How to add trim fluid, on 2000 Johnson 175 (carb)

[flukester]

How do you add fluid to the trim unit on a 2000 Johnson 175 ? I assume you have to trim the motor up, take the cap off the reservior, and add fluid? but as soon as I take the cap off, fluid runs out! and I can only get a small amount of fluid in. The cap is located on the bottom half of the unit, why is that? is there another way to add fluid?

[Stwal]

Here is the plug, but this is an older engine.


Here is a diagram.
Power trim/tilt

[ChampioNman]

That is the correct place to do it! Then follow the bleed off procedure. Trim motor to ground with a block of wood under the skeg. Release the manual release screw about 3 full turns and cycle the trim up 30 seconds then down 30 seconds, 5 time tighten the release screw and try it out.