JASinIL2006
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Hi all, I just finished this year's winterizing of my engine and boat, and I'm ready for a new fluid extractor for oil changing.
Several years ago, I purchased a Moeller 5.0 liter Fluid Extractor (the kind that extracts out of the dipstick tube). It worked OK the first couple of times I used it, but it has been a huge disappointment. After the first couple of times I used it, it began to have trouble generating enough suction to pull the oil out of the engine (even when the oil was warmed to thin it). It doesn't generate any suction; in fact, there is no resistance when pulling on the handle.
Any time I want to use it, I have to take the thing apart (not fun, since the inside is coated with dirty oil) and reassemble it, sometimes more than once, to get it to work. Even worse, it sometimes leaks extracted oil out of the T-handle (the pump's piston is connected to a hollow tube which is connected to the hollow T-handle). Needless to say, I'm tired of the hassle and mess every time I change the oil, and I'm pretty disappointed with this $90 piece of junk.
Any non-Moeller recommendations for fluid extractors? I don't really care if it's manual or powered, but I'd like something that is made better. Also, while I now wish I had installed a oil-drain hose to the oil pan a few years ago when the motor was out, I really don't plan to pull the motor to install one and there is not way I can get to the underside of engine while it's in the boat.
Do you love your fluid extractor? If so, please let me know what you use (and how long you've had it, too). Thanks in advance...
Jim
Several years ago, I purchased a Moeller 5.0 liter Fluid Extractor (the kind that extracts out of the dipstick tube). It worked OK the first couple of times I used it, but it has been a huge disappointment. After the first couple of times I used it, it began to have trouble generating enough suction to pull the oil out of the engine (even when the oil was warmed to thin it). It doesn't generate any suction; in fact, there is no resistance when pulling on the handle.
Any time I want to use it, I have to take the thing apart (not fun, since the inside is coated with dirty oil) and reassemble it, sometimes more than once, to get it to work. Even worse, it sometimes leaks extracted oil out of the T-handle (the pump's piston is connected to a hollow tube which is connected to the hollow T-handle). Needless to say, I'm tired of the hassle and mess every time I change the oil, and I'm pretty disappointed with this $90 piece of junk.
Any non-Moeller recommendations for fluid extractors? I don't really care if it's manual or powered, but I'd like something that is made better. Also, while I now wish I had installed a oil-drain hose to the oil pan a few years ago when the motor was out, I really don't plan to pull the motor to install one and there is not way I can get to the underside of engine while it's in the boat.
Do you love your fluid extractor? If so, please let me know what you use (and how long you've had it, too). Thanks in advance...
Jim