Oil extractor Pump

[jco]

Just thought it might interest all you guys to know I bought a Pela vacuum oil extractor pump (6litre capacity) following a post I saw on this forum - unfortunately I can't find it again to credit the author.
Cost me £35.
Used it today and it works fine
a) assemble unit - easy
b) insert probe into dipstick - easy but suggest you practice a couple of times just pushing and pulling gently an inch at a time so you are sure you hit the bottom of sump pan but dont try to push it any further. I marked to probe to the length of the dipstick as a guide
c) pump the unit to create the vacuum and off you go
d) rebuild the vacuum at intervals and watch the container doesn't overflow
e) take container to oil disposal point

No problem and nice and clean - if you've a car with a top mounted filter you don't even need to go underneath at all

Pulled out 6 liters which is right according to my v70 manual so it didn't miss much

Hope someone finds this useful

[Laney760]

But would one of these suck up as muck/deposits as would flow out via the sump during an ordinary oil change?

[jco]

Good question - certainly it wouldn't suck up anything bigger than the tube (say about 2mm) - but it will pull up sludge cos I tried it in an old sump can I had lying around.
I do mostly long runs so hopefully (at 50k) there isn't too much gunge in there.
Neat gadget though and would also work on gearboxes which have no drain plug - provided theres a top up facility

[stevo48]

I've seen similar posts on a different forum relating to these pumps, one member went to the extremes of taking his car to the garage, using the pump to extract the oil from the car then having his mechanic remove the sump plug to check for residual oil or sludge, the sump was clean. When using these devices it does instruct to heat the engine oil up to running temperature before extracting, in doing so you are pumping the oil around the engine thereby mixing any contaminants with the oil and then extracting the lot through the pump.
I have got myself one of the electric pumps (12volt) and find that it is also very effective at pumping the engine oil out although it is a bit of a wasted exercise with the V40 as the filter is under the engine.

[Laney760]

I will be buying myself a good quality heavy duty one of these pumps, so pleased to have seen this thread!

[smudgethecat]

But would one of these suck up as muck/deposits as would flow out via the sump during an ordinary oil change?

if you have "muck and deposits" in your oil your in trouble, anything that shouldnt be there will be in the filter, a vacuum pump is actually more efficent than gravity i reckon

[GSMGuy]

I have onbe of the Sealey ones, same as the Pela "big one"

Very handy, saves taking the undertray off the XC90!

Mike

[keithyboy]

I know someone who has one of those and I was initially sceptical but it seemed to work a treat. However, you need to go underneath both of mine anyway to get at the filter.

[GSMGuy]

In fact - Just done an oil and filter change on the XC - All done in 15 mins, and I didn't even change out of my nice clothes :)

Mike

[Laney760]

Just changed my oil using a Pela 6000 extraction pump, it's fantastic! Thanks so much jco for making me aware of these. Managed to change my filter at the bottom of the engine with much stretching and didn't have to get underneath, thanks to all of you who recommended various oil filter wrenches to me in another thread, I've got a recommended one that works a treat!

I'm thinking about changing my automatic gearbox fluid using the Pela. Although I've not long had a change and also a new filter kit, the fluid was initially burnt and brown and I keep reading on here that the oil doesn't drain out of the torque converter when you drain it so I can only assume that frequent changes will eventually ensure that all the old oil becomes renewed

[GSMGuy]

Changing the trans fluid, it's easier just disconnecting the feed to the trans oil cooler, and pumping out 2 or 3 L at a time by running the engine - Adding back in new fluid what you have drained, until you've done 12 or 13L this should pretty much clear out the old stuff - Alternatively you can get a Wynns Powerflush done at a trans specialist, which I what I intend to get done on mie - Last car, ML270 had it, they charged £149 inc vat, for a new trans oil filter, powerflush with new fluid and a Wynss Transmission additive.

Mike

[Laney760]

Changing the trans fluid, it's easier just disconnecting the feed to the trans oil cooler, and pumping out 2 or 3 L at a time by running the engine - Adding back in new fluid what you have drained, until you've done 12 or 13L this should pretty much clear out the old stuff - Alternatively you can get a Wynns Powerflush done at a trans specialist, which I what I intend to get done on mie - Last car, ML270 had it, they charged £149 inc vat, for a new trans oil filter, powerflush with new fluid and a Wynss Transmission additive.

Mike

I've already paid out to have my burnt brown fluid removed and new filter kit fitted but thinking that my newish fluid still has the old burnt oil from the torque converter in it I'm thinking to view my newish oil as a flush and by renewing it a few times that what was in the torque converter must gradually get more and more diluted until all the oil is new?

By the way if anyone needs the part numbers for the ZF22 autobox filter kits I have them, it's a separate one for the rubber O rings, it took me a while to source the right part numbers, Volvos were no help, found out from Landrover dealers