[lone5oh]

ok im sure this has been answered but i didnt see it soooo. newbie question of the day is. how the heck do i fill my tranny?? i see the drain hole and i see the fill hole but how do i get fluid up and into the hole without losing most of it? what is the trick to this. id like to have my car up and running sooon. i was at least smart enough to not drain it before i tried to see if i could get fluid up to it. can i snake a hose down to the fill hole through the tranny shifter hole? if so i do i remove the plastic cover to get in there without breaking anything? thank you again and again. take care.

matt

[Top Notch]

I've heard go through the shifter hole and to fill plug is on the right side.

[86ttops]

get a fluid pump does trannys and rear ends they look like a grease gun thats what i use

[90lxvert]

Don't mean to sound like a jackass.. But since I was recently in the same situation with my t-5.. I went to jiffy rack... you know the places.. they checked my fluid, it was fine didn't need any so they didn't charge me a thing.. if they do need to put any in it will still be cheaper than you or me going and buying the pump and our time spent on our backs under the damned car...

my .02 cents

[86ttops]

My pump was 17.00 and its all steel they have them for 10 for plastic

[Drick]

Fluid pump I worked at a dealership and I used theres to fill mine up. The fluid comes from a 55 gallon drum. But just like 86ttops said just buy a cheap one. Because you right you wont be able to get the bottle in there.

[lone5oh]

hey i like being on my back it pays well. oooooooops i say that outloud. hey im a mechanic, mostly old hot rods so getting dirty to me is nothing and nothing for nothing i dont like anyone but me touching my car, lol. i will be buying a fluid pump tomorrow at the latest. i can tell my fluid is pretty full but i like changing it to fresh fluid, makes me feel better.

thank you all for the help. growing to love my mustang more and more each day.

take care

matt

[notsoslow50]

heres what i do. take the fill plug off and put a funnel into it. have the top of the funnel go through the engine compartment. you will need a semi long one. place the bottom end of the funnel into the hole and start pouring the tranny fluid into the top slowly. thats what i do.

[lone5oh]

i like it i like it. because i havent found a pump yet and would like to be driving lol. thanks notsoslow50

[notsoslow50]

no problem anytime

[86ttops]

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here is one they have these at auto zone

[the tick]

i used a $3.00 fluid syringe it takes some work but its cxheap and works

[lone5oh]

hey 86 i have that pump and wont work for squat. they fluid syringe idea works for other things i have tried with my wife being nurst but not here. i bought the pump it works but is lil messy when doing yourself. buttt i am now an "expert" at this. i now know for a fact rear end takes two quarts, and the tranny two and a half quarts lol. thanks for everyones help.

matt

[JBIGBOOTSY]

I allways go through the shifter, I'm thinking of drilling and taping a hole on the back of my shifter just fore this reason.

[lone5oh]

that might be the way to go jbig cuz by the time i was done i was covered in tranny fluid, gear oil, and posi lube, i love working on cars but this time it sucked lol but now it goes real fast with new fluids he he he wheres some rice to cook im hungry now.

[86ttops]

Originally Posted by lone5oh hey 86 i have that pump and wont work for squat. they fluid syringe idea works for other things i have tried with my wife being nurst but not here. i bought the pump it works but is lil messy when doing yourself. buttt i am now an "expert" at this. i now know for a fact rear end takes two quarts, and the tranny two and a half quarts lol. thanks for everyones help. matt

Sory mine is more like a grease gun you stick the hose in the jug and suck it out and then push it in too the tranny its metal and old you know they dont make things like they used too

[lone5oh]

no they sure dont make that way anymore, shame for something good for others. gooooood point. take care.

matt

[stangmasterB]

I use 5ft of 3/8 vacume line under the hood straight to the fill plug & put a gear oil cap on the trans fluid bottle. when it starts to leak out it's full. cost4 $4 for the vacume line.just my 2 cents
Jeff~