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Old 02-22-2007, 02:25 PM
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Best brand of oil extractor?

I'm going to get an oil extractor and I was wondering what the general consensus was for the best brands. Is there one that is ahead of the pack?

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Old 02-22-2007, 02:32 PM
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I have had a couple and the Motive Products one is the best. It will hold hold an entire crank case full without emptying midway and is leak proof. My others have ended up leaking.
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Old 02-22-2007, 02:35 PM
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And do they make one that can pull hot oil out of an engine?

Thats probly my only beef with not wanting to use an oil extractor myself..... The simple fact that hot recently ciculated engine oil can better suspend soot particles and debris that otherwise collect on internal engine metal surfaces when the oil cools down.
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Old 02-22-2007, 02:53 PM
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I made my own- it holds 5 gal, and yes, I change it hot. I have posted several places- search homemade topsider. I used a small pressure tank, but a grill sized propane tank could be used. of course, you need a vac supply. but overall, mine cost $1 for tubing, because the 1/4 icemaker line I had was just too slow.
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Old 02-22-2007, 03:18 PM
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13MM box end Snap On OEXL 13.
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Old 02-22-2007, 03:51 PM
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I am highly doubtful as to the validity of the proposition that as oil cools down from hot, the suspended particles somehow settle out. I mean, come on, the oil goes through an oil filter. I personally drive the car and then let it cool down for about 20 minutes. You don't want to melt the end of the plastic tubing.

I have used a Topsider for 8 years with no problems. I'm sure the others are fine. However, one thing to consider is transportation of the oil to the local oil recycle tank. In my case that is Autozone. The topside is convenient, essentially a gas metal gas can. The extractors that are tall and cylindrical may be more difficult to transport.

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Old 02-22-2007, 04:23 PM
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I use the large mighty mite fluid extractor. I have any of the fluids on the car cannot get hot enought to melt the plastic parts.
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Old 02-22-2007, 05:08 PM
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13MM box end Snap On OEXL 13.
LOL, works for me.
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Old 02-22-2007, 05:13 PM
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13MM box end Snap On OEXL 13.
Ok.....I don't know what that means....
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Old 02-22-2007, 05:14 PM
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Ok.....I don't know what that means....
It's a 13mm wrench to remove the drain plug.
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Old 02-22-2007, 10:48 PM
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I've used the same JC Whitney top-sider for years and has always worked well. Always changed it hot and not a problem. Hose does tend to collapse a bit, but be patient. Most guys believe it gets more oil off the bottom then a 13 mm provided your tube is cut at a slight angle.
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As long as you are sucking out everything out of the bottom of the case, I don't believe it makes much difference except that the oil flows better warm. Most of the particulates get sucked up from the bottom anyway and your getting more of the oil because it has had time to make it's way down to the bottom of the case if you wait a while. Once you factor all the oil left in the oil cooler (absent on my 240D but present on most others) and the oil lines, you've got a lot of dirty oil left anyway thats contaminating your new oil anyway so frequency to me is the primary factor.

As I've posted before, on a W123, you can simply take a knee and reach under with your 13mm anyway so either is a breeze compared to other cars anyway.
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Old 03-09-2007, 05:11 PM
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The Pela is the standard bearer. I've got a Topsider which appears to be available at most marine supply stores.

see the nice folks here: http://www.jerrybleach.com/pelapumps.html
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Old 03-09-2007, 05:41 PM
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having sucked oil out of every imaginable diesel device on a boat give me a hose attached to an oil pan and a shut off valve to keep the oil in the rest of the time EVERYTHING else leaks eventually

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