Oil changers/extractor for your car

[carlosh]

Anyone use a fluid extraction pump to remove the oil from your car? My wife has a newer model Malibu and it is a PAIN to get the jack under it.

I was looking at a few different ones on Amazon and Ebay, but not sure as I do not know anyone that has one.

Any opinions on a model/brand?

I know there will be differing opinions on the amount of oil removed (does not get it all), but I think that with my 3k change interval that it will negate a quarter cup or so of old oil remaining.

Thanks!

 

[lilredex]

Anyone use a fluid extraction pump to remove the oil from your car? My wife has a newer model Malibu and it is a PAIN to get the jack under it.

I was looking at a few different ones on Amazon and Ebay, but not sure as I do not know anyone that has one.

Any opinions on a model/brand?

I know there will be differing opinions on the amount of oil removed (does not get it all), but I think that with my 3k change interval that it will negate a quarter cup or so of old oil remaining.

Thanks!

Are you going to leave the old filter on there too? Might as well if you aren't removing the drain plug.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I like to drain hot oil out of the engine, brings out the sludge, trash, **** that collects in the bottom of the pan. You cannot get this out by pumping oil out from above, and its there, whether you like it or not, I don't care what Mercedes recommends

Changing oil at 3K is a waste as far as I'm concerned. I use synthetic (Amsoil) and there is no reason to change it that often. About 1950 my parents lived across the street form a Shell Oil chemist. After doing oil "analysis" on samples taken from his new '49 Mercury and dad's new '50 Ford for a couple of years, the man concluded that even with the bypass filters those engines had, there were no contaminants that would harm the engine until about 6K miles.

Dad's '50 Ford went 100K mil with no problems. His '60, '62 and '64 Falcons went about 30K each with no problems, the '67 Falcon went 300K plus with no oil related problems, my '70 Mustang went 100K plus with no problems using quality conventional oils of the time, using synthetic my '91 Ranger 2.3L has 240K on it with absolutely no problems and the '99 2.0L Plymouth Breeze has 210K, again with no problems on synthetic. I change the synthetic oil at 10K with a oil filter change in between at 5K.

I assume you are recycling the oil, the recycle company loves people like you, it makes their job easier, the oil you are giving them is discolored but otherwise as good as the day it left the bottle.

Charles

 

[loj]

I agree, 3k oil changes are overkill with modern oil. You'll be fine following the OLM and using any name brand dino oil.

I have the smaller version of this, which holds a gallon:

http://www.tractorsupply.com/vehicl...ine-project-model-oil-changing-system-3000504

It works well - I use it for partial ATF drain/fills every other oil change because I don't believe in transmission flushes. I couldn't tell you how complete the drain is, though.

Also check out the forums at bobistheoilguy.com - there is much time to be wasted there.

 

[padronanniversary]

I use mighty vac. I love it. For my F150, it gets down there and ***** about 97% of the oil out. I alternate between that and doing a drain to make sure it gets it all out, but my oil is changed at 7k intervals with mobile 1 and a good filter. The same is true for my Acura MDX.

Where it really shines is lawn care equipment and snow blowers and what not. I always hated draining them, i.e. tilting a lawn mower in pan to drain. It gets it all out.

I also use it to connected to the return line on my transmission when I change transmission fluid.

its a pretty useful too all in all. I have the smaller brake mighty vac, and makes bleeding brakes a snap.

 

[lilredex]

Where it really shines is lawn care equipment and snow blowers and what not. I always hated draining them, i.e. tilting a lawn mower in pan to drain. It gets it all out.

Just do as we were talking earlier, about draining compressor tanks.

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[bmxr4life87]

Why not just buy a low profile jack? I go 5k intervals with a motorcraft (taurus) ac delco(suburban) and wix (camry) oil filters and valvoline or castrol with no oil related problems. If you really wanna remove ALL old oil from the bottom of your pan run a quart or two of cheap oil through with your drain plug out till it runs out clear. We use pennzoil at work and 5k intervals and we have trucks going 250k strong (rental truck fleet) the important thing is to just follow a schedule and stick to it and don't constantly switch oil brands

 

[padronanniversary]

Just do as we were talking earlier, about draining compressor tanks.

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Because on alot of lawn mower, you take the dip stick out and drain it through that, tilting the whole thing as there is no drain to tap off of.

 

[mojo_13]

Just do as we were talking earlier, about draining compressor tanks.

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This is what I have done for all of my lawnmowers except instead of a handle switch I just put a cap on it.

 

[carlosh]

I like to drain hot oil out of the engine, brings out the sludge, trash, **** that collects in the bottom of the pan. You cannot get this out by pumping oil out from above, and its there, whether you like it or not, I don't care what Mercedes recommends

I assume you are recycling the oil, the recycle company loves people like you, it makes their job easier, the oil you are giving them is discolored but otherwise as good as the day it left the bottle.

Charles

Charles why recyle the oil? It makes a GREAT weedkiller man!

Padron,LoJ; roger that thanks for the info. Muchly appreciated!

Padron, on edit, how do you like the MV? What model do you have? The MV was my second choice after a Moeller that is no longer in production. I had read a few reviews that did not like the MV due to sucking tube issues and also a missing gasket issue.

 

[padronanniversary]

my mighty vacs are running good, I have only had mine for over a year. The one thing I do not like was the stock tubes that came with it, they are short. I went to the local hardware store and bought about 10 ft of it, so I can work on the truck. If your engine is high, U'll have to place the MV on the engine.

Keep in mind my mighty vac is the version you connect to the compressor. It came with all the seals and what not, and works great. It also came with a brake bleeder tube, but I bought the MV made for brakes. This one cost alot more, but has a switch to stop the airflow, and is made of thicker material.

I bought both off amazon, it was cheaper there when on sale than anywhere else. Sears online also had good deals on them when they try to get rid of stock.

 

[fatfillup]

I've sucked the oil out of pressure washer pumps and small gas engines for 20 plus years cause you can't get to the drain plugs most times. While it may not be ideal, if the motor is warmed up and you get the tube all the way down to the bottom, I think you will be ok with regular oil changes. I especially don't think it would be a problem with your wifes car if you drain the oil every second or third oil change to deal with any sludge. Again it may not be ideal but if you change your oil every 3000 miles, a few ounces left over will not be a problem IMHO.

 

[Ford12508]

As mentioned above, my preferred way of doing it is to put one of those blitz pans under the plug, and when it is full, put a bucket down there and pour a clean thing of oil through. Take another bucket and repeat this process a few times. I do that once every few oil changes. Whatever you do, get a good oil filter. I saw a review based on different filters, and some of the cheaper filters are actually much better than the "Gold" and "Premium" editions.

Have you thought about getting a racing jack, so simply taking some 2x8s and making some ramps that are like a foot off the ground? That would give you plenty of room, and would be pretty cheap.

 

[carlosh]

Padron, I will look for that model, not the pump model then, thanks.

FFU, roger that thanks.

Ford, roger the good filters. I usually try and use NAPA gold filters. Where did you see that review? I may not be getting the best filter for the money!

 

[Ford12508]

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/index.html

Check out the different in the 3 filters champion makes, the first and third are amazing looking, but the second has much less pleat to it. Just the difference between them is amazing. Also, I hear Napa Gold are good filters, you can definitely stick to those with no problems if so. Some filters I have seen, like cheap ones, have very few pleats, so few that they look like furnace and A/C filters if you know what I mean.

 

[carlosh]

Ford,
Great read, thanks!