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

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Hi,

What's the best thing for the money for removing oil

David...
Check out http://makeashorterlink.com/?B24336508

I have a topsider, which has worked fine for several years. You pump up the
vacuum, and the lube gets evacuated through a smallish tube inserted in the
dipstick shaft. Takes a few minutes, and if you have a large quantity of
oil it can be cumbersome, emptying the can, etc. I only need it once,
sometimes twice a year, so I just can't justify an automated system.

John Gaquin

I can personally vouch for either the Marina Pro
http://www.boatus-store.com/images/t...7493_MSK_T.JPG which I used to
use, or the Oil Boy http://www.boatus-store.com/images/thumb/22693_T.JPG
which I use now and like slightly better. Don't bother with this kind
http://www.boatus-store.com/images/thumb/05855_t.jpg As far as I'm
concerned, their worthless.

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

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B-2/75 1977-1979
Tayana 37 #192, "Tricia Jean"
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I have the 'Jabsco-Little Pal Pump Kit' on that page (came w/the boat) and
it works fine. Drips some when you take the tube out of the dipstick.
Someone told me you can buy similar item from a car parts store for less.
Remember, warm oil pumps easier.

Scott Vernon
Plowville PA __/)__/)__



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Hi,

What's the best thing for the money for removing oil

David...
Check out http://makeashorterlink.com/?B24336508

I have a topsider, which has worked fine for several years. You pump up
the
vacuum, and the lube gets evacuated through a smallish tube inserted in
the
dipstick shaft. Takes a few minutes, and if you have a large quantity of
oil it can be cumbersome, emptying the can, etc. I only need it once,
sometimes twice a year, so I just can't justify an automated system.

John Gaquin

I bought an electric fuel pump on E bay, a length of copper tubing, to reach
the bottom of the pan, wired to plug into a cigarette lighter. Pump the oil,
put away til next time, works great for about $30.00
wrote in message
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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

I'm just in the midst of buying a used Yanmar 3GM30 engine (I got a deal .
The mechanic I hired to check it out pointed out that the oil pan has NO
drain plug! He did mention that he had drilled and tapped a few Yanmar's
oil pans for a drain fitting to drain it out.

Do you know of anybody else that has done this - I suspect that the oil pan
may have a thicker spot / dummy plug for just this operation?


--
Evan Gatehouse

you'll have to rewrite my email address to get to me
ceilydh AT 3web dot net
(fools the spammers)

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

Jabsco makes a pump mounted on a plastic bucket that works great. I had to
change it to a 5 gallon bucket because my diesel holds 14 qts., but that was
no problem. It works much better than anything else I've seen or tried. As
others mentioned, you can build your own as well, just make sure the pump is
rated for oil and/or petroleum products. If you're in a gasoline
environment, be sure it's explosion proof.

--


Keith
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Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
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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

I just installed one of those oil drain hose kits on my engine. It was
very difficult to install due to the cramped space around the engine
oil drain plug, but we finally got it in there. Now all I have to do
is snake the oil drain hose out of the transom drain plug, remove the
threaded brass cap on the end of the oil drain hose and let the oil
drain out of the hose and into a container sitting on the ground below
the drain plug. Of course, this system is no good if your boat is in
the water all the time!

Anyone have any comments, good or bad about these oil drain hose kits?

I have the same thing. Works best if the oil is warm. Fortunately I had
the engine ouit when I put it on so that part was easy.

"Bob" wrote in message
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I just installed one of those oil drain hose kits on my engine. It was
very difficult to install due to the cramped space around the engine
oil drain plug, but we finally got it in there. Now all I have to do
is snake the oil drain hose out of the transom drain plug, remove the
threaded brass cap on the end of the oil drain hose and let the oil
drain out of the hose and into a container sitting on the ground below
the drain plug. Of course, this system is no good if your boat is in
the water all the time!

Anyone have any comments, good or bad about these oil drain hose kits?