Fluid Extractor

[boom_bap]

Hey folks,

I'm looking for a manual pump fluid extractor. I don't have shop air so manual it is. I plan to **** trans fluid out of the dipstick, so that when I drop the pan I don't take a bath in ATF. I've seen OEM, harbor fright, and mityvac make a few of these. Anyone have any recommendations or garage hackery.

 

[4xdog]

I have experience with two kinds.

Blackstone Laboratories' oil transfer pump, aluminum-bodied and US-made, works great. It's designed to work with polyethylene refrigerant tubing, and transfers fluid (oil in the case of Blackstone, but it'll work with just about anything) into a container screwed into the pump housing. The threads are standard, working with a Blackstone sample bottle but a lot of other things around the house, too.

Quick-Draw Pump | Blackstone Laboratories

Take a sample without changing the oil with our reusable pump! American-made in Tennessee, this durable pump is constructed with cast aluminum. Includes reusable tubing. Let us know if you need kits. Free shipping!

www.blackstone-labs.com

Griot's Garage siphon pump. They brag about this one and it apparently gets good ratings. Not from me. When used with gasoline the pump swells and can barely be actuated. My questions to Griot's about this in light of its claims that it's safe for automotive fluids went unanswered. Mine sits idle now.

Siphon Pump

Effortlessly transfer liquids with our versatile Siphon Pump. Works on gas, oil, kerosene, diesel & more. Perfect for car detailing, garage, or home use.

www.griotsgarage.com

 

[JRC3]

Menards fluid transfer pump, 16" of 3/8" poly tube, 6 gallon jug placed in an old shop vac to catch drips and make it mobile, oil dry in the bottom. I have longer 3/8" poly for trans fluid through the dipstick and antifreeze through the cap. https://www.menards.com/main/tools/...24-c-9113.htm?tid=-5520598541192341945&ipos=2

And a big funnel for truck/car oil/filters changes.




I have another 6G for antifreeze. I bought 6 of those 6G jugs for 20 bucks on FBM.

 

[matt_i]

I've been using the Moeller fluid extractor with success in marine apps. Only on engine oil but I'm guessing it would handle ATF nicely.

 

[ex-x-fire]

I made my own, works pretty well.

Cheap oil extractor

I made this from stuff I had around. The heart of it is a 2 way exercise ball pump (which creates vacuum) and the container that I got from work. I had the 1/8 npt ******, tap, & 5/16 clear tubing lying around. It drained the cold oil out of the mower in 2 minutes.:rocker: I used a hole saw to...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Old Man Roger]

Why transmission pans don't come with drain plugs I'll never know. At least you can put one in once you have the pan off.

 

[Qualitytools]

Why transmission pans don't come with drain plugs I'll never know. At least you can put one in once you have the pan off.

A lot of them do have drain plugs but, one still has to remove the pan to replace the filter.

 

[Old Man Roger]

A lot of them do have drain plugs but, one still has to remove the pan to replace the filter.

It's a much cleaner job when you can drain the pan first.

 

[boom_bap]

I've got a deep 4l60e and mine has a plug actually, but from what I've read about the job, you don't want to take it out because they are prone to stripping out. Then you've got a pan with a hole in it.

 

[Al Borland]

Stupid human trick:
Get roll of polyethelyne tubing to stick down dipstick tube. (Home Depot)
Fill washer fluid, take empty jug and drill hole in jug to fit poly tube tightly
Push one end of poly tube into jug
put other end down dipstick tube
get out shop vac
put vac hose end over cap opening, turn on vac
drains fluid faster than expected

 

[Old Man Roger]

Stupid human trick:
Get roll of polyethelyne tubing to stick down dipstick tube. (Home Depot)
Fill washer fluid, take empty jug and drill hole in jug to fit poly tube tightly
Push one end of poly tube into jug
put other end down dipstick tube
get out shop vac
put vac hose end over cap opening, turn on vac
drains fluid faster than expected

Creative!

 

[Formula]

I use one of these

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QV0966/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[dnschmidt]

I've got the manual Mityvac that looks like the one referenced by Formula but doesn't use air but is manual. Works for me. These other pumps seem much too small to me. We are talking about like four quarts of fluid here. I'm too lazy to pump these little guys that much.

 

[Roobaix]

I’ve got the Mityvac as well, it works great.

 

[infinite97]

Any cheap transfer pump with a spool of tubing would work for what you need.

i have an old fuel pump from a small engine we replaced here at the shop, I put small 1/4” tubing in both sides and alligator clips on the pump wiring. Slap it on to the battery and pump away.

 

[RickyPetite]

+1 for Mityvac. Pump it to a vacuum and go get a cup of coffee.

 

[Formula]

+1 for Mityvac. Pump it to a vacuum and go get a cup of coffee.

They work great for removing or adding fluid. I keep one with just trans fluid that I can **** out through the dipstick tube, get an exact measurement, and put the same about of new fluid back.

 

[msharley]

Why transmission pans don't come with drain plugs I'll never know. At least you can put one in once you have the pan off.

Silly you!

That would cost them ten cents per car!

The shareholders are HURTING, don't you know....

The Board Members would only be able to give themselves $349 Million Bonuses.......this Quarter...

 

[mikegt4]

Why transmission pans don't come with drain plugs I'll never know. At least you can put one in once you have the pan off.

I have always heard that it's to keep people from just changing the fluid and not taking the pan off and changing the filter. That being said I put a drain plug in the pan at the first fluid/filter change on the only auto trans vehicle that I ever owned. Sure beats swimming in trans fluid at the next service.

 

[vssjim]

I've got a deep 4l60e and mine has a plug actually, but from what I've read about the job, you don't want to take it out because they are prone to stripping out. Then you've got a pan with a hole in it.

I actually have new GM drain plugs for these in stock because if they come out and start to tear up it gets a new one because torx hole is shallow

 

[blazemaster83]

I use this one at work, on boats. It works great. Give it like 20 pumps, and you can basically walk away, it will fill itself and shut itself off when full. It comes with a few sizes of hose, down to really small. I have used it a few times right down the dipstick hole.

Manual Oil Changer - 6.9 Quart Capacity | West Marine

Easily change your boat's oil with the West Marine Manual Oil Changer. 6.9-quart capacity, simple to use, and perfect for maintenance on the water.

www.westmarine.com

 

[B_Bimmer]

Stupid human trick:
Get roll of polyethelyne tubing to stick down dipstick tube. (Home Depot)
Fill washer fluid, take empty jug and drill hole in jug to fit poly tube tightly
Push one end of poly tube into jug
put other end down dipstick tube
get out shop vac
put vac hose end over cap opening, turn on vac
drains fluid faster than expected

Protip: don't use this method with gas.