Refilling the Lexmark 1, 2, 33, 35, 37A, 37XLA, 15A, 41A, 43XL or 5A ink cartridge at home is very easy and can offer you great results, with very little equipment. All you need is at least one syringe, plus some universal ink. Simply remove the label, widen the fill holes (if necessary) and fill the relevant chambers of the Lexmark 1, 2, 33, 35, 37A, 37XLA, 15A, 41A, 43XL & 5A ink cartridge with the amount of ink mentioned below.
For these cartridges, we recommend injecting the following amount of ink into each of the chambers (cyan/magenta/yellow):
1/018CX781E: 7ml (21ml Total)
2/018C0190E: 7ml (21ml Total)
33/018CX033E: 7ml (21ml Total)
35/018C0035E: 7ml (21ml Total)
37A/018C2160E: 7ml (21ml Total)
37XLA/018C2200E: 7ml (21ml Total)
15A/018C2100E: 7ml (21ml Total)
41A/018Y0341E: 7ml (21ml Total)
43XL/018YX143E: 7ml (21ml Total)
5A/18C1970E: 7ml (21ml Total)
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.
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Compatibility
These cartridges are compatible with a variety of Lexmark printers including the Lexmark X2310, X2330, X2350, X2450,X2470, X3450, X3470, 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.
