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Trim tab reservoir location 2002 410 sedan
Posted: June 8th, 2021, 9:03 am
by iggynom
Switches for trim tabs draw power when activated but no tab movement. Where is the trim tab fluid reservoir?
Re: Trim tab reservoir location 2002 410 sedan
Posted: June 8th, 2021, 9:28 am
by Midnightsun
Most likely near or on the transom wall. Should be serviceable from the transom access hatch opening
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Re: Trim tab reservoir location 2002 410 sedan
Posted: June 8th, 2021, 9:52 am
by Cooler
Yep, translucent top over the reservoir. Make sure you have a really small funnel because the fill tube is tiny.
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Re: Trim tab reservoir location 2002 410 sedan
Posted: June 8th, 2021, 10:38 am
by Midnightsun
Cooler wrote:Source of the post Yep, translucent top over the reservoir. Make sure you have a really small funnel because the fill tube is tiny.
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Don't laugh because I use a plastic squeeze type ketchup bottle to service mine, actually works very well.
https://www.amazon.ca/Bekith-Plastic-Condiment-Discrete-Measurements/dp/B07HG3T2TQ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Plastic+Squeeze+Bottle&qid=1623163120&sr=8-5
Re: Trim tab reservoir location 2002 410 sedan
Posted: June 8th, 2021, 8:55 pm
by Viper
Make sure you're checking the fluid level with the tabs retracted all the way up before you fill the reservoir to the fill line. Also check the condition of the oil that's in there, it should be a clear red fluid, not a milky pink which indicates a leak and the system taking on water.
Re: Trim tab reservoir location 2002 410 sedan
Posted: June 10th, 2021, 6:24 am
by PossiblyPaul
I recommend watching the videos on Bennet's website on the issues you may meet up with, such as this one. I've had problems with my trimtabs, and invariably found that their advice is spot-on. Additionally, while rewiring the controls, I was led so far up the garden path by people who didn't know how to wire a DPDT switch that the tabs were going up and down almost randomly...
Use the right oil, too; Automatic Transmission Fluid.