One way to change the tranny oil

[DeanBrown3D]

Just though I'd post up what I've been using for the last several years to help change the tranny oil - I had enough of squeezing plastic bottle with tubes that fall off, atf drouling down my arms, and cheap crappy drill-powered oil pumps from China, which never work.

This is the MacMaster Carr Oilmaster. It runs on compressed air, and I can top up the last galon of ATF in the D2 in around 20 pumps - or 20 seconds, and spill not a drop (exept for the 4mm 'bead' that's supposed to leak out, that is, lol). Pump takes regular threaded steel pipes from home depot. I put one on that reaches the bottom of the drum. You need to make a pin-hole in the top of the barrel, else it gets squashed up under vacuum. I changed the oil 11 times in 1 day once, after I got pine barrens whale shit sucked into the thing.

Costs around $250, but it only hurts the once.

-Dean

 

[JohnB]

Or you could just put a D1 tranny pan on which has a dipstick.

 

[Timmy!!!!!!!]

That would be great for pumping gear oil also.

 

[scottagnew101]

or just buy a <$20 hudson sprayer that has a lock switch and you can push ATF and gear oil, sure it takes a little longer but with the locking handle just build up the pressure and let it work.

 

[jymmiejamz]

I just use a hand pump that fits in a five gallon bucket.

 

[ptschram]

or just buy a <$20 hudson sprayer that has a lock switch and you can push ATF and gear oil, sure it takes a little longer but with the locking handle just build up the pressure and let it work.

If you buy them right, they are often available for less than $10.

I have several and in spite of so many telling me they wouldn't last, I've been using them for at least five years.

The oil-safe products are REALLY, REALLY nice, but they run around $100 by the time you're done.

PT

 

[scottagnew101]

If you buy them right, they are often available for less than $10.

I have several and in spite of so many telling me they wouldn't last, I've been using them for at least five years.

The oil-safe products are REALLY, REALLY nice, but they run around $100 by the time you're done.

PT

agreed. Don't get me wrong, thats a nice set-up he has, and it sounds like it works great and quickly, but man I don't want to shell out the cash for that. $250 is about 7 oil changes.

 

[ptschram]

agreed. Don't get me wrong, thats a nice set-up he has, and it sounds like it works great and quickly, but man I don't want to shell out the cash for that. $250 is about 7 oil changes.

I have need for one nearly daily and I won't shell out that kinda cash!

If you oil supplier won't give me one for free, I'll keep using what I have and when it finally dies, I'll run down to the local hardware store and buy another one.

I've even run over the valves and either bought new ones, or ball valves and hose barbs!

 

[DeanBrown3D]

I don't think its OTT - but one of those permant hang-from-the-ceiling oilers would be fancy! With ATF, 5W30, 10W30 and 10W40 and 80W 90, life would be good!

 

[jymmiejamz]

Well you'd need some 20w50 too for the old British cars...

 

[dmarchand]

Or you could just put a D1 tranny pan on which has a dipstick.

x2. Not sure why you bother otherwise.

 

[SGaynor]

If you buy them right, they are often available for less than $10.

FYI - I just pick up two 2-gal sprayers (Bayer Advanced) at Home Depot for $10 ea (in MI, YMMV).

 

[msggunny]

has there been a write up on this?

Just did the d2 a few weeks ago. Pain in the mf'n ass

Or you could just put a D1 tranny pan on which has a dipstick.