marine Oil change system

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accent33

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can any one help me with this ?I have a charter boat in Costa Rica. I wanted to add oil change system but don't know anything about them. I see them on boat ads showing a 5 gallon bucket and some fittings,is that it? do you mount it ?

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accent33
 
I use a Pela oil extraction system. Capacity is about 6 litres. You ensure the engine is warm, switch off, and then push the flexible extraction tube down the dip-stick holder. A few pumps on the handle to create a vacuum and the old engine oil is drawn up into the reservoir. If this is the sort of thing you are after, go for the tall, vertical model, not the globe.
 
You don't mention what engine is fitted in your boat, Some can be retrofitted with a manual pump permanently fixed to the block/sump. Otherwise you can go for extraction via the dip-stick tube using either a Pela type vacuum pump or a simple hand pump (like a big syringe) or even a 12/24v electric pump. In each case it is much easier, even necessary, to run the engine for a while to warm it up before extracting the oil.
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I use a Pela oil extraction system.......... If this is the sort of thing you are after, go for the tall, vertical model, not the globe.

[/ QUOTE ]Why? may one ask, go for the tall, vertical model, not the globe. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
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In the Compass catalogue the tall cylinder type is listed at 4 litre capacity, the ball shaped one is available in 2.5 litre or 6 litre. I have the 6 litre size and it's brilliant. Also the ball shaped one breaks down to more convenient size for stowage as the suction pump unplugs off the top of the oil chamber. Compass do the 6 litre size for £19-95 which is the cheapest you'll find it I believe.
 
Yep they do a 6 liter spherical one - that is the one I have hence my question why go for the vertical cylinder one with only 4 litre capacity.

I have also used it for "vacuuming" the bottom of my diesel tank with great success.
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No. Both the globe and the upright are available as 6 litre models. The vertical one just seems to work so much better than the globe - and its reflected in the price which is normally twice that of the globe. Presumably Pela could tell you why. I had a globe and never really got on with it - eventually sent it to a boat jumble but was persuaded to try again with an upright. Now a happy bunny!
 
My previous boat had a wonderful built in brass oil extractor on the Beta engine. My current one has none. I bought the 6 litre globe Pela from Compass and it was so easy to use. Once I got the oil flowing it just poured out.
 
Vertical model is superior...

The vertical model is superior in design, which is why it's used by so many professionals in the boatyard/maintenance field. It has an integral pump, and there's a float switch which stops the suction when the reservoir is full. I think its capacity is a bit more than 6 litres too.
 
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The vertical model is superior in design,

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which is why it's used by so many professionals in the boatyard/maintenance field.

[/ QUOTE ]Made to withstand frequent use but not needed for private, a couple of times a year, use. A bit like taking a hammer to crack an egg.
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It has an integral pump, and there's a float switch which stops the suction when the reservoir is full. I think its capacity is a bit more than 6 litres too.

[/ QUOTE ]See here for a comparison of the pumps and relative prices.
For the sort of money they want for a vertical model I personally would go for an electric pump instead.
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Re: Brilliant!

Go easy on him pvb. Cliff obviously wishes he had bought the faster operating, more durable upright model but now has to defend his original decision. I must be one of the few who have bought and used both and I can assure Cliff they are a class apart.
 
Re: Brilliant!

No problem - I just don't see the point is wasting beer tokens on an oil extractor that I will only use 3 or 4 times a year. £20 as against £60. Now if I was using it commercially everyday so to speak then that would be a different matter. The 6 liter spherical one does the job fine and as the pump comes off the reservoir the whole lot stows away in a relatively small space. No, throwing away beer tokens on something like that is not my scene.
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Re: Brilliant!

You have a point - they are pricey. But perhaps the fact that I bought mine in Holland and paid only €52 for it gives me a different perspective on the matter.
 
Good price...

That was a good price for a clearly better product. You'll recall that I only seconded your view that the vertical model is superior, and pointed out that it's used by many professionals. Nowhere did I suggest that it was good value for the average DIY boat owner, and in fact I own an ordinary 6 litre globe type pump. Funny how people mis-read posts.
 
Re: Brilliant!

At £30 I might have been tempted but it is still a lot more than tthe £12 I paid for my spherical type 6000 model.
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Re: Brilliant!

No, brand spanking new out of a chandlers. - Bargain of the week or should that be year? - I think they normally sell for around £24~ £30 depending on where you buy them.

I avoid boat jumbles now as, IMHO, tend to be full of junk or sub standard gear or bottles of 2T which turn out to be old engine oil.

Nice to get something at the "right" price once in a while here in overpriced Britain.
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