Oil extraction pump. Lidl, next Sunday

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Abysmal flow rate; even if the engine is brought up to temperature first, the oil cools right down (and therefore thickens) part way through the extraction and the flow rate drops to almost zero. Then of course one can't warm the engine up again because of insufficient oil!
 
Strange that you had bad luck with this pump. I got one last year and was amazed by how fast it pulled the sump dry on my boat. So much quicker than my Pela vacume pump. And the oil was nowhere near hot.
 
I bought the same one just over a year ago and I was surprised how bad it was on warm oil and it's not much better on petrol.
 
Got one a couple of years ago, was disappointed, stripped it, freed off the impeller blades and it's been doing sterling service ever since. Old bicycle spoke up the intake to keep it straight and a rinse out with diesel after every use. Mind you, I have a 2GM with 2 litres of oil so it doesn't take long and the oil is certainly still hot at the end.
 
My gawd is this argument doing the rounds again.
In the real world of motorboating where we have actual engines not stuff barely big enough to power a decent genny, one these pumps can empty 11 litres from a 200 Hp TAMD41B in about 10 or so mins and then do it all again on the engine adjacent engine shortly afterward.
This is only a minor job compared to shift the 2 x 21 litres in the Volvo 71 which it tackles with ease if not speed, pump it directly into your choosen drum just the once.End of.
As for the Pela,talk about prehistoric, pump like hell,suck the filthy muck slowly into the chamber and then have to pump the whole lot out again into a different container
As for cleaning out the chamber to use it for anything else....good luck..:)
With the little electric pump just run cupful of diesel through it and stick it back in your tank afterwards.
 
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Look it’s not for the pit stop in formula 1, an empty and refill in 9.8 seconds. Yes it is a piece of c##p but it removes the oil whilst having your lunch you don’t need to check to see if the sump is empty, it isn’t. It does a job it’s not the best but it is not the most expensive either. A decent buy for the money.
 
oldgit said:
My gawd is this argument doing the rounds again.
In the real world of motorboating where we have actual engines not stuff barely big enough to power a decent genny, one these pumps can empty 11 litres from a 200 Hp TAMD41B in about 10 or so mins and then do it all again on the engine adjacent engine shortly afterward.
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As the pump in the OP has a quoted output of only 0.2 litres a minute, I can only suggest that you must have confused it with a proper pump. On the other hand, you might be incurably optimistic. Or bad with maths.
 
pvb said:
As the pump in the OP has a quoted output of only 0.2 litres a minute, I can only suggest that you must have confused it with a proper pump. On the other hand, you might be incurably optimistic. Or bad with maths.
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Or actual real world experience and have used one :)
How about you ? :)
as for the oil getting cold my extracted engine oil remains hot in the drum for some considerable time afterwards .

Sorry should have added earlier in post that Pvb is probably right about me being confused/optimistic and most definately bad at maths...and english for that matter :)
 
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oldgit said:
My gawd is this argument doing the rounds again.
In the real world of motorboating where we have actual engines not stuff barely big enough to power a decent genny, one these pumps can empty 11 litres from a 200 Hp TAMD41B in about 10 or so mins and then do it all again on the engine adjacent engine shortly afterward.
This is only a minor job compared to shift the 2 x 21 litres in the Volvo 71 which it tackles with ease if not speed
As for the Pela,talk about prehistoric, pump like hell,suck the filthy muck slowly into the chamber and then have to pump the whole lot out again into a different container
As for cleaning out the chamber to use it for anything else....good luck..:)
With the little electric pump just run cupful of diesel through it and stick it back in your tank afterwards.
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I have a pump that's about 20 years old, going strong and empties 4-5 litres in about 10 minutes. However, someone said this pump would only manage 200mls per minute. That's a lot slower than mine which is about 500 mls per minute and one you mention is managing 1100mls per minute. Even so, LIdl version should manage 4-5 litres in 20-25 mins. not exactly rapid but I doubt the oil would cool down too much in that time.

I see that the advert says "Output: engine oil (max. 60°C) 0.2L/min, diesel 1.5L/min". Perhaps the rate for oil is a bit conservative.
 
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Mistroma said:
I see that the advert says "Output: engine oil (max. 60°C) 0.2L/min, diesel 1.5L/min". Perhaps the rate for oil is a bit conservative.
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I think you're probably right.

It got the 20 litres out of the first engine in around 15 minutes, maybe 20 minutes for the second.
All the while I was sitting watching it do its thing with a cup of coffee :)

Compared to the first time I did it with the (far more expensive) pela pump, which took me 4 hours, was a complete PITA to try and prevent dripping oil everywhere and was hard work. I know which option I prefer!

As well as draining the oil on 6 large mobo engines, it was also pressed into service on holiday last Year to transfer diesel from one tank to the other on a broken down boat. Not vast volumes, but enough to get him running and to a fuel stop. A useful thing to have on board for the few quid it costs in my humble opinion.
 
Some varied responses.

Generally found to be OK and up to the task by those who have previously bought one

Condemned as useless by those who haven't

If I had any use for one I'd buy one and try it out but I don't intend ever doing any oil more oil changes myself!
 
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