Thanks, everyone, for the replies. Very helpful. I've got a nice funnel that has a fairly long flexible tube attached to it so that ought to work fine. Be blessed, ~Annie On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@gmail.com>wrote: > Annie, when you visit your FLAPS or WallyWorld, look for little > plastic pumps that screw directly onto the top of the oil jug. They > used to be readily available for not much $$$. > > Failing that, go to a larger hardware store and get about 8 feet of > clear vinyl (plastic) tubing, about 3/8" inside diameter - - it's > usually used for water applications and is cheap and very flexible. > Then take your tubing over to the funnel section and find one that > will jam on to the end of the tubing. After removing the 17 mm plug, > carefully place the free end of the tube far enough into the hole so > that it won't slip out, After crawling back out and standing next to > van, pour oil into funnel. Helps if you warm the oil (you can use a > pan of hot water), and be very careful not to get any dirt into the > funnel. Also helps to put a pan under there so that when it's full you > won't make too big of a mess. > > When you're done you can rinse out the tube with a suitable cleaning > agent, then plug the ends of the tube with small corks or little wads > of paper towel to keep it clean until you need it again. > > Good luck! > > Gary > > > Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 08:16:46 -0700 > > From: Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM> > > Subject: Re: auto trans final drive > > > > Awesome! Thanks. Does it help to use a funnel or no? > > > > > > ~Annie > |
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