Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:50:53 GMT, "Gordon" wrote:

Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon



Don't waste any money on this one:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...169&storeNum=6

It's a POS.

Read some of the reviews.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:50:53 GMT, "Gordon" =ADom wrote:

Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil=AD?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon


Don't waste any money on this one:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...ductDisplay?st...



It's a POS.


Read some of the reviews.

************

I went through three of those pumps in 10 years, getting about a dozen
oil changes per pump before each had to be scrapped.

It's a very good value, on a per-change basis.

I checked the reviews, they are way too harsh on this thing.
I put one in of my own, probably raising the rating from 1.0 to 1.25
stars. :-)

It's a BIC lighter. Use it up, throw it out, and get another one for
almost nothing.

Have you ever actually used one, JohnH- or are you just predisposed to
believe negative comments?

My new engine was fitted with a handy hand pump that makes oil
changing very easy. If it were not, I'd still be using these WM-BIC
12-volt pumps. If you want to spend a few hundred bucks or so, install
a dedicated oil change pump and do it right...among the cheap suckers,
this little 12-volt pump beats the suction can and the cheapie hand
pump (plastic barrel?) in my experience.

"Gordon" wrote in message
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Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon

Many of the tugs I worked on had built in systems to pump out the engine
oil. If you can get to the engine oil pan (I know, it's usually
unreachable, but if you can), you could plumb in a valve and a pipe or rigid
hose leading to a dedicated mounted pump. Then all you need is a bucket to
pump your used oil into. Just a thought...

So does that mean they're all bad or just that one? I've been looking to
get one for the boat and the car (to save money on oil changes and actually
get some decent oil in the thing) but if they ALL don't work well then I'll
forget it.




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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:50:53 GMT, "Gordon" wrote:

Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon


Don't waste any money on this one:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...ductDisplay?st...



It's a POS.


Read some of the reviews.

************

I went through three of those pumps in 10 years, getting about a dozen
oil changes per pump before each had to be scrapped.

It's a very good value, on a per-change basis.

I checked the reviews, they are way too harsh on this thing.
I put one in of my own, probably raising the rating from 1.0 to 1.25
stars. :-)

It's a BIC lighter. Use it up, throw it out, and get another one for
almost nothing.

Have you ever actually used one, JohnH- or are you just predisposed to
believe negative comments?

My new engine was fitted with a handy hand pump that makes oil
changing very easy. If it were not, I'd still be using these WM-BIC
12-volt pumps. If you want to spend a few hundred bucks or so, install
a dedicated oil change pump and do it right...among the cheap suckers,
this little 12-volt pump beats the suction can and the cheapie hand
pump (plastic barrel?) in my experience.

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:50:53 GMT, "Gordon" wrote:

Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
====================================

I have the Jabsco Portaquick and it works OK. Just be careful not to
reverse the pump at the wrong moment. Don't ask me how I know, but
suffice to say it was not a big crowd pleaser.

http://tinyurl.com/4jakg

Shop around for the best price.

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:58:25 GMT, "Falky foo"
wrote:

So does that mean they're all bad or just that one? I've been looking to
get one for the boat and the car (to save money on oil changes and actually
get some decent oil in the thing) but if they ALL don't work well then I'll
forget it.




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oups.com...
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:50:53 GMT, "Gordon" wrote:

Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon


Don't waste any money on this one:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...ductDisplay?st...



It's a POS.


Read some of the reviews.

************

I went through three of those pumps in 10 years, getting about a dozen
oil changes per pump before each had to be scrapped.

It's a very good value, on a per-change basis.

I checked the reviews, they are way too harsh on this thing.
I put one in of my own, probably raising the rating from 1.0 to 1.25
stars. :-)

It's a BIC lighter. Use it up, throw it out, and get another one for
almost nothing.

Have you ever actually used one, JohnH- or are you just predisposed to
believe negative comments?

My new engine was fitted with a handy hand pump that makes oil
changing very easy. If it were not, I'd still be using these WM-BIC
12-volt pumps. If you want to spend a few hundred bucks or so, install
a dedicated oil change pump and do it right...among the cheap suckers,
this little 12-volt pump beats the suction can and the cheapie hand
pump (plastic barrel?) in my experience.


I'm embarrassed to say I bought one this past year. It worked for
about two minutes. I got my VISA reimbursed and let the shop guys do
it.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Try warming the engine first. Cold oil stops almost all oil changers.


"Gordon" wrote in message
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Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon

On 1/29/2005 9:50 AM, Gordon wrote:

Whats the best oil sucker for changing my boat engine oil?
I've tried a couple and they didn't work well.
Gordon

My family has always had good results with a Bigboy Topsider MVP. We've
had ours for about 6 years.

Plus, manual pumping is a good workout.


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows