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Mar 16, 2008 | 09:14 PM

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Hi all,
I am changing ALL the fluid in my 98 Z. I have the transmission drained, and with the tight quarters I have no clue how I am going to re-fill the tranny. Are there any tools that can be suggested, or would it hurt anything to pop the shifter off and fill it from above?

Mar 16, 2008 | 09:17 PM

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There's a simple pump that acts like a big syringe, you can get it most auto parts stores. That's what I use.

Mar 17, 2008 | 07:08 AM

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It may take you about an hour to fill the tranny but the way i do it is just to go from the top.. pop your console out and take your shifter out and fill it from the top

Mar 17, 2008 | 09:31 AM

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Thank you guys for the input.

Mar 17, 2008 | 09:57 AM

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Since the fluid is ATF.. it will flow well.. use the Pump.... they are cheap and most part store do carry them.. It will not take that long to Pump it all in.

Mar 17, 2008 | 12:52 PM

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At the motorcycle shop I used to work at we used a hand pump top on our gear oil. It looked like a beefed up version of a bottle of hand soap. It came on the bel-ray gear oil bottles. Take a piece of flexible clear hose and clamp it on the end. Feed the hose to the fill and pump away. You would be surprised how fast it would move 100w gear oil.

Mar 17, 2008 | 01:05 PM

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Mar 17, 2008 | 01:57 PM

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or u could use a tube..... takes about 10 minutes or so...

Mar 18, 2008 | 12:58 AM

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I was over at Kragens today picking up some parts for my C4... and I saw the Fluid pump for $5.95... over in the grease and gear oil section,...

Mar 18, 2008 | 06:52 AM

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i just went to advanced and bought that tube that screws onto the bottle, squeezed the bottle while holding it up next to the transmission and header, filled it in about 10 min.

Mar 18, 2008 | 08:32 AM

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m6speed my neighbor had that same set up and it worked great. Thanks all for your input

Mar 18, 2008 | 12:31 PM

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You can take off the shifter, which works well, or you can get a hose and a funnel so you can run it from the engine compartment to the fill hole and fill from there.

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