kthai417

im planning to do a tranny fluid change on my car. what methods or what do you use to refill the tranny fluid back in the dipstick hole? i cant seem to find a funnel with a tube small enough to fit in the dipstick hole

libert69

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Why are you filling through the dipstick hole? Its one 17mm bolt to remove. Do it the right way

YeuEmMaiMai

maybe he has a 04 TL with oil jet kit installed?

blacktsx05

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i usually take a squirt gun and fill it up with oil and squirt it down the dipstick hole until i go through all the quarts lol....JK

gotkilled

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There's an atf filler port near the fuse box area. It's a big bolt that says atf. i think you need a 17mm or 19mm socket.

Turbonut

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Takes time, but just put a hose on the end of the funnel, or as shown on TV last week, purchase an enema bag from the local pharmacy. It will have the plastic tube with a shutoff. Get the one with the squeeze type shutoff on the tube opposed to one with the shutoff on the tip. Remove the tip and you'll, or the car will be good to go.

gatrhumpy

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I ghetto-rigged a straw to go in there. I had the same problem.

I used packaging tape and taped a straw to the end of the funnel and that worked. You just have to be careful to not move the funnel or straw at all, otherwise it will leak.

myblack04tl

I used a turkey baster. Stick it in the dipstick tube, pop off the rubber bulb then stick in a funnel. Pour slowly so it doesn't overwhelm the turkey baster tube

With the leftover fluid you can pour some of the tranny fluid over a turkey and it really makes a delicious crust (don't use synthetic)

sweettl04

Why make it so complicated by going thru the dipstick?? The filler bolt is easily accessible and requires just a long extension for your socket and a long funnel to pour into. Not sure why the dipstick method is ever used, to each his own i guess.