davek9

I reached 1,500 miles on my TBWP job two weeks ago, and after re-tensioning the belt at Andrew O’ s last week (never seen the TB light, but it was due for a check)

This week I wanted to check the oil in the T belt tensioner.

I opened the bottom bleeder and no oil came out but the end of the bleeder was wet.
So I removed both bleeder, no oil was coming out.

OK now how to get some in w/o using the pump oil can that can blow out the top boot seals, and I did not want to stand there waiting for it via some other method.

Here is what I came up with, it is gravity feed, using an:
1. Old water bottle (cut out the on/off valve)
2. Tapered Tip from a tube of gasket maker (need to cut off the large end to press fit into your water bottle from the inside).
3. 1/4'” ID clear plastic tubing.
4. Some #12 ground wire (for the hanger)

Put some oil in the bottle (not too much) open both bleeder about 1 full turn (oil of your choice… I’m not going there).

Walk away and come back later when the bottle is empty but still some in tube close the valves. (I did start to see oil coming out as soon as it started to go in, but left it go until it flowed).

Wipe up any excess oil (there will as this is not spill/drip proof).

Dave K

AO

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NickT

Gotta love the mind of a 928 mechanic....

dr bob

Did this the first time, and soon figured out that I needed a vent hole in what's temporarily the 'top' of the bottle. Thumb over the hole and squeeze the bottle to get the oil going. Worked OK. Then I tuned the bottle upright and the rest of the oil in the bottle tried to jump out through the vent hole. Hmmm...

I use a small pump oiler now. Go slow, and let most of the air out of the boot as you pump. If a little oil leaks out the boot it's OK.

Mrmerlin

thats a cool idea, I think this is the best get an old visene bottle drill out the tip so it flows more than drips. removwe the tip from the bottle fill with your favorite oil , I an using STP oil treatmenst as the thinner oil just seemed to leak out remove both bleeders put a rag under the tensioner and fill the outer hole the one farthest from the crank till no bubbles issue from the inner or top hole , the bottle is small enough to fit in between the fans and belts and it works great