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Subject:Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
From:Mike Miller
Date:Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:06:22 -0800

I have an 85 and it has this.  I didn't know it for a long time.  Just grab
the lip on the end of the fill tube and pull. It'll pull out.

I hope.

Mike

On 1/8/03 6:27 PM, "Dart 330" <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>> License Plate Access Hatch - pull this open and you will see the following:
>> ...Right of Center - Oil Filler Cap and fill tube - Remove the cap.
>> Reach in the mouth of the tube grab the edge and pull - an extension
>> will emerge that allows spill free oil fills - relatively speaking.
>
> What year did they start this? My 85 has no such feature (did it start with
> the 2.1 engine?), you have to stick the bottle in there and hope for the
> best if your without a funnel. I would love to get one, available from
> places other then the dealer?
>
> Nathan
> 85 Westy
>
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