"Sump Pump"

[whisper]

\"Sump Pump\"

We want to regularly change our engine oil ourselves after the warranty runs out. Can anyone suggest the correct name of and a source for, a manual pump that will suck the oil out. Otherwise I can see me having to suck it personally./forums/images/icons/frown.gif

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[BrendanS]

Re: \"Sump Pump\"

The Pela pumps seem to receive the best recommendations on these forums. Available widely

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[Trazie]

Re: \"Sump Pump\"

Don't know how much oil you are talking about, but an electric pump that connects to a 12v battery only costs about 30 quid. Much easier and saves you having to wash that black ring from around your mouth.

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[Doffy]

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Go for the pela cylinder model not the Globe one(thats next to usless) the larger one the better forget electric cheapies, expect to pay £100 plus for a good electric pump, the Pela will do it just as quick and is clean. at around £35-40

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[BarryH]

Re: \"Sump Pump\"

Why not have the sump plug drilled and tapped to take a fuel line fitting. Bring the copper pipe up to a convenient level and fit it with a stopcock of some sort. Then when you want to drain the oil just connect one of those little brass pumps and pump it staight into a container. Easy clean cheap and permanent.

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[qsiv]

Re: \"Sump Pump\"

If you really want to make life easy <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.jabscoshop.co.uk/item.asp?sid=D60730EEBD244BB28CF08FFADF2CD7F9&ls=&id=2043>this </A> is the way to do it. One port off the manifold connects to the engine sump, a second port to an empty container, and the third to fresh oil. The electric pump empties the old oil into the container, the valves are changed, and the pump then fills the engine with fresh oil. Zero mess, less effort and after a few transfers it's paid for itself.

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[boatone]

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Rarely do I feel gadgets I have bought were really worth the money but the Pela Oil pump is a super bit of kit
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.cdet.co.uk/catalogue/product/default.asp?productid=PL400>http://www.cdet.co.uk/catalogue/product/default.asp?productid=PL400</A>
There's two sizes, 4litre and 6.5 litre and it comes complete with pipes for connecting to a fitted sump pipe or thru the dipstick. I bought the 4 litre cos my engines take 8 litres and you wont quite get the whole lot out so 2 fills per engine/trips to waste tank (6.5 litre would still have needed two trips so couldnt see point in getting bigger one). Can honestly say that changing oil in both engines took less than an hour with no mess and virtually clean hands.
Pump also very useful for sucking up fluids from nooks and crannies in bilges etc etc ......brilliant!

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[whisper]

Re: \"Sump Pump\"

Thanks everyone for helpful response. How refreshing to have a nice, concise,non personal thread. Ref to the black ring around my mouth a bit close to the mark though.

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[tr7v8]

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My Pela ball one has been brill, not only for oil changes but bilge cleaning with a 10mm pipe added instead of the skinny one.
Also Nauticalia are cheapest for it (first thing ever) at around £ 28.

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[tcm]

Re: hoorah for pela pumps.

I got one of the 6.5 litre ones, Then the crew girlie sed it was jammed so i bought another, and a third for here in the uk. Then it wasn't jammed after all, so i have three. Bit excessive but when it is a good deal i am a bit of a sucker (groan)

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[lanason]

Re: \"Sump Pump\"

Why is a pump needed at all ?? When I change the oil in the car I just undo the sump plug and let it drain out into a container. Is a boat different ???
(ps my "engineer" changed the oil on my boat at the begining of the season)

Only thing thats obvious is the gap between the plug and the hull may be a bit small for the container.
Apart from that - what else ??

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[tcm]

Re: \"Sump Pump\" advantages

once the oil is warmed, then allowing it to drain is actually not really as good as sucking it out. First of all, it is a whol load quciker and neater with a pump. second, any debris in suspension is not deposited on the sump floor as the final dregs come out the sump plug - everthing is hauled out by the pump.

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