I use a suction gun - pump thingy I got at my local parts store
(Auto Zone or Pep Boys I think) ... essentially a big syringe
like other folks are discussing. It looks like one of those large
caulk guns with a hand tire air pump handle. It has a clear
plastic tube on the end that flexes easily into the filler hole


bug '59 wrote:
> I use a plastic bottle (about 1 liter) available in any car shop. Before
> opening the bottle you pull at the cap and a long flexible 'neck' comes out,
> open the bottle and put the 'neck' in the filler gap and squeese *gently*.
> You probably have them in the US/UK too but i don't know the proper name for
> it...:~) But you still have to crawl under the car to do it...
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> Roger
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> "Seth Graham" > schreef in bericht
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>>What's the secret to transferring fluid from the bottle to the
>>transmission
>>without turning myself into an environmental hazard? Muir says to have the
>>local garage do it, Bentley says to have the dealer do it. They wisely
>>suggest to only drain the transmission "if you are properly equipped to
>>refill it", but neglect to suggest what the proper equipment may be.
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>>It's a bit late now but it'd be nice to know for future reference.
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>>I managed to top off by sticking some hose to the bottle and cramming
>>myself
>>under the car, trying to find room under there to get the bottle above the
>>fill hole so I could squeeze fluid out, but about midway through the hose
>>popped off and did a hell of a number to my shirt. There's gotta be an
>>easier
>>way. :P
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