I finally found a dealer who is happy refill my tranny with my choice of aftermarket synthetic. However, he said that I need to supply a pump and hose of some kind to enable the techs to get the oil from the bottle into the filler hole. (on the side of the tranny case) According to the service advisor, there's not enough room to up-end a quart bottle in the engine compartment.
So, those of you who have replaced your tranny oil - how did you do it?
Thanks,
Mika

 

It can only be pumped in.

 

Alright then...
What kind of pump is needed, and where can I get one? Cheaply...?
Thanks,
Mika

 

Most autopart stores have a pump that will get the job done. They are designed to typically screw right onto the oil bottle in place of the stock cap. My experience is that they are good for one use (and it often turns into a messy one). But they are between $5 and $10.

What I usually do with gear oil is slip a hose over the end of the bottle. Then you can put the end of the hose into the tranny and force in the oil through the hose by squeezing the upside down bottle. You may not get every last drop, but it works and it's cheap. Works best on bottles that have a tapered tip so it's easy to slide the hose on securely.

Seems like a really easy job to do yourself though, assuming you have a hydraulic jack and jackstands so you can safely crawl under your car.

JL

 

Here is what you do:

Take a Gatorade bottle and put two holes in the lid. take a plastic hose and force it through one of the holes like a straw to the bottom of the bottle. Make it long enough to go to the fill hole of the tranny. do the same with the other hole but it does not have to go very far into the bottle nor out of the bottle. Make sure holes are tight and sealed. Fill the bottle with your fluid and screw cap on. Put the fill tube in the fill hole of the tranny. Shoot compressed air into other tube and magically the fluid goes into the tranny! Very fast and clean.

You can get the parts at a hardware store or any place that has aquarium equipment.

 

Oh yeah, use Redline Lightweight shockproof!

 

thanks for the input. I won't be using Shockproof, though. The viscosity is wrong, as is the service classification. Redline clearly states that Shockproof should be used as a replacement where GL-5 gear oils are called for. I'm afraid that extra EP additives in the GL-5 mixture may do more harm than good when it comes to prolonging Sychro life. I genearlly like to adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations... but to each his own.
Mika