I just did mine yesterday. It took about 4.2 quarts, give or take a bit (I was filling from a gallon jug). In order to reach that hard to reach level of just below full, I filled it full until fluid was overflowing, then removed my hose and jacked up the rear a bit. I let a completely random amount of juice out and then leveled it off and put the plug in. I have learned over the years that having that level below full is key, but as to just how accurately "just below full" you need to be..... Well I don't even know how to measure! "Just below full" is the level you seek. -craig
> On Mar 18, 2015, at 1:05 AM, sailingfc @dslextreme.com <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM> wrote: > > So last weekend I changed the transaxle oil on my 87 Syncro for the first > time. Bentley says 4.7 quarts, but only 3.2 quarts if just draining and > refilling. And Bentley also mentions not to fill a 5 speed transaxle to > ease shifting, but no mention about under filling for the Syncro transaxle. > After putting in 3 quarts, I can't feel any oil inside the fill hole. I > put in a fourth quart and can "feel" the oil about a half inch below the > fill hole. I'm guessing I could put another half quart in. So how much > should I really put in? > > -Dick- > 87 Syncro (Blaze) |
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