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Old 09-06-2015, 07:37 AM
m1tch m1tch is offline
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Originally Posted by bricktron View Post
vstech, i will keep an eye out for a steel tank. using the engine to pump out its own oil is brilliant.

funola, rather surprised to hear that your hose was "clamped onto dipstick tube". this sounds a lot less messy than dipping it in, thanks for the tip.

25 in hg is the max vacuum my mityvac is rated for, btw. each squeeze moves 1 cubic inch of air. a 2 gallon bucket is 462 cubic inches. now i have no idea what the pressure would be if i squeezed the trigger 462 times.
I have a basic Ebay vacuum oil system, didn't cost much at all, I have found on some cars (like the Mercedes) it fits down the dipstick fine, on others I need to put it around the dipstick tube - both are pretty mess free.
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