Drain Plug

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-oil-drain-plug/7393>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** plug\
**Created:** [November 18, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-oil-drain-plug/7393 "2007-11-18T02:41:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ted\_Hope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Ted\_Hope](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ted_Hope)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-oil-drain-plug/7393/1 "2007-11-18T02:41:23Z")

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about to retire, which in accord w/ Great American Dream, means having to change oil myself again. wife’s car, '99 Camry has a drain plug that’s round w/ a socket-like or large Allen wrench hole. Things have changed since days of removing drain plugs w/ open-end wrenches, I guess. anyone know what wrench/gadget is needed to remove the plug, please?

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**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 8:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-oil-drain-plug/7393/2 "2007-11-18T08:06:05Z")

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If it has an allen head plug, you are looking at the transmission and/or transaxle drain plugs. The oil drain plug has a regular metric hex head.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-oil-drain-plug/7393/3 "2007-11-18T10:53:25Z")

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Just to add to Alan’s comment; assuming he is right, and I believe he is, you don’t want to remove that plug unless you really want to replace the transmission/differential oil. We see a fair number of people who have done this and not noticed it until there may have been damage. It is easy to do on some cars and I would assume that is why they have the different fittings.

Now aren’t you glad you asked?

Enjoy that retirement.

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**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-camry-oil-drain-plug/7393/4 "2007-11-18T11:36:47Z")

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you were looking at the front side of the oil pan correct?

look on the back side of the oil pan. you will see the OIL drain plug.small hex about 1/2" a 1/2" six sided socket should work; BUT it is metric. buy yourself a set of metric sockets, its worth it. some six sided, as well as 12 sided.