Refilling the Lexmark 83 colour 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 . Simply remove the label, widen the fill holes (if necessary) and fill the relevant chambers of the Lexmark 83 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):
Lexmark 83/018L0042E: 7ml (21ml Total)
As these cartridges do not have any air holes to fill from directly, I would recommend carefully drilling your own with a thin drill bit.
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.
These cartridges are compatible with a variety of Lexmark printers, including:
–Lexmark X5100
–Lexmark X5150
–Lexmark X5200
–Lexmark X6100
–Lexmark X6150
–Lexmark X6170
–Lexmark X6190 Pro
–Lexmark X65
–Lexmark Z55
–Lexmark Z65
