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rbouch8828

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Which is the manual transmission fill port?
« on: August 03, 2020, 16:10:38 »
This picture shows the right side of the manual transmission looking up from the bottom. You may have to click on the photo and scan to the right to see it all.

Can someone tell me which one is the filler port?

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Re: Which is the manual transmission fill port?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2020, 19:17:31 »
RB,
The big allen screws are normally the drain and refill ports. The bottom one is obviously the drain and the one halfway up the side, as in your photo, is the refill hole.
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Re: Which is the manual transmission fill port?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2020, 19:48:03 »
RB,
The big allen screws are normally the drain and refill ports. The bottom one is obviously the drain and the one halfway up the side, as in your photo, is the refill hole.
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Chris

Hi Chris,

Wonderful!

Thanks for the clarification!

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RB
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Re: Which is the manual transmission fill port?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2020, 20:46:39 »
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Re: Which is the manual transmission fill port?
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2020, 14:40:22 »
As a tip, always remove the fill port first to make sure it is not stuck/frozen. Could be a bit of an issue if you drain the tranny and then find out there is an issue with the fill port (same for the differential).
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Re: Which is the manual transmission fill port?
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2020, 15:22:40 »
Great Tip

Thanks

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