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| kbrunk1 |
 Sep 21 2012, 06:11 PM
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Brunk  Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 13-November 11 From: Dallas,Texas 73 2.0 FI Member No.: 13,778 Region Association: South East States  |
Trying to get one off blocks.
How do you check or change the transmission fluid? Thanks |
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| cary |
Sep 21 2012, 06:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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To check, the car needs to be level.
General rule is use your pinky finger to see if there's oil right there at the edge of the hole. I don't trust that method. I use a pipe cleaner bent in a U to measure. To fill. You need to get a suction pump. I use one like this. But you need get the oil warm. 75 degrees plus. http://www.harborfreight.com/sta-lube-gear...pump-40714.html I also have one of these. But kind of messy. http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogI...1245_0361176035 Oh yeah. Rule one never drain the tranny until you remove the fill plug. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| tomeric914 |
Sep 21 2012, 10:25 PM
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One Lap of America in a 914! Group: Members Posts: 1,268 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(cary @ Sep 21 2012, 08:52 PM)  To fill. You need to get a suction pump. Grab a 1' length of 1/2" clear hose from Home Depot. Cut the tip off the quart bottle of gear oil. Shove the hose over the tip and squeeze the bottle to fill. Leave the hose on the same tip and move from bottle to bottle. Mine's been on for at least 10 years now and has never come off. This won't work with gallon containers though! |
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kbrunk1 Transmission Gear Oil - How to check or change? Sep 21 2012, 06:11 PM
r_towle Pull out the filler plug, it's a 17mm Allen he... Sep 21 2012, 06:53 PM steuspeed I'm going to get one of those pumps next time.... Sep 21 2012, 08:37 PM mittelmotor Capacity of the transaxle is about 2.6 quarts...a ... Sep 21 2012, 11:50 PM euro911 There are two popular tools available. I use both ... Sep 22 2012, 01:54 AM stugray
I agree. I never needed a pump.
I have even don... Sep 22 2012, 04:40 PM The Cabinetmaker I just cut the top of the quart bottle and squeeze... Sep 22 2012, 05:09 PM The Cabinetmaker I just cut the top of the quart bottle and squeeze... Sep 22 2012, 05:10 PM Richard Casto When draining fluid, make sure you can remove the ... Sep 22 2012, 06:32 PM Richard Casto
To check, the car needs to be level.
Very good p... Sep 22 2012, 06:39 PM dian i used a clear hose and a funnel that a helper hel... Sep 23 2012, 10:16 AM JawjaPorsche I use 80/90w gear oil. Never heard of anyone usin... Sep 23 2012, 10:38 AM
euro911 Ambient temperatures get pretty hot when traveling... Sep 23 2012, 12:57 PM |
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