Oil Change Using a Pump

[H2O]

For those using a pump connected to the oil quick change hose end, can the hose be connected where it is secured near the oil filter (above engine height but very convenient) or should it be done after running the quick change hose into the bilge (inconvenient on a VDrive)?

[Nordicron]

if your using a pump just connect top side. I tried draining out the bilge priior to getting a pump and the oil wouldn't flow worth a darn. Great thing about using the pump up top is you don't have the mess either in the boat or under it.

[xrichard]

I bought a fitting for my vacuum pump to connect its hose tight to the fitting on the "quick change" hose (the one connected to the bottom of the oil pan). To change the oil, I just screw the fitting on the end of the hose from the pump to the fitting on the end of the hose from the oil pan...then pump the pump and come back later. All the oil out with no mess.

[brodym]

Anyone have recommendations on a pump to use? Are there any pumps that come with everything to connect directly to the "Quick change" hose? All the pumps I've seen in stores only come with a tube for sucking from from the dipstick hole. I see some pumps online that mention they include adapters, but it's all very vague. If everyone is making their own adapters, I'm curious to know a little more about your setup.

I'm getting ready to do my first bit of servicing on my boat and would like to make sure it goes as quickly/easily/cleanly as possible.

[SeanNaPiob]

I've used this one from West Marine for years. Oil Change Pump. It comes with 3 different hose sizes. I made an adapter to fir the drain hose.

I still run the hose out the transom drain. Connect it, set it on the ground behind the boat, pump it up and leave it for awhile. When you take the cap off of the hose, as stated above, the oil doesn't flow worth a **** so you have plenty of time to connect the pump. It'll work either way, I just like having the hose low to get the oil instead of drawing it up and out.

[AirTool]

I use this one and you can get a planetnautique discount.

They don't come with the fitting you need. Just go to lowe's and get the fitting you need.

http://www.nautiqueparts.com/asuck-uppump.aspx

[House324]

I use a PELA 6000 Vacuum pump (about $60). I use it for almost all of my vehicles and boat. It has a semi rigid tube that goes into the dip stick and down to the bottom of the pan. It works by manually pumping it to create a vacuum. It sucks out all the oil and I don't spill a drop. 20 pumps and walk away; 10 minutes later, another 20 pumps and your engine will be done. It also works great on boat transmission as well.

[AirTool]

It has a semi rigid tube that goes into the dip stick and down to the bottom of the pan.

Crankcase oil is best changed by draining or sucking it out the bottom of the pan through the proper drain.....not sucking it up the dipstick tube.

[Mikeski]

I use a "suck up" (no kidding). It is fitted to screw on the end of the drain hose. I warm the motor then hook it up topside. It draws the warm oil out in about 2 minutes. Takes me longer to change the filter than it does to remove the dirty oil. I could probably do a dockside oil change in the time it takes to walk back from parking the truck if I wanted.

[DanielC]

You can leave the hose up by the oil filter, when you a pump.

I use a pump on my boat, from the top, when the engine is warm, ideally right after using it, down at the boat ramp. I get about 3 1/2 quarts of of a GT-40 engine. When I get home, I thread the oil drain hose out the hull drain hole, so the remaining oil can drain out over night, and I usually get about 1/2 to 3/4 of a quart more oil drained out of the engine. On a GT-40, letting the oil drain overnight also reduces the amount of oil that spills onto the bilge, when you remove the filter.

With the remote oil filter, on a GM engine, loosening the oil filter slightly, and then putting a plastic bag over it will catch any oil drips, and keep your bilge cleaner.

By getting more of the old oil out, the new oil stays cleaner longer.