Engine oil sump sucky pump type thing. - Recommendations
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My Dad is getting fed up with crawling around underneath his car, removing plastic panels etc. when trying to get to the drain plug to change the engine oil.
With his current car the oil filter can be accessed from above, so was wondering if anybody could recommend a pump type thing to suck the engine oil out from either the oil filler, or dipstick tube ?
I believe a lot of dealers do it this way, probably not as thorough, but would take some of the hassle out of an oil change.
Guessing this would either be a 240v thing, or maybe 12v directly off the car battery.
Any suggestions much appreciated.
With his current car the oil filter can be accessed from above, so was wondering if anybody could recommend a pump type thing to suck the engine oil out from either the oil filler, or dipstick tube ?
I believe a lot of dealers do it this way, probably not as thorough, but would take some of the hassle out of an oil change.
Guessing this would either be a 240v thing, or maybe 12v directly off the car battery.
Any suggestions much appreciated.
Whilst I appreciate that rolling around in the dirt is faff, I think the consensus is that draining the oil is much better for the car - extraction is purely for the 'convenience' of the motor trade..........
Unless your father has many vehicles why not just pop around and drain it for him?
But I did notice that either Lidl (or Aldi - can't remember which ) had an extractor in their last 'motoring' weekly special offers - it might be worth having a look in the central aisle should you venture into a Lidl (or Aldi - Sorry!!!!!)
Unless your father has many vehicles why not just pop around and drain it for him?
But I did notice that either Lidl (or Aldi - can't remember which ) had an extractor in their last 'motoring' weekly special offers - it might be worth having a look in the central aisle should you venture into a Lidl (or Aldi - Sorry!!!!!)
BlackG7R said:
pump type thing to suck the engine oil out from either the oil filler, or dipstick tube ?
I would imagine the only way to get oil out through the filler is to turn the car upside down. Leaving that aside, can you access the oil filter for replacement without getting under the car? The filter is where the crud lives and deserves replacement with every oil change.
) saw that they are available in the central aisle of LIDL.Thanks for the replies.
He realises it's maybe not as good as draining the oil, but it is far better than not doing it at all. This will be more of an interim change, that doesn't really warrant the hassle of jacking up the car, and crawling around underneath it in the wet and cold trying to get the under tray off. (and yes the filter will be changed as that is easily accessed from above)
Having done a little more research elsewhere, I've ordered him a Pela 6000, which appears to be a decent quality bit of kit, but is a manually pumped vac tank kind of deal, with a 6 litre capacity, rather than a 12v electric type pump. Electric would have been nice, but they all looked like cheap Chinese rubbish, and I wanted something that we might be able to use more than half a dozen times before it broke.
He realises it's maybe not as good as draining the oil, but it is far better than not doing it at all. This will be more of an interim change, that doesn't really warrant the hassle of jacking up the car, and crawling around underneath it in the wet and cold trying to get the under tray off. (and yes the filter will be changed as that is easily accessed from above)
Having done a little more research elsewhere, I've ordered him a Pela 6000, which appears to be a decent quality bit of kit, but is a manually pumped vac tank kind of deal, with a 6 litre capacity, rather than a 12v electric type pump. Electric would have been nice, but they all looked like cheap Chinese rubbish, and I wanted something that we might be able to use more than half a dozen times before it broke.
Bit late to this, but Pela would be my suggestion anyway.
Always used to be sceptic of these things, but having had to use them on some vehicles without a sump bung, and in some instances having used them before a stripdown, they are very good at removing as much oil as manually draining them.
Most vehicles with a sump bung do not have it at the very lowest point and even by removing the bung you cannot drain every last drop of oil. These suction pumps (?) are just as good and in some cases better because the suction tube can get to the very lowest point.
The last sump I removed ( 2011/2 Corsa diesel) had a good cupful of oil still in it, even though the sump bung had been out for an hour by the time the sump had been removed.
The only caution is to always make sure the oil is warm, or almost hot, before using them. They are very, very slow at removing cold oil.
Always used to be sceptic of these things, but having had to use them on some vehicles without a sump bung, and in some instances having used them before a stripdown, they are very good at removing as much oil as manually draining them.
Most vehicles with a sump bung do not have it at the very lowest point and even by removing the bung you cannot drain every last drop of oil. These suction pumps (?) are just as good and in some cases better because the suction tube can get to the very lowest point.
The last sump I removed ( 2011/2 Corsa diesel) had a good cupful of oil still in it, even though the sump bung had been out for an hour by the time the sump had been removed.
The only caution is to always make sure the oil is warm, or almost hot, before using them. They are very, very slow at removing cold oil.
Sealy do a good hand operated suction pump, I have used mine hundreds of times and it has been faultless, I mainly use it to empty the oil tray after I have drained a sump in the conventional way, I have used you half a dozen times down the dipstick hole and it is very effective.
Dave
Dave
Evanivitch said:
Had one for a while, and it had many years good use. But now both my 12V batteries are in the boot for the cars I self service 
I'm not sure if there's a diode or something so it can't be used for power but my car with a battery in the boot has a positive terminal under the bonnet for jump starting, yours might have one tucked away too?Gassing Station | Home Mechanics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff