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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: 500bhp on January 17, 2005, 19:38:51

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: 500bhp on January 17, 2005, 19:38:51

I plan to replace the gear box oil in my 93 Disco with Dextron ATF as it has normal EP90 in it at the moment. Has anyone tried using a garden spray pump to fill the box instead of trying the daft bit of plastic tube that comes on the ATF bottle??? :shock:

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: gords on January 17, 2005, 19:56:48

I got a UMETA 1 Litre Oil and Fluid Transfer Pump from Difflock (http://www.difflock.com) when I did my oil changes (gearbox & transfer box).

Considering where the filler holes are, I found it very useful!

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: thermidorthelobster on January 17, 2005, 20:03:00

I did it once using an old washing-up liquid bottle, suitably cleaned.  Fill with a funnel then squirt;  repeat many times.  It took quite a while, so I got an oil syringe, which makes life much easier altogether.

This sort of thing:
Machine Mart Oil Suction Gun (http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=051710190)
Screwfix Oil Suction Gun (http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=MCKEEYBUUX3UDCJO2C1SIIQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=oil+gun&x=10&y=10&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1)

David

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 17, 2005, 20:36:24

You can make one from an old mechanical fuel pump (think Ford, not Rover).

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: Wanderer on January 17, 2005, 20:42:22

I ended up going the machine mart way. One with Ep90 and the other with ATF. It makes life nice and easy.

Ed

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: hobbit on January 17, 2005, 22:02:20

Couple of squirty ketchup containers, job done

Title: Filling the gear box
Post by: gords on January 17, 2005, 22:58:07

I think it depends on whether you are laying on your back, or have the luxury of a pit/ramp :wink:

I found the pump to be worth the money as it holds a lot, which reduces the number of times you have to shuffle in and out from under the car!