Hello all...
I am new to my Crossfire. I have a srt roadster that i love its a great car. The convertible top is giving me a fit. The fluid in the pump is about 1 inch below the min mark. I see no evidence of a leak. The question is should the top be up or down when the fluid level is checked? If it is indeed low what is the process to fill it? I have search the forum and have gotten alot of great info and have all ready started getting parts for mods. But i do not see any info on filling the pump. It very well may be that you cannot fill it and that the fluid level being low means there is a leak that i cannot see. Any help would be great. Thank you.

 

If it's 1" below min, then you most likely have a leak.
I used a large turkey basting syringe to put the Pentosin in mine.
I did it with the top up and tonneau up.

 

I know this is goig to sound dumb but... you put it in thought the brass nut on the tank? Mine dose not want to come off i turned it and it just spins????

 

Yes, I had no problem at all removing the cap from mine.
I was not low, I just drained and refilled ........

 

Anytime the top is 'parked' in either the "up" or "down" position, all pressure is released. I do not believe there is a discernable difference in level once the system pressure is released.

So, if it is low, it is low. And if it is low, you have a leak. Now, I say that, but in the Three roadsters I've owned, I've never checked the level beyond peering into the cavity down there and noticing the level was something less than full - maybe some are shipped low, I do'nt know.

If the top is giving you trouble and the level is low - I'd say you have a problem here beyond just adding fluid. But you have not explained what the trouble(s) is, so I perhaps should not comment.

 

Just as a comment which may reflect on the oil level.
When a cylinder has the least amount of rod protruding from the cylinder body there is less oil in it than when the rod is extended. The reason for this is that the cylinder rod which is now inside the cylinder has taken up some of the volume which in the extended state is replaced by oil.
So unless the number of cylinders extended equals the number of cylinders retracted there would be a change in the oil level. Depending on the reservoirs surface area and the net amount of oil displaced this would be more or less visible.
Remember that all dynamic rod seals leak, if they did not leak the seals would be rubbing over dry rods this leakage acts as a lubricant between seal and rod. This leaking oil adds to oil loss, but unless the leakage is great due to a failed seal this will not affect the visible oil level for a long time.