nick205
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:09 PM |
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Recommend me an oil removal pump
Planning on servicing both tin tops next month and I'm after recommendations for an oil removal pump. I'm prepared to spend a reasonable
amount as it's easily recouped in garage servicing costs.
What do the LCB collective recommend...?
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:27 PM |
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Any pella oil extractor gets my vote
I have one of these click on me is a pella 650
more info here
edit: DONT GET AN ELECTRIC ONE AS THEY ARE JUST CRAP
[Edited on 30/1/12 by tomgregory2000]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:29 PM |
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Pela 6000 also sold under Draper and Sealey brand names, Sealey version is generally much more expensive. Yacht chandlers are usually the
cheapest place to buy by a large margin.
The Pela extractor used also to be sold under the Seago brand name but the current Seago is now identical to the less robust Silverline
brand.
You can also get 12v electric extractor pumps from chandlers.
It is worth buying the small Silverline 1.5ltr extractor for smaller jobs.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:30 PM |
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got a pela pump for using on the yacht boat and we used it on the smart both have no sump plugs very good
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:33 PM |
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ALSO DO NOT BUY THE SEAGO ONE
I work in a chandlery and see so many of the seago ones returned, have NEVER seen a pella one returned in 10 years
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nick205
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:44 PM |
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Just looking at the PELA ones now - the 6000 model looks about right for a one hit removal.
Best price seems around £45 which is ~ an hrs labour rate so also an instant saving too!
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needforspeed
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 09:51 PM |
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sorry am i completely missing something here why cant you just drain it?
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nick205
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 10:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by needforspeed
sorry am i completely missing something here why cant you just drain it?
I can and have many many times on many different cars. However, both current tin tops have full plastic undertrays which would have to be removed to
get at the drain plugs. The prospect of not having to crawl around under the cars and the oil going straight into a container I can transport to the
council tip for recycling is also pretty appealing.
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needforspeed
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 10:20 PM |
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rite ok im with you!
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will121
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 07:30 AM |
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I looked at same problem with under trays, but can you still get at the oil filter ok from above?
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needforspeed
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 07:54 AM |
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yeah most paper filters are above which you unscrew and drain into the sump and some have a little panel rather than takeing the full undertray off.
have you looked at the mitivac unit? got one of snap on around a year ago now and its bloody brilliant use it every other day for filling gearboxes
etc etc and never fails!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 09:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Just looking at the PELA ones now - the 6000 model looks about right for a one hit removal.
Best price seems around £45 which is ~ an hrs labour rate so also an instant saving too!
You may find it even cheaoer than that try a Google shopping search.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 09:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by needforspeed
rite ok im with you!
Big advantage is it is totally mess free. These tools drain the sump very effectively especially if you tilt the car slightly to get the dip stick
tube at the lowest point.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
[/I]
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nick205
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Just looking at the PELA ones now - the 6000 model looks about right for a one hit removal.
Best price seems around £45 which is ~ an hrs labour rate so also an instant saving too!
You may find it even cheaoer than that try a Google shopping search.
Now purchased from http://www.seamarknunn.com/ for £37.90 inc. delivery - happy with that 
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nick205
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| posted on 31/1/12 at 09:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by will121
I looked at same problem with under trays, but can you still get at the oil filter ok from above?
Not too bad on the Alhambra, but the Passat looks a little more arm twisting.
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nick205
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| posted on 14/2/12 at 12:43 PM |
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 My Pela 6000 oil extractor arrived this morning, looks a good bit of kit!
The cars might get serviced sooner than they think just so I can have a play with it 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/2/12 at 01:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by needforspeed
rite ok im with you!
Big advantage is it is totally mess free. These tools drain the sump very effectively especially if you tilt the car slightly to get the dip stick
tube at the lowest point.
I have the small Pela extractor and with my car parked on my fairly steep driveway it appears to drain the sump more effectively than the sump plug
does.
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Hugh_
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| posted on 14/2/12 at 02:00 PM |
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It's worth being a bit gentle with the tube as you put it down the dipstick, I managed to nick the plastic outer which gives it its air-tightnes
and is a pain getting any tape to stick once it's got oily...
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