Transfer box / gearbox fill

I bought one from machine mart worked spot on

just did my gearbox oil. i used a empty hand soap pump(300ml). pumped really well and fitted up passed the prop lovely, poked the nossle into the gear box and pumped away, all done in minutes and it was free. nice

porkbeer said:

just did my gearbox oil. i used a empty hand soap pump(300ml). pumped really well and fitted up passed the prop lovely, poked the nossle into the gear box and pumped away, all done in minutes and it was free. nice

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bloody hell,what a good idea,well done!!

porkbeer said:

just did my gearbox oil. i used a empty hand soap pump(300ml). pumped really well and fitted up passed the prop lovely, poked the nossle into the gear box and pumped away, all done in minutes and it was free. nice

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good one :clap2:

any particular brand?

got my eyes on a 750ml shampoo one, girlfriend not happy with me banging on that her hair smells!

I bough two syphon pumps from Rolson they work fine and although they are a bit flimsy I don't expect I need to use them every day so they seem OK I have used them with diff oil too and they cope well.
Same ones here on Amazon but you can get them all over the place:
Rolson Syphon Pump (2 Pieces): Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

raywin said:

I bough two syphon pumps from Rolson they work fine and although they are a bit flimsy I don't expect I need to use them every day so they seem fine I have used them with diff oil too and they cope just fine.
Same ones here on Amazon but you can get them all over the place:
Rolson Syphon Pump (2 Pieces): Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

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Yup I use those for autobox filling as well,with the EP oils,stand in bucket of hot water to thin a bit first - it helps

I use a pump type dispenser that fits onto the top of a 5 litre bottle, with a bit of plastic tube on the spout of it, works a treat and cheap. Speak to any cleaners you may have at work 'cos all their cleaning products come in these dispenser type 5 ltr bottles and the tops just happen to fit the thread on a 5 ltr oil container.

porkbeer said:

just did my gearbox oil. i used a empty hand soap pump(300ml). pumped really well and fitted up passed the prop lovely, poked the nossle into the gear box and pumped away, all done in minutes and it was free. nice

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Tried this couple of days ago. Missus not happy she's now got a bowl of hand soap now (wasn't empty yet, but couldn't wait!)
Worked a treat!
Must have a leak, I was only "topping up", but manged to fit half a bottle in the gear box.

Happy days.

I was let down by halfords today. They said they had an oil pump however said pump was not there when I went to pick up my order. Decided that I was getting no where with the piston style pump that I had used for the main gearbox and hence needed to fashion something quick. I used a garden sprayer (hand pump version) which can be pressurised. Stuck tubing on it and popped the other end into the filler port. It took a while as the rate of transfer was slow however it did do the job with less spill and less effort.