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Re: Best apparatus for an oil change?

Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 11:17 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Best apparatus for an oil change? (andre fourrier-Louisiana)

My 6BTA 250's came with a factory optional manual pump mounted on the outboard side of each engine with a hose to the drain fitting. The output spigot of the manual pumps is exactly 1/2" so some 1/2" heater hose fits perfect. I have a large 120v Jabsco flexible impeller pump I bought on ebay for about 100 bucks. I keep the pump on some newspaper in a large platic container, since you are gonna drip a few drops no matter how careful you are. I put the suction side on the spigot, use a hose clamp for security, and put the output hose into a red 5 gal. plastic gas can and pump away, sucking thru the manual pump. Buy long hoses. Takes less than 5 mins. a side. My genset also has a drain hose that I keep wire-tied up with a brass camp on the end. I can change the oil & filters in the mains and genset in less than an hour with this set up, assuming I remember which way the #@$@ stb. oil filter unscrews. Most quick oil change places will take your old oil.

UV

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Best apparatus for an oil change?
STeveZ -- Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 9:35 a.m.

Re: Best apparatus for an oil change?
CMP -- Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 9:52 a.m.

Re: Best apparatus for an oil change?
Walter Kaprielian -- Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 9:58 a.m.

Re: Best apparatus for an oil change?
andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 11:05 a.m.

Re: Best apparatus for an oil change?
Vic Roy -- Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 11:17 a.m.

Re: Best apparatus for an oil change?
Capt. Mike Holmes -- Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 9:17 p.m.

Best apparatus REVISITED
STeveZ -- Friday, 13 May 2005, at 10:12 p.m.

Re: Best apparatus REVISITED
steve -- Monday, 16 May 2005, at 7:40 p.m.

Re: Best apparatus REVISITED
Capt. Mike Holmes -- Monday, 16 May 2005, at 10:20 p.m.