Bought one of these a month or so ago and finally used it yesterday to change the oil on SWMBOs Alhambra. It is now my favourite garage tool



Bonnet up
Remove dip stick
Insert pump tube into dip stick tube
Pump a few times
Go and make a brew and get some biccies
All old oil now in pump (not a drop of oil anywhere else)
Remove pump tube
Refit dip stick
Remove filter housing using 2nd favourite tool
Remove old filter
Fit new filter
Replace filter housing
Fill with new oil
Check level
Pack up leaving old oil in the pump ready for next trip to the council tip

20 mins work, absolutely no mess, no removing sump covers, no scrabbling around on the floor.

Everyone needs one of these in their garage tool kit!

Far too simple - I much prefer the collection of old washing up bowls I keep tripping over in the garage, bang my head a few times, drop the sump plug and/or ratchet & socket in the oil.

Drain it into the old engine oil cans I trip over, then spill it everywhere, then spend 20 minutes cleaning up - simples

Quite too easy.. Oil changes must always be messy and cost at least one carpet from time to time..

Not sure I would like to use a pump for every oil change as I would worry that sludge is building up at the bottom of the sump (this may not be the case but I would still worry about it!).. Having said that making it easier would ensure a 6month change!

soooo, where did you get your "sump sucker" from?

still looks too easy!

Steve

Think screwfix have them for about £50.

Great tool but knowing my luck I would end up losing a bit of the plastic tube and end up stripping the engine down to find it

Cost about £45 delivered from a marine chandlers.

No chance of losing the hose into the sump.

You can feel the hose touching the bottom of the sump and IMHO it gets at least as much if not more oil removed than draining from the sump plug. I might be inclined to removed the sump plug every other change to clean any particles from the magnet though it's still far easier and cleaner to suck the oil out first.

Too easy...! It just means you can get the job done quicker leaving more time for other things.

I'm looking for more things to suck the oil out of now

I normally do oil changes with a warm engine to get it to flow better, can these cope with warm oil?

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Originally posted by Slimy38
I normally do oil changes with a warm engine to get it to flow better, can these cope with warm oil?

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Looks a great bit of kit, I am going to buy one, I will miss droping the sump plug or washer in the drain tin then searching round for it with my hand in the hot oil though

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Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
Looks a great bit of kit, I am going to buy one, I will miss droping the sump plug or washer in the drain tin then searching round for it with my hand in the hot oil though

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How do you know that you have got the pipe to the lowest part of the sump? Ie that all old oil will come out?

I got one of THESE for my tintop best mod I've bought and there's still a chance to bump your head the plug would need to be in the side as it sticks out a little which a speed bump would be happy to rip off if it was on the bottom

[Edited on 7/5/12 by greed1]

In true locoster style just found these cheaper ones on ebay, what do we think, should be ok for the odd oil change I think


http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4712.m570.l1313&_nkw=6+Litre+Syphon+Fluid+Extractor+Pump+Diesel+Oil+Water+Transfer+GO+NEXT DAY+%C2%A33.99&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Unfortunately, none of these solve the problem of the stupid positioning of oil filters directly over part of the suspension, steering or exhaust, so that you cannot catch the oil held in the filter without it hitting whatever is below it and running along to pour off at numerous different points, making it impossible to catch at all! My old Rover 420 had the filter mounted vertically at the front - absolutely brilliant, you could actually change the oil, without pouring it everywhere, without even jacking the car up! The later 416 (Rover engined) had the filter right over the exhaust, against the bulkhead - oil everywhere and burnt hands from the exhaust!

Yeah the filter is usually the thing that makes most mess even with care it's not easy to have no spills on many engines but most of the modern cartridge type filters are designed so that although they may be in an awkward position they do self drain into the sump as they're slackened. You unscrew the filter cap but dont pull it out & as it unscrews it pulls the filter with it unplugging a drain to the sump & you leave it there a while to drain before removing it. It does mean you need to do the filter before draining the sump or at least before you put the bung back in/finish sucking it out or you're just dumping it among the new oil!

I visited a friend in the States a couple of years ago, We went to the local shopping mall where she pulled into a place that I thought was a car wash. It was a service bay where they took your keys and seviced the car while you shopped.
I hung around a while and saw them stick a pipe down the dipstick hole and sucked the oil out while a guy was in a pit under the car removed the filter, checked the brake pads for wear, and condition of the exhaust and any other things under the car.Filled up with new oil and the car was parked ready for the off. It was all over in about twenty mins.
What a great idea.You also recieved a report telling you of any thing found that may need action next time you went to the Mall.
Denis.

Had one for about 6 years, don't work on SAAB's though
What they do work on, very well, is bleeding brake and clutch lines, seem to work when a pressure system doesn't

I am even more idle - I have one with an electric pump connect to the battery two minutes later job done, change the filter finished.

Got mine cos I got fed up with taking off the plastic liner/diffuser under the engine bay every time I changed the oil, best thing I ever bought for the car.

The Peugeot V6 in my car has a dipstick tube designed to be used to suck out the oil. It has a fitting on the top to suit the slurper and it reaches into the lowest part of the sump. Oil out in about 2 minutes, filter off in another minute. I bought a £13 Silverline fluid extractor from Ebay and it's marvellous.

[Edited on 8/5/12 by owelly]

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Originally posted by SteveWalker
Unfortunately, none of these solve the problem of the stupid positioning of oil filters directly over part of the suspension, steering or exhaust, so that you cannot catch the oil held in the filter without it hitting whatever is below it and running along to pour off at numerous different points, making it impossible to catch at all! My old Rover 420 had the filter mounted vertically at the front - absolutely brilliant, you could actually change the oil, without pouring it everywhere, without even jacking the car up! The later 416 (Rover engined) had the filter right over the exhaust, against the bulkhead - oil everywhere and burnt hands from the exhaust!

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