T5 fluid fill

stangman92gt · Apr 25, 2005

Can somebody please tell me a way to fill a T5 from under the car? Don't say use those POS siphon pumps..they aren't worth a CRAP because they have to be above the object you are filling.

Thanks.

87GT 306 · Apr 25, 2005

We connected a funnel to some small tubing and ran it from the engine bay down to the fill hole. It took a while because the tubing is small but it wasnt really that bad.

HISSIN50 · Apr 25, 2005

i do it the same way as 87GT 306. that might be as close to what you want as you will get. it sorta might depend upon the kind of bottles you are pouring from as well though.

good luck.

Stang8URMPRT · Apr 25, 2005

Use your Penis Pump...

Luvmy88 · Apr 25, 2005

take the shifter off and pour it in there. a lot easier IMO than trying to fill it from underneath. be sure to have the top plug out of the side of the tranny so you know how much to add.

Cheap91GT · Apr 25, 2005

I pulled the shifter out, and while I was in there I put in a new shifter bushing. amazing what a 3 dollar plastic bushing will do to improve the shifter feel. although your going to need some time to get at a couple bolts, it's a bit tight in there.

squeeeg · Apr 25, 2005

They make pumps the screw on top of the oil bottle. They work very well. I think I paid $4 for mine.

seijirou · Apr 25, 2005

The syphon pumps do work, you just have to prime it first.
Anyway, get one of the pumps that works like a syringe if you want.
Or, like mentioned before, fill it through the shifter. that's what I do.

Roadblock · Apr 26, 2005

i fill thru the shifter, what fluids yall runnin

HISSIN50 · Apr 26, 2005

Roadblock said:
i fill thru the shifter, what fluids yall runnin

Please amend this - after his above-post, I dont think we want to know what 'fluids' Nick is running.

Stang8URMPRT · Apr 26, 2005

HISSIN50 said:
Please amend this - after his above-post, I dont think we want to know what 'fluids' Nick is running.

MustangLX-5.0 · Apr 26, 2005

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Originally Posted by HISSIN50
Please amend this - after his above-post, I dont think we want to know what 'fluids' Nick is running.

Well if you run those fluids..you'd have to wait a few hours between each fill and then you'd need a good magazine too . Your tranny might get a little sticky shiftin there later on ... ..

But seriously though,i've used the type of pump you screw onto a large bottle.I used it from underneath.It can be done that way but it's such a PITA as it's so cramped down there and barely room for the bottle itself.Jacking the car up would not be an option since it wont be level that way.

through the shifter handle seems to be the best way.And at least you can see when it's topped off and not get fluid all over the place.

ratrapp · Apr 26, 2005

my snap-on siphon pump works great.you might want to try one from besides wal-mart or sears.

Henceforward · Apr 26, 2005

87GT 306 said:
We connected a funnel to some small tubing and ran it from the engine bay down to the fill hole. It took a while because the tubing is small but it wasnt really that bad.

I did it this way. Took 5 minutes.

Get a small funnel, and make a mini beer bong with the tubing. You need 1/2 tubing. Run it down the firewall on the pass. side. Stick it in the open fil hole on the T5.

Pour it in until it comes out.

2.75 quarts will be enough.

Be sure to use some RTV on the plugs to seal them up good.

MustangLX-5.0 said:
Through the shifter handle seems to be the best way.And at least you can see when it's topped off and not get fluid all over the place.

To get to the shifter you have to remove those two forward bolts which are a lot harder to get to than using the funnel through the engine bay.

dvs bullet · Apr 26, 2005

jiffy lube............ let them deal with the BS.

OL' WHITEY · Apr 26, 2005

Jiffy Lube?! WTF?!!! I wouldn't let those guys get anywhere near any of my cars. SCARY!!!!!!!!!

seijirou · Apr 26, 2005

dvs bullet said:
jiffy lube............ let them deal with the BS.

Haha, yeah but then you run the risk of getting a trans filled with 75/90

dvs bullet · Apr 26, 2005

OL' WHITEY said:
Jiffy Lube?! WTF?!!! I wouldn't let those guys get anywhere near any of my cars. SCARY!!!!!!!!!

I was just kidding around, Actually before ( like 6 years ago ) I went to a lube place and they tried to put gear oil in it, I've never gone back to one. I do my Changes at my old work on a hoist, I figured that that wouldn't help alot of people here so I though that I would jab in a funny comment...........it was funny to me anyway......

89MustangGX · Apr 26, 2005

I have a pump that looks like a grease gun ($10 at AutoZone). You unscrew the top and pour in the fluid you are using (or just suck it in), it has a plastic hose on the end -- stick it where you want the fluid and push in on the handle -- it goes in anywhere.

MustangLX-5.0 · Apr 27, 2005

Quote:
Originally posted by 89MustangGX
"(or just suck it in)"

Quote:
Originally posted by 89MustangGX
"stick it where you want the fluid and push in on the handle -- it goes in anywhere. "

Man.....Your sick dude!!

J/K !

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