Ugh. B&M is like every other company, quality is slipping BAD in the name of saving costs and keeping prices down.
I had to rush out and get cap head screws because the hex head bolts they included were useless. You can't get a socket or wrench around several. And then the screws I got were 1/8" too long, so I had to shim them with an extra 2 washers per bolt. Thankfully Nero had a bunch on hand. I had to add 2 more washers to the washer it came with per screw. The bolts it came with were 7/8" long and I didn't quite realize, and the cap heads are 1". They saved all of $5 basically by putting bolts that don't even work with the pan and cost me time and money to get the proper thing and shim it out to make it fit.
Pic is before I realized I had to add more washers:
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And then I came to the realization than I didn't get a 5 gallon bucket pump for the 5 gallon bucket of ATF I bought. Nor does Nero have one. So, I have to wait until tomorrow for that now (pickup at Napa). I made it harder on myself and ended up not saving anything. I can use a still clean 1 gallon ATF jug for measuring out how much I'm putting in at least, so at least there's that. Pump in some into the 1 gal jug, dump that in through the funnel, refill the jug, and so on. I guess on the plus side, I'll have that pump in case I ever want/need it.
And I guess I'll be walking my dog to the vet and back tomorrow, unless the pump comes in very early and gives me time to fill up the transmission in plenty of time before the vet appointment at 3pm. Not gonna pay $50 round trip for Uber Pet. It's only 1.2 mi to the vet, so I can't really get it up to full operating temperature in that distance. But if I can get it full enough to be safe for that short trip, I can top off later after I get it out on the highway, or at least take it to the shop on Wednesday for the trans shop to eyeball it.
Oh, can anyone give a good suggestion on how to pull out the bumper? The fiberglass behind it is cracked and shoved down as a V, and I can't do anything with it unless I can pull the bumper back somewhat straight. Unless I cut the fiberglass just to get it out of the way? I may have to just head out from here later this week before I finish installing my new grey tank (plumbing wise) because I have to address that first. I'll probably just have to cut the fiberglass though, that's gonna be fastest and easiest.