Expert: Skip Bollinger - 8/19/2006

Question
My little brother accidentally drained my transmission fluid while attempting to change my oil. My other brother, who works on my car normally, cannot seem to find where to put the new transmission fluid in. We've had a couple of other people take a look at it also and had the same results.  It is a 1995 Eagle Talon, manual transmission. Could you help us locate where to put transmission fluid IN?

Answer
Mindy,
  Usually on manual transmissions & transaxles (which you have) the fill plug is about 3-4" above the drain plug. They may actually look the same. There will NOT BE A FILLER TUBE like automatic transmissions & transaxles. It will have to be filled from under the car.
  You may have to pull out the "fill plug" and use a piece of hose connected to the top of the gear grease bottle to get the grease in the transaxle. There may not be enough room to get the bottle under the vehicle. Most grease bottles have a cone shaped top. You cut the end off the cone to dispense the grease. You can cut the tip at whichever diameter you need. You push the hose (usually 1/4" works well) on the cone and put the other end in the fill hole. You squeeze the bottle to add fluid to the transaxle. You put it in until fluid begins to run out the fill hole. It should be filled.
  I hope this helps. Thank you for your inquiry.. If you need any more help, you can contact me at CarPartMan@aol.com...
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