Is this a good idea

[GARYSJENKINS]

Aldi oil extractor for the boat engine?

 

[Mr Googler]

Yup.....what I use....only it’s yellow ?

 

[MickeyP]

I have that one and it worked very well last year. (Only used once)

 

[starfire]

Warm the oil first

 

[timbad]

I had one that I used to get the last small amount of water out of the bilges les than 05.L, worked for around 4 times then gave up on me. Too much of a faf to do anything about the 3 year warranty as only cost me £10

 

[Mr Googler]

I had one that I used to get the last small amount of water out of the bilges les than 05.L, worked for around 4 times then gave up on me. Too much of a faf to do anything about the 3 year warranty as only cost me £10

that’s because it’s a metal cam sort of impeller. Hence you can put warm oil through it etc....Water rusts/seizes it. Ask me how I know that too ???

 

[simonfraser]

put the oil collector low down, then it syphons out of the engine

 

[PeterBoater]

I had one that I used to get the last small amount of water out of the bilges les than 05.L, worked for around 4 times then gave up on me. Too much of a faf to do anything about the 3 year warranty as only cost me £10

That's why the manual says it's not for water (at least mine does). If extracting a lot of oil (my sumps are 10 l), the specified duty cycle can be exceeded but then if I stop to let it cool down, the oil cools down too. At the price, I could buy two and use them alternately. So far, exceeding the time hasn't resulted in overheating or damage that I can see.

 

[Rappey]

Ive had one for quite a few years now.. It leaks a fair bit inside the housing but it still does the job so i can live with it..
I did open it up but doesnt look like something that can be fixed easily.. At 10-12 quid i will just get another when its needed.