how do I get oil INTO my diff?

[Insidious Surmiser]

That moment when you say "what the hell am I doing?" yeah, that occurred. :biglaugh: I figured, hey if I use some rubber hose and flip the bottle upside down and squeeze it I'll be able to put it in my diff.

Well... as it turns out, that's a LOT easier said than done. :nono: I've managed to get MAYBE half a quart in, and make a huge mess in the process... I'm sure it'd help if I had a longer line, but the oil is oozing out of the side of the cap... and it's turned out to be a real PITA

This is something that should be stupid simple... any advice guys?

 

[hvyman]

You get one of those hand pumps from the auto parts store.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

damn... mk

 

[slowma70]

those autoparts pump really help to fill the dif and the trans cause you dont want that stinky fluid all over the floor.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

trans is no issue... but the diff... I might could do without if i jacked the rear end WAAAY up :rofl:

 

[OfnaRcR4]

Jack it up, get a beer bong and make sure that its above the diff(of course!) Helps to have two people but its possible with one, you'll probably just spill a bit.

 

[mattsplat72]

Get a hand pump, they are cheap. It basically is like a bottle of liquid hand soap with a tube on the nozzle. You screw it onto the bottle and put the tube in the hole.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

I have a vacuum pump... I was thinking about trying to use that if I can get someone to hold the bottle beside the car w/ me pumping underneath... should work

 

[jetjock]

If you're too cheap to own the right tools (thought you were a mechanic?) a $10 garden sprayer with the nozzle removed works wonders for both that and brake bleeding...

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

sorry man I am a mechanic, and yes I did own the right tools over half a decade ago, until they were stolen, along with my supra... not a pleasant story, but yeah, like I said, stuggling with depression issues, I've mostly just drank a lot and smoked a lot of herb since then, although I gave up smoking to get back in the supra game (and cut back a huge deal on drinking)


and yes I went and bought the right tools for the job... mission accomplished.

 

[IJ.]

I used to use the plastic bottle with the tube nozzle in the cap, I had some -6 hose that was a tight fit I then put that into the diff fill hole bought it out over a rear tire, I stabbed a small hole in the bottom with a scribe and turned the reg on the compressor down to 1>2psi and used the air duster nozzle into the tiny hole, leave a drip tray under the diff and when full cap it and go.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

that would work^ I just ended up getting a hand pump... (with what I believe was -6 hose) pretty messy though. Good news though... I think that groaning/grinding/binding went away. I did remove my exhaust though (as it came w/ 3" running into 2.5" and I'll be getting a custom set-up made shortly)... so I'm not sure if my car is too loud to tell or what, but I'm pretty sure the issue is gone. I did a pretty good amount of driving tonight.

 

[3p141592654]

Stalube 4344 fluid oil pump

 

[Grandavi]

turkey baster

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

lol, that looks similar to what I bought/used

 

[te72]

turkey baster

Bwahaha, glad I'm not the only one who thought to do that.

Speaking of which, Clint... I'm pretty sure I still owe you and the missus a turkey baster. :rofl: