virden Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Tired of very slowly drip feeding oil into the axle via the breather, I decided I required a quicker system. The answer cost just 60p and works a treat. Go to you local vet and purchase a 100ml catheter syringe. It now takes just 5 seconds to add 100ml. "Seeempol"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Warm the oil first - some use a microwave, I use a pot of hot water to stand the oil bottle in. Runs in like water. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I would advise against using a microwave, oil is a much poorer microwave absorber than water, oil will still absorb microwave energy and heat, especially if the quantity of oil is large but it will take longer. Also, oils have a specific heat capacity of about 0.5, which is half that of water (1.0) and that means that for a given amount of microwave energy absorbed oil will get twice as hot as water. But be careful heating oil inside a microwave oven because oils can easily reach temperatures of over 400 F! This can cause serious burns . I stand the oil in a pot of hot water for 10 minutes, as Bricol says it then "runs in like water" Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Err, Guy, you appear to have two completely opposite things there about oil, microwaves and heating One of the Lancia specialists I used to frequent recommended microwaves - the microwave really sounds to "load-up" if you know what I mean, when you shove a bottle of oil in it. I was dubious about microwave energy effects at a molecular level on the oil - Millers Oils technical rep didn't have an answer for me when I asked a number of years ago - hence I stick with the old fashioned method. Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Bri Yes I probably worded it wrong, it will heat up but not as quick as say, water. It will take far more time and far far more power, but it will heat up. In fact it will, if left in under power long enough, get very hot. That's why I would advise against using a microwave and also because it's quicker to stand the oil in a bucket of hot water . Guy Edited by - Guy Lowe on 10 Apr 2011 13:48:33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Procter Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I had an even simpler system with no fancy parts or electrickery A funnel taped to the wing, a long thin tube, and just bugger off and let it go in during the course of the afternoon 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Lines Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 How much oil do you guys put in to overfill - 2 litres sound about right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Procter Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 There are some threads in the archive about this - IIRC (and don't quote me, it's been a few years) it's basically jack it up as high as you can, fill it to the drain/fill plug absolute limit, then add another 0.5-1 litre through the breather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedlr Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I assume you mean this sort of thing available at Amazon? Thanks for the timely reminder, about time I topped up - might as well do it at the same time as replacing the a-frame bush....again 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedlr Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 OK - a quick question. Is the breather on an English axle different to that of the Ital? How do I remove the breather to overfill on an English axle? It seems to be a fragile plastic mushroom which I am cautious of breaking off in a ham-fisted attempt to remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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