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Just want to share some thought on Lisle 24680 Spill-Free Funnel, as I just did the timing/water pump/thermostat and coolant changed, but did not have this funnel two days ago til today, it such a breeze to perform the coolant refill and vent the air out off the coolant system, I kept the rpm 2000 for 5 mins til fan came on, and did this for 4 times, so spending a good 30 mins process, so glad that I've purchased this funnel, it's a must have to perform coolant change :)

I found this ebay deal much cheaper than the amazon one:

Lisle 24680 Spill-Free Funnel-THE NEW & IMPROVED version of the 24610 model | eBay

Here are some photos and a video from the process.

https://youtu.be/ItCitWsV8-Y
 
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Yes, you guys were right, the only I regretted that I didn't know or buy it long time ago :) but glad I did now :)
 
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I have had it so long, it came as a smaller kit without 45 degree elbows and extension. Still, I have used it on most every car I have done coolant jobs on and its a life saver.
I was able to buy the new add-ons separately.
 
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If you like that funnel, and I do as I have one, one better if you have a source of compressed air is an Airlift device. These are the bee's knees for refilling coolant systems while at the same time verify leak-free cooling systems.
 
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tsteadham said:
Here is a sinikar one for $20 with Amazon Prime:

EPAuto Spill Proof Radiator Coolant Filling Funnel Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I40ZQWE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_L-PUzbJPH3CEH

Here is the same Lisle on Amazon Prime for $25:

Lisle 24680 Spill-Free Funnel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A6AS6LY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tcQUzbKYVG1X9
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I bought one off ebay for $27, for $7 dollar more, I rather and preferred the clear funnel, you can see the fluid level, and it's a Lisle :) It's me :)
 
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I just ordered one of these from Amazon. Is it pretty much just used for coolant filling? Any other nifty uses for it? Thanks.
 
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72triple said:
If you like that funnel, and I do as I have one, one better if you have a source of compressed air is an Airlift device. These are the bee's knees for refilling coolant systems while at the same time verify leak-free cooling systems.
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I actually have a similar device to Airlift, it came with my pressure test kit by ATD.
I have used it exactly once, just to see if I like it better than Lisle. My opinion is that its not.
Usage wise it was not complicated, but it took a while to draw vacuum on the system, and it looks neat to see huge coolant hoses collapse.
When refilling, you have to draw coolant from one container large enough to fill the entire system. Typically coolant comes in 1gal containers,
so combining two gallons into yet another just adds more stuff that needs to be cleaned, and since coolant is bad for environment, I try to minimize
spillage and cleaning. After all the system refilled, I still had to add coolant the old fashion way and then bleed the system.
Maybe it was operator error, maybe the ATD device is not as good as airlift, but overall process seemed more involved and still required manual work
at the end.
 
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Is EPAuto legit? I bought a tekton torque wrench and a EPAuto torque wrench, I swear everything was same except the logo. Same thing with the EPAuto funnel, the lisle funnel was yellow and the EPAuto was different colors, everything else looked and functioned the same.
 
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John Clark said:
Agreed. I bought one a while back and now I wonder why I went so long without one. Best $30 you can spend.
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In my experience, the best $30 you can spend is on "no-reason" flowers for SWMBO.
 
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MrRangerZr1 said:
Is EPAuto legit? I bought a tekton torque wrench and a EPAuto torque wrench, I swear everything was same except the logo. Same thing with the EPAuto funnel, the lisle funnel was yellow and the EPAuto was different colors, everything else looked and functioned the same.
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I'm not sure I follow you. It's a passive plastic funnel. I don't really care if it's a copycat or not, it's less expensive and it works. It's from Amazon so it's returnable if need be. I failed to see how any other brand of spill proof funnel would work any better.
 
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A lot of good tools are "re-badged" versions of other good tools. I have a pair of S-K torque wrenches that look identical to items manufactured by ATD (tool manufacturer that makes really good torque wrenches). I think that is what Ranger was getting at.

OF

P.S. I'm all for snazzy colors on that funnel. I'm gonna take a look at getting one. :D

P.P.S. And flowers for SWMBO. :worship:

P.P.P.S. And a bonus funnel for beer. :cool:
 
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Guys, I just got one of these.

Finally, got out of the stone age, and I'm done with coolant burbling out of the radiator fill neck onto the car's frame, the garage floor, or onto me.

This wonderful device fits every Japanese car in my garage and driveway. The Odyssey, Accords, Civic, Corolla, Altima, and TL Type S.

Everything fits into the funnel, so easy to store in a garage cabinet and keep it all together.

What took so long for Lisle to invent this?

OF
 
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Well, you might still be in the stone age. I haven't used my spill free funnel since I started doing vacuum fills. It's a few more minutes of set up but I haven't had a single air bubble since I started using it. Some newer cars actually require it.
 
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What is a vacuum fill?

Our "newest" vehicle is the 2013 Corolla. Everything else in the garage or on the driveway is older.

OF

P.S: Just saw that it's a simple venturi setup. Kind of like an aspirator in a lab. Interesting.
 
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