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How to get ATF in leading spark plug hole ?

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Old 03-26-12, 01:46 AM
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How to get ATF in leading spark plug hole ?

Last ditch effort to try to move my 7 to the shop thats 2 hours away to get the rebuild.

I can't seem to get anything to fit to actually get the stuff in.

Ideas ? I have PS if that helps
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I just use a normal flexible plastic tubing from the autopart store.
It was the same size as the sparkplug so it fits in nicely for when I pour in oil to deflood.
something like this
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I just unbolt the UIM and pour it in lol.
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i did mine with a turkey baster and vac hose
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A real man just pours some into his mouth and spits it into the hole.
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go to the pharmacy and ask for childrens medicine syringe. its for measuring out they're medicine they give them out with all infant prescription

you can shove a vacuum line on the end makes it nice and easy
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I use gear oil. Just take a vacuum hose and slide it over the pointy top of the gear oil bottle and give a little squeeze.
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Originally Posted by Jedsterama
I use gear oil. Just take a vacuum hose and slide it over the pointy top of the gear oil bottle and give a little squeeze.
^This is the EASIEST and most effective way.

I use regular engine oil. There are skeptics that believe ATF will eat the rubber seals inside a rotary, and I can somewhat believe it after seeing how petroleum jelly swelled my coolant seals (which BTW is what the FSM says to use to install them). Take the cap off a gear oil bottle and put it on an oil bottle, most of them are compatible. Engine oil is thinner, so it'll go through the vacuum tube easier, builds compression like a champ. I generally use the vacuum line going to the pressure sensor on the passenger's side strut tower.
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Go get your Flu shot and ask to keep the syringe!
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Used fish tank tube and gear oil bottle with nozzle. Worked and got the girl running with a bit of oil. But there was a huge cloud, the kids in the highschool across the street were impressed lol.

Now just trying to figure out why she won't crank which is in my other thread.
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