Refilling the Lexmark Black 3, 32, 34, 36A, 36XLA, 14A, 42A, 44XL or 4A ink cartridge at home is very easy and can offer you great results, with very little equipment. All you need is one syringe, plus some universal . Simply remove the label, widen the fill holes (if necessary) and fill the relevant chambers of the Lexmark Black 3, 32, 34, 36A, 36XLA, 14A, 42A, 44XL or 4A ink cartridge with the amount of ink mentioned below.
For these cartridges, we recommend injecting the following amount of black ink into the hole closest to the printhead:
3/018C1530: 20ml
32/0080D2956: 20ml
34/018C0034E: 20ml
36A/018C2150E: 20ml
36XLA/018C2190E: 20ml
14A/018C2080E: 20ml
42A/018Y0342E: 20ml
44XL/018Y0144E: 20ml
4A/44103105: 20ml
If you have slight variants of the cartridge codes listed in this guide, them please check that your cartridge does not say “Returns Programme Cartridge” under the number on the label. If it does, I would advise against refilling it, as this cartridge will terminate when it believes it in empty and your printer will refuse to recognise it.
The air holes of these units are very small, and you may have trouble getting needle of the syringe to fit. If this is the case I would recommend using the tool provided with many refill kits or a small drill bit to widen it.
This guide is intended purely to show where to inject the ink into these cartridges and how much we recommend using. For full refill instructions for these cartridges, please click here.
Refilling Video Guide
Cartridge Compatibility
These cartridges are compatible with many different Lexmark printers including the Z730, Z735, X2480, X2580, X3480, X3580, X4580, Z1380, Z1480, Z738, F4350, Home Copier Plus, P315, P4330, P4350, P450, P6200, P6250, P6350, P910, P915, X2500, X2510, X2530, X2550, X3310, X3330, X3350, X3530, X3550, X4300, X4530, X4550, X4550 Business Edition, X5070, X5250, X5260, X5270, X5410, X5450, X5470, X5470 Business Edition, X5490, X5495, X6300, X7170, X7310, X7350, X7350 Business Edition, X8310, X8350, X8350 Business Edition, Z1300, Z1310, Z1320, Z1400, Z1410, Z1420, Z815, Z816, Z845, X3650, X4650, X5650, X6650, X6675, Z2420, X2600, X2630, X2650, X2670, Z2300, Z2310, Z2320, P350, X4800, X4850, X4875, X4950, X4975, X4975ve, X6570, X6575, X7550, X7675, X9350, X9350 Business Edition, X9575, Z1520, Z2390, Z2490, X2690, X3690, X4690, X5690 and X6690.
