Creative way to change transmission fluid?
#28
transmission fill cap ?
I bought my son his first car, 1987 Mazda RX7 non turbo. We just put the tranny back in after doing a new clutch job. My son left his manual at school and I am trying to fill the tranny back up with fluid.
My question is, I see the drain plug, then above that on the side the check plug. When I feel around for the fill plug (towards the top drivers side of the tranny), I feel two plugs. One right above the other, so, I tried a 14 mm open end wrench (someone said it was 14 mm I think) and as it turns out, feels like both are 14 MM.
I am unsure which is the fill plug. The two plugs are about 1/2" or so apart, very close to each other. The top one seems to be in a raised cast round area and the other (lower of the two) flush mounted.
I seem to have seen somewhere on the forums that someone said do not remove the recessed or countersunk , or something like that .. plug
So, which plug to I pull to fill the tranny
thanx
My question is, I see the drain plug, then above that on the side the check plug. When I feel around for the fill plug (towards the top drivers side of the tranny), I feel two plugs. One right above the other, so, I tried a 14 mm open end wrench (someone said it was 14 mm I think) and as it turns out, feels like both are 14 MM.
I am unsure which is the fill plug. The two plugs are about 1/2" or so apart, very close to each other. The top one seems to be in a raised cast round area and the other (lower of the two) flush mounted.
I seem to have seen somewhere on the forums that someone said do not remove the recessed or countersunk , or something like that .. plug
So, which plug to I pull to fill the tranny
thanx
#29
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I just took a spare coolant overflow hose and ran it into the inspection hole. Pour it until it starts coming out then quickly cap it. Make sure to put a bucket under the transmission unless you want to soak the nasty fluid into your floor. Wedge a funnel onto the top of the hose and wedged that between the engine and brake res. Then I just very slowly poured the molassis... ehh hemm... transmission fluid... into the funnel. Took 5-10 minutes to drain. Easy. Cheap. Got the job done.
And is it just me,... or does the fluid smell like rotting cheese?
And is it just me,... or does the fluid smell like rotting cheese?
#30
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I'm planning to drain/fill this tomorrow and am thinking to myself.. the solution that keeps me off the 31 degree driveway in the quickest time is going to win..
I just took a spare coolant overflow hose and ran it into the inspection hole. Pour it until it starts coming out then quickly cap it. Make sure to put a bucket under the transmission unless you want to soak the nasty fluid into your floor. Wedge a funnel onto the top of the hose and wedged that between the engine and brake res. Then I just very slowly poured the molassis... ehh hemm... transmission fluid... into the funnel. Took 5-10 minutes to drain. Easy. Cheap. Got the job done.
And is it just me,... or does the fluid smell like rotting cheese?
And is it just me,... or does the fluid smell like rotting cheese?
Last edited by yositune; 02-17-13 at 12:41 AM.
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