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compu_85 11-04-2013 09:18 PM
An old water cooler compressor solved the problem of having to pump up my Pella nicely :cool:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V.../P41042400.jpg

-J

Ol' Yeller 01-08-2014 05:41 PM
Has anyone tried one of these? 12 volt DC oil/fuel pump with battery post clamps.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12v-Fluid-Oil-Diesel-Extractor-Scavenge-Suction-Transfer-Change-Pump-Jet-W3LE-/200996159342?_trksid=p2054897.l4276

or

Portable Oil and Fuel Transfer Extractor Pump 12 Volt DC Motor with Hose | eBay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEe-QQnIxw0

Graham 01-08-2014 07:17 PM
Go back to Posts #1 and #2.

No need for electrics, both of the units in those posts do a great job. Just get the oil about halfway warm.

Ol' Yeller 01-09-2014 08:14 AM
Apparently Kent agrees with you.

#2


#1

funola 01-09-2014 10:15 AM
This is my setup I made. 5 gal helium tank, 12V diaphram vac pump. No hose inserted in dipstick tube. Dipstick tube is the suction tube. If I can find a 2 gallon glass wine jug, that'd make the setup even better so I can see exactly how much came out.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...050111_006.jpg

CLICK TO PLAY!
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tangofox007 01-09-2014 02:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by funola (Post 3268483)
No hose inserted in dipstick tube. Dipstick tube is the suction tube.
Does the dipstick tube extend all the way to the bottom of the oil pan?

sixto 01-09-2014 03:59 PM
Yes. Commercial/dealer extraction devices hook up to the dipstick tube.

Sixto
87 300D

funola 01-09-2014 05:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tangofox007 (Post 3268628)
Does the dipstick tube extend all the way to the bottom of the oil pan?
Yes it does, lower than the drain plug hole. After vacuming the oil out of the dip stick tube, I took the drain plug out and not one drop came out.

Bob338 01-09-2014 07:10 PM
Is this true of the M601 engine? 2.2 Liter?

Chewable 01-10-2014 01:15 AM
What about using a vacuum pump from a W124?
Has anyone tried that?

sixto 01-10-2014 01:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob338 (Post 3268818)
Is this true of the M601 engine? 2.2 Liter?
Yes. Even the 616 and 617.

Sixto
87 300D

sixto 01-10-2014 01:58 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chewable (Post 3268942)
What about using a vacuum pump from a W124?
Has anyone tried that?
The central locking vacuum pump? There are so many in wrecking yards that it's worth testing but I don't think they're meant to run continuously. Even with all the vacuum lines detached they time out after 30 seconds or so. The engine vacuum pump should evacuate a 2 gallon receiving tank in less than a minute. I never thought of that as an alternative to 40 strokes of the Topsider hand pump. Better put a filter in the line.

Sixto
87 300D

Chewable 01-10-2014 02:06 AM
Yes I was thinking of the central locking vacuum pump. But maybe you would not need to run it continuously. If you had a line lock like Ken does in the video you could run it create a vacuum in the tank and release the lock.

It may also be with it to try the engine vacuum pump with a motor on it.

Ol' Yeller 01-10-2014 07:25 AM
Kent's 2nd shoot out video, the first link I provided above, compares the volume of oil left in both the engine oil sump and the transmission oil sump using the drain plug versus an extractor. I'm sold.

FYI, check out the Amazon.com reviews of the Topsider. Lots of comments about the hand-pump cap threads being too short and slipping off its threads =>losing vacuum.

Quote:
Originally Posted by funola (Post 3268728)
Yes it does, lower than the drain plug hole. After vacuming the oil out of the dip stick tube, I took the drain plug out and not one drop came out.
What sort of hose do you use for your vacuum line and how do you attach it to the dipstick tube?

Thanks!

funola 01-10-2014 07:55 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ol' Yeller (Post 3269004)
Kent's 2nd shoot out video, the first link I provided above, compares the volume of oil left in both the engine oil sump and the transmission oil sump using the drain plug versus an extractor. I'm sold.

FYI, check out the Amazon.com reviews of the Topsider. Lots of comments about the hand-pump cap threads being too short and slipping off its threads =>losing vacuum.



What sort of hose do you use for your vacuum line and how do you attach it to the dipstick tube?

Thanks!
Thick wall (1/8 maybe 1/4" thick) clear vinyl tubing and hose clamp. Thick wall needed so tubing don't collapse with hot oil.

Edit: smaller I.d. tubing is less prone to collapse than larger I.d. Choose smallest I.d.that will stretch over the dipstick tube. I think mine was 3/4 " I.d. and I softened it with hot water before stretching it over the tube.


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