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Old 22 March 2012, 19:33   #1
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Local source for hydraulic trim fluid
Hi all

I am in desperate need of a supplier of tilt/trim fluid within Manchester as I've been repeatedly let down by a company that I ordered some from several weeks ago.

The engine is a 115hp Mercury optimax and I guess I'd rather use quicksilver stuff but will happily use anything I can get my hands on as I need to do the job tomorrow.

Anyone know of anywhere locally that I can get some form?

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Old 22 March 2012, 19:38   #2
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Isn't it ordinary ATF mine is
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Old 22 March 2012, 19:41   #3
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I had a feeling it probably was but was going to use the proper Quicksilver stuff. If so then I'll nip down to Halfords. Thanks!
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Old 22 March 2012, 19:48   #4
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I had both mine done new seals rams etc and asked what they used and that's what I was told
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Old 22 March 2012, 20:05   #5
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I just use ATF as well.

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Old 22 March 2012, 22:20   #6
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Yep, Dexron III is the same stuff-though the little bottle the QS stuff is supplied in is rather useful to have for topping up with.
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Old 22 March 2012, 22:51   #7
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Not really local, but click on the links....

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Old 22 March 2012, 23:19   #8
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It's the bottle in the 2nd link that's well worth having-it makes topping up a whole load easier.
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Old 23 March 2012, 00:36   #9
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It's the bottle in the 2nd link that's well worth having-it makes topping up a whole load easier.
Thanks guys

It was this stuff that I had ordered originally.

May well order some more so I have it available but use standard ATF for the weekend.

The reason I need some in the first place is that I drained it all out when I unscrewed the relief valve too far when a flat battery necessitated having to tilt the engine by hand.

I'm hoping it isn't too hard to refill the system!
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All sorted. Thanks for the assistance guys!
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