Refilling the Canon PG-545 or PG-545XL Black 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 Canon PG-545 or PG-545XL 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:
PG-545/8287B001: 8ml
PG-545XL/8286B001: 15ml
The fill holes of these cartridges are very small, and you will have trouble getting a regular syringe to fit. I recommend using the tool provided with many refill kits, a 2mm drill bit or a square shafted awl to widen it.
We recommend sticking to the lower fill for the PG-545 as these cartridges have a smaller sponge and are physically restricted inside the cartridge. As such over filling them can result in ink spilling inside your printer.
Once this cartridge has been refilled your printer will retain the same ink level estimate it has previously. These cartridges have no way of knowing that they now contain fresh ink and only estimate ink levels based upon how much printing had been done previously. Eventually your printer will believe that the cartridge is completely empty and prevent you from printing until a small prompt has been given. More information on this topic can be found here.
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.
Canon PG-545 Video Refill Guide
Canon PG-545XL Video Refill Guide
Compatability
These cartridges fit a variety of Canon printers including the Canon Pixma iP2850, MG2450, MG2550, MG2550S, MG2555, MG2555S, MG2950, MG3050, MG3051, MG3053 and MX495 inkjet printers.
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