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source for funnel for filling final drive 2017 RT

cheap tool for final drive oil change.

I use a turkey baster syringe. Tony Chachtre's baster works fine, just don't use for turkey basting after changing your oil.
 
Go to your local farm supply store and buy a 60 ML syringe, fill it three times and you get the exact amount of gear oil into your final drive.
 
I use a bottle with a angled tip. The angled tip makes it easier to get all the oil out compared to a straight tip.
It's a bottle that beauticians use for hair coloring. It costs $1 or $2
Before that I used a syringe.
I bought a couple in 2016 from the lady who cuts my hair.
Looks like they cost more on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07PZ6XPMY/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=467f48e7333100ab8b7f718b6ee5adf3&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1698698116&sr=1-3-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_2_img&pd_rd_w=M0zz5&content-id=amzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a:amzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a&pf_rd_p=cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a&pf_rd_r=B01VEECEJJ74SDZ8ZXR4&pd_rd_wg=MHpo8&pd_rd_r=fe97785e-ee13-4ffa-b859-a41706d56110&th=1

Looks like I type really slow :)

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What's the part number for that Final Drive Oil Drain Oil Deflector Tool? :)

And that angled spout bottle works much better than the turkey baster I was using. Thanksgiving turkey tastes better, too. Thanks for that suggestion!
 
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What's the part number for that Final Drive Oil Drain Oil Deflector Tool? :)
Not available in Canada :)

Now I usually chain the final drive oil wheel the wheel is off for a tire change.
If the wheel is in place I rest the oil pan on the rim.
 
I'm with Geekmaster; I use a 200 cc syringe. No spill and makes it easy to insert a precise amount. They're a one use only thing as the rubber on the plunger seal isn't compatible with the final drive oil. No problem as they're inexpensive.

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@stooie

Please note that on your worksheet that you have on the clipboard...the correct tool for the FD Drain Plug is T-45.
I see that you have marked through the TP for Torx Plus, but the correct size of Torx is T-45 so you don't round out the inside of the drain plug.
 
I'm with Geekmaster; I use a 200 cc syringe. No spill and makes it easy to insert a precise amount. They're a one use only thing as the rubber on the plunger seal isn't compatible with the final drive oil. No problem as they're inexpensive.
Wow, I didn't know about the issue with the rubber, as this was the first time I used the syringe. You're right, they're cheap, but I may try to clean the rubber to see if that prevents disintegration. Thanks for the tip.
 
@stooie

Please note that on your worksheet that you have on the clipboard...the correct tool for the FD Drain Plug is T-45.
I see that you have marked through the TP for Torx Plus, but the correct size of Torx is T-45 so you don't round out the inside of the drain plug.
Boxflyer: You are the ABSOLUTE BEST! Thanks for looking out for me.

I don't now how that TP spec came into my mind. At one point I purchased a set only to discover that they didn't work at all for this application. The photo is an old one; it turns out I'd already discovered the error and updated the spreadsheet.

As Sundance told Butch, "You just keep thinkin' Butch. That's what you're good at." Thanks again.
 
Wow, I didn't know about the issue with the rubber, as this was the first time I used the syringe. You're right, they're cheap, but I may try to clean the rubber to see if that prevents disintegration. Thanks for the tip.
Good luck! My experience was that the rubber shrank within minutes. I originally tried using some 100 cc syringes I had on hand. No luck; after the first 100 cc dose, the plunger wouldn't suck up the extra 80 cc for the second dose. If you're lucky maybe the bigger syringes use a different rubber compound that's compatible with the oil.
 
Yeah, if the rubber fails on the syringe, that's what I'll do.
I would probably have a new one on hand so you can finish the job when the used syringe has found to have given up either from the petroleum products or age of syringe- since last use.
OM
 
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