Oil change vacumm pumpy thing
Discussion
Sirs, Was wondering if anyone had used one of these
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/range/guid/23490...
to suck oil out of their cars through the dipstick tube. I've lost my inspection pit due to house renovations and with a dozen screws holding on my plastic engine guard I don't fancy doing it on my back.
I know it's popular in dealerships but do these cheaper vacumms do a decent job of getting all the gunk out of the sump?
Cheers
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/range/guid/23490...
to suck oil out of their cars through the dipstick tube. I've lost my inspection pit due to house renovations and with a dozen screws holding on my plastic engine guard I don't fancy doing it on my back.
I know it's popular in dealerships but do these cheaper vacumms do a decent job of getting all the gunk out of the sump?
Cheers
Never had any issues with my Pela ....clears it all out but then I change every 6,000 miles in my diesel, if your not 100% happy you can always suck out the majority and then remove the sump plug... makes for a "clean" change, something I tend to do on "new" customer cars so I know where we are from when I have had my mitts on it and for future work. I like to log what I do and when for customer cars so I have a history.
I have used my other pela for auto box oil changes too....
As always you will have differing opinions.... but it's what suits and yer pays yer money
I have used my other pela for auto box oil changes too....
As always you will have differing opinions.... but it's what suits and yer pays yer money
I used my dads for the first time last week. Spent 15 mins cleaning the battery terminals so the bloody thing could draw a charge through the crocodile clips, 20 mins to suck all the oil out of the sump, 5 mins cleaning the oil off the wheel and bodywork where the pump had sucked air in and spat oil out everywhere, 10 mins wiping oil off the driveway and a good 10 mins trying to get the oil out of the pumps pipes so it didn't drip all over the shed.
Usually it takes me about 30 seconds to slide a tray under and undo the sump plug. Then go put the kettle on while it drains out.
So all in all I'd say they are fking useless.
Usually it takes me about 30 seconds to slide a tray under and undo the sump plug. Then go put the kettle on while it drains out.
So all in all I'd say they are fking useless.
I've used a hand pumped vacuum jobby similar to that for sucking out auto tranny fluid.
Makes it unnecessary to get under the car in that case, and worked very well.
I'd imagine it's fine for an oil change too - as long as your oil filter is accessable from the top, otherwise you've got to get underneath the car anyway.
Makes it unnecessary to get under the car in that case, and worked very well.
I'd imagine it's fine for an oil change too - as long as your oil filter is accessable from the top, otherwise you've got to get underneath the car anyway.
I've been thinking about getting one of these but the Pela one's seem to be mostly 6 litre capacity- my engine takes 7 litres of oil so was wondering if there's a way of stopping the flow after 6 litres, disconnecting it then emptying and carrying on without getting oil all over the place?
Deva Link said:
Mr MXT said:
General consensus is "no".
Consensus where? I can't recall seeing anything bad about them, and many dealers use them (although the ones they use are compressed air powered).I'm sure it was discussed fairly recently, I'll have a look when I'm not at work.
You shouldnt have any 'bits' floating around in your sump unless your engine is falling apart.
I use a Pela and its been excellent. Makes no mess at all.
I was sceptical the first time I used it so I dropped the sump plug afterwards to see how much remained in the sump. No more than a few drops came out. Its now used on every oil change I do. If your oil filter is on top of the engine, like mine, then you can do it all without having to get under the car and remove all the plastic shields.
I use a Pela and its been excellent. Makes no mess at all.
I was sceptical the first time I used it so I dropped the sump plug afterwards to see how much remained in the sump. No more than a few drops came out. Its now used on every oil change I do. If your oil filter is on top of the engine, like mine, then you can do it all without having to get under the car and remove all the plastic shields.
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