jonathanschley

hey everyone. just wanted to let everyone know... i changed my diff fluid on my 2006 S2k today and from all the DIY on here, the drain plus is a 23MM.... well on the 2006's it's a 24MM, the fill bolt is still a 23MM. but the drain bolt is now a 24MM.

RadioZero

trapper

I think the drain has always been 24mm. I know it is on my MY04. This DIY by "xviper" has the sizes right. It was written in 2003. Which one were you reading?


https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=99995

Tuanster

Thanks. for the info. Will be doing mine next week. Any other tips I should know before I start ? Did you have to buy a pump to get the fluid in or just connect a tube and sqeeze the bottle ? Thanks.

iam7head

buy a pump , you could squeeze all day and save 5 dollar or be done with a

pump in 20 minute.

i changed my diff. juice twice, after the first change, i got myself a pump

my 00 is 23mm and 24mm also so there's nothing change

jonathanschley

yeah get a pump. i use Motul Gear 300 and it has a spout that lets you get about half the bottle in without the pump but the angle sucks.... also for the fill bolt. it makes it a lot easier if you have a box wrench instead of a socket.

mikegarrison

If you have an air compressor, you can rig up a pressurized feed system that pumps the whole thing in there in a minute or two. Works great! (Credit to RT for suggesting it to me.)

Just take an empty container of some sort (like an old diff oil container) and put in two vinyl tubes. One that goes through the cap and has a pickup at the bottom of the container, and another one that only goes into the top of it.

Fill the container with oil and screw the cap on. Use an air gun to pump pressurized air into the top of the bottle. That will force the oil to go into the pickup tube and then up into the diff or tranny. Simple, quick, and even cleaner than using one of those pumps or giant syringes.

bioman

So Drain Plug is 24mm and Fill is 23mm on all model years?

Sideways

You are correct.

Remember, always pop the fill plug loose prior to draining the oil.

Others have drained the oil and then been unable to get the fill plug out.

RedY2KS2k

I used a two-liter pop bottle. That way I can put two quarts in it and fill the trans in one step. (Cut the top 1/3 or so off another two liter to use as a funnel. Tape the two together and pour the oil in.)

I used some lamp parts, brass tubing, and rubber washers in the screw-on cap of the pop bottle. I put a hole in the side of the bottle near the neck and use a rubber-tipped blow gun.

Just don't use high-pressure air: you'll aerate the oil, fill the trans or differential to overflow with foam, and be under-filled when the air bubbles work out of the oil.

Since my tubing is in the cap, I just throw the bottle away after using it once. They're cheap enough. Blow some air through the tube in the cap, flush with a little solvent, and save for the next use.