3 possible methods - it any case the oil needs to be at operating
temps to make it easier/faster to get thru a tube

- vacuum sucker like the ones someone else suggested - are relatively
hard to clean and store - I used one for years before the pump quit.

- a pump built for the engine - available as an option for some
Perkins, etc - convenient - stays on engine, no cleanup, would take
many hand strokes for my 8 qts

- a 12 volt pump either vane or rubber impeller or some positive
displacement - I use an old Groco vane pump that I had left over from
another project. Works great. They aren't cheap. 2 big battery clips
and 6 ft of wire. Make sure it's oil compatible. Diesel fuel pumps
would be OK as another said - don't know about lifetime.

Get some cheap 1/4" poly tubing from Home Depot - whatever length you
need and 1 ft of the 3/8" size - it's ID fits perfectly over the 1/4"
OD - so when you're finished - coil the tubing and seal the oil
remains in the tube by sticking both ends of the 1/4 into the 2 ends
of the 3/8 - eliminates drips and oozes.

Best part about the Groco is that it's reversible - recently changed
the 90 wt gear lube in my windwass - sucked out the old and pumped new
stuff back in without spilling a drop.


On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:41:19 GMT, wrote:

Hi,

What's the best thing for the money for removing oil
from a motor in the bilge? I bought a drill pump, and
it worked okay. Once! After that it would never work
again. Someone told me about using a basting squeeze
bulb, and that worked great getting some lube out of
a transfer case, but it took quite a while and a lot of
times filling and emptying it. It would take forever to
empty a motor of oil, unless there's a quart size or
something.

Thanks for any suggestions,
David