Re: Trans ? - '87 TQ

[Rob Silcher <rsilcher@mc4adm.UWaterloo.ca>]

On Fri, 15 Sep 1995, Frank Deutschmann wrote:

> Steven Buchholz sez:
> > I find the most difficult thing about changing the tranny/diff fluid (in 
> > a MT) is getting the replacement fluid into the hole.  It is all pretty 
> > accessible from below, given that you have the proper sized hex driver 
> > (17mm?).  I usually drive the car to warm up the fluid and then pull the 
> > fill plug and the *two* drain plugs.  I then do the rear diff too.  
> 
> Some tips:
> 
> 1) Pull the fill plug first; that way, the (thick) oil comes out in a nice
> even stream, rather than glopping out (the airflow makes this work).
> 
> 2) Purchase a plunger pump unit for the gear oil jug -- if you can't get these
> locally, Girot's Garage sells them.  Trully a day-saver.
> 

Man, I hate asking stupid questions but I gotta know. What is a 'gear oil
jug' and/or a 'plunger pump unit'? 

-Rob Silcher