Oil Siphon Pump

[Jmellc]

Just bought a new Troybilt push mower. Has no oil drain plug. Manual says turn it over & pour out. Seems messy. Their website has a siphon pump that looks good & Home Depot also has it. Looks good to me.

Have any of you tried these pumps? Thx for any feedback.

 

[Eric29]

I have one. It’s useful. If I were going to use it often, I would probably figure out a way to tighten up some of the hoses on it so that it didn’t leak air and I could then get better suction without messing around with it for 10 minutes before each use.

It’s a very clean way to change oil on small engines. I just do all of the small engines at once and that way it’s a little quicker to use.

I could go out to the garage to see what kind it is but I think they’re all basically the same.

 

[Robby321]

Just get a suction gun Simple, and been doing oil change my Harleys, small engines years. Probably one draw would M/T a mower..

 

[Jmellc]

Just get a suction gun Simple, and been doing oil change my Harleys, small engines years. Probably one draw would M/T a mower..

They have these at most auto parts stores?

 

[Ralf11]

Thx for the warning not to buy a Troybilt push mower

 

[laser3kw]

Just bought a new Troybilt push mower. Has no oil drain plug. Manual says turn it over & pour out. Seems messy. Their website has a siphon pump that looks good & Home Depot also has it. Looks good to me.

Have any of you tried these pumps? Thx for any feedback.

is it this one?

I have it and hate it. It is cumbersome to use and the hoses aren't worth sh!t. It takes two hands just to operate the pump and the hoses are very stiff and are hard to get them to stay where you need them (third hand needed). Take a look at this:
fluid extractor link
Why do I like his? you can hold the reservoir between you knees or strap down while pumping and the hose is much better for snaking into openings.

The one Robby321 posted is good also

 

[laser3kw]

Thx for the warning not to buy a Troybilt push mower

Honda's are the same way as well *** most MTD "clones" and the newer Briggs. Briggs even advertises as "never needs oil changes - just add if needed".
Worst ideas ever on any air cooled motor - IMHO
I want a real drain plug back

 

[Kodiak]

My Honda mower is like that and it is a PITA to drain, though it is only thirteen ounces I think. When I tip it over on to a plastic container the weight of the mower smashes the container, so you've got to be careful.

I do have a siphon pump like the red one pictured in an above post for gas. Works well for that. I got it at HD. Never tried tried it on oil. I have a friend who uses a pump for the oil in his Audi since they're not easy to raise with a jack to get to the pan. He likes it but I'm not sure what kind he has.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I have the pump from Harbor Freight it looks just like the orange one pictured above it works fine for everything I have needed it for.


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[kelpaso1]

I fail to see what the problem is here. Tip the mower over (carb UP) and unscrew the oil fill cap and drain into a pan. I use a bread loaf baking pan. What is so messy about that? A lot easier than dealing with pumps and hoses.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

I have the pump from Harbor Freight it looks just like the orange one pictured above it works fine for everything I have needed it for.


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I have a couple of these from HF. They're good as long as you use them. It seems like if you don't use them for a while, they don't work when you go to use them again. You can usually find them for $4.99 so it's not a big deal.

 

[kelpaso1]

I have the pump from Harbor Freight it looks just like the orange one pictured above it works fine for everything I have needed it for.


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Those are siphon pumps made to siphon gas, not for draining your lawn mower lol.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I have a couple of these from HF. They're good as long as you use them. It seems like if you don't use them for a while, they don't work when you go to use them again. You can usually find them for $4.99 so it's not a big deal.

Yeah they come in handy for a low price for sure.


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[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Those are siphon pumps made to siphon gas, not for draining your lawn mower lol.

Lol [emoji23] I have used it for a little of everything I siphoned gas out of my beetle and Jeep with it cause they have been sitting for years so it was time for the gas to come out and I have used it for oil too only once when a drain plug was stripped and the customer didn’t want to replace it.


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[Kodiak]

I fail to see what the problem is here. Tip the mower over (carb UP) and unscrew the oil fill cap and drain into a pan. I use a bread loaf baking pan. What is so messy about that? A lot easier than dealing with pumps and hoses.

Yeah, I don't think pumps and hoses would drain as much out either, though we're only talking about a lawn mower. I've never used one for oil, just gas.

It's not a big deal to tip it over, but it could be a little hard if you're older. Some of these mowers are heavy. I have to hold the weight of mine for a minute or two so it doesn't squash the plastic drain pan. I guess I need a better pan.

 

[laser3kw]

Those are siphon pumps made to siphon gas, not for draining your lawn mower lol.

Puzzled by that comment, I went and did searches on HF, Home Depot and others. All the items I found reference oil extraction and some specifically suggest lawn equipment.
So, I guess if you are inclined to go the oil extraction method, as opposed to the flip and dump, read the description of the device you are going to purchase and see that it says "oil" as a fluid it was designed to be used with.

 

[ex-x-fire]

This looks like a cheap way to **** that oil out.

I'd make one for myself but I made one a different way.

 

[seber]

I'm 73 with bad health but find turning a mower over to be no hassle. Rig whatever setup you need to get it done and turn the mower by the handle. Using a pump will leave the crud behind and motors without filters suffer the most from that.