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Filling the diff

Post by Badass Bundy »

Just interested in how do you guys fill your diffs up with diff oil? Do you use a pump? Syphon? A fairy wand?
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Post by zagan »

goi and get the pump through ones 1 ltr bottle with a push down pump on top, they are $20-25 from different places.

Worth having a couple if you don't want oils mixing.

other way is buy a 1ltr fill up bottle with the pull out spout and re-fill that up when needed.
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Post by Cossie »

look for Tom Thumb bottle/pump http://www.pamsup.com.au/pdf/p.pdf
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Post by Badass Bundy »

Cossie wrote:look for Tom Thumb bottle/pump http://www.pamsup.com.au/pdf/p.pdf
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Post by ssfabricator »

bought 2 1 litre bottles the other day they have pull out spout only 9.95 each 2 easy
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Post by HotFourOk »

I also have the 1L Tom Thumb... works a treat! :armsup: :armsup:

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Post by Madmac »

i use an oil gun, basically its a big syringe with a piece of hose attached, holds about 1 lt
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Post by ausyota »

Madmac wrote:i use an oil gun, basically its a big syringe with a piece of hose attached, holds about 1 lt
For diff oil I use my old mans 20litre drum of 85/140 with a drum pump :D
For my transfer I use 80/90 and use one of those big syringe style jobbies.
I have to say the propper 20 litre drum pump is the way to go but on a budget the syringe does the job.
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Post by CHIEF88 »

Would a gravity fed hose do the job? as I have to do this myself soon.
Or is it not that simple?
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Post by to_easy »

i just use a funnel and a bit of garden hose
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Post by j-top paj »

i let the mechanic worry about it :D
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Post by MAVRK-4 »

I bought a little hand pump from an auto store here in Adelaide, screws into the neck of all your usual oil containers (castrol, shell bottles etc.. up to 4L) and has a hose off to your diff... even a clever little clip to hold the end of the hose in the filler point!

I think they're only about $10, still strenuous pumping a few litres in while your lying under the truck, but one of the better manual ways to do it with little fuss / mess.
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Post by zagan »

Cossie wrote:look for Tom Thumb bottle/pump http://www.pamsup.com.au/pdf/p.pdf
That's the one I was trying to explain couldn't think of the name for it.
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Post by pongo »

coke bottle and the tip of an old moreys bottle.

slow but cheap and i dont spill a drop
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