Oil drain line

[fyrhog]

I have a motor oil drain line on my boat,,,,heres my question. Before I try fishing the drain line back under the motor and out the hull drain plug it looks to me that the line might not be long enough to make it out the hull drain hole. So is it long enough or do you just vacuum the oil out through this line??
2002 SANTE (Excal 330)

Thanks,Ron

[NautiqueJeff]

My '03 used to reach just fine.

[fyrhog]

Thanks Jeff,,,just wanted to ask first before I start doing that task. Also when Im done can I just hook the oil drain line somewhere else in the stern of the boat (motor front) so it will be easier to get to next time.

[Quinner]

Ideally you want to drain when the oil is hot or warm, if cold it will take a very long time.

Not sure what the drain line location issue your having is, wherever you put it just be sure it is clear of any moving or very hot parts.

[fyrhog]

Well I got til April,,,lol. I did put a Kat heater on the pan to warm things up,,,still comes out slow. Your right about relocating the drive line to attach,,,sure would make a good post...oil line rapped up in serpentine belt no oil on dipstick. Funny how some things never change,,,oil line attached with a shower curtain hanger,my 84 2001 was the same way and I bet the 2014 are to. OK thanks muchly.

[jsta281]

On a warm day but no heat in the motor the oil is still ridiculously slow (as in I left it open a long time and never got a drip) out of the drain hose. The way most on here go about it is vacuum it out. Some have rigged a fitting for the drain hose, others pull it out of the dipstick tube, but both methods require a vacuum of some kind. I use a LiquiVac http://www.amazon.com/America-2000-L...+oil+extractor and take it out through the dipstick tube, after running it out on the lake. By the time I get home the oil is still warm but not hot.

[DanielC]

If the oil is warm, it will still take a long time.
What I try to do is to take the oil sucking pump to the boat ramp, and put the boat on the trailer, but before the trailer is hauled out, restart the engine, in neutral rev the still hot engine to about 2500 RPM, for 20 to 30 seconds, shut the engine off, and suck the oil out immediately. This stirs up any sediments in the oil pan and hopefully, they come out with the old oil. I get about 3 1/2 quarts out doing this.
I then take the boat home, and put the oil drain hose into a pan to catch the oil, and let it sit overnight. About a half quart to one quart more of oil runs out overnight. After overnight, or sometimes longer, then I pull the filter off the engine, and since most of the oil in the galleys has drained, very little oil gets spilled in the bilge. Fill the new filter with fresh oil through the center hole, and put it on the engine, pull up the oil drain line, secure it away from rotating things, and put the rest of the oil in the engine.
I have found with more dirty oil out of the engine, the new oil stays cleaner looking longer.

[fyrhog]

Took about 3 hrs to drain out in about 65 degree weather.When I get a vacuum pump i will try that for some help getting it to flow. The oil filter didnt leak when i loosen it so that was a clean task. Next is the v drive and im still doing some homework before i get after that. V drive drips some so i think im gunna repair the gasket and when i have the cover off look at attaching a drain line,,,i like what some have to say about that. So thanks for your input its real good stuff.

[KTompkins]

On my '09 210 the oil drain line points to the stern. It will reach the hull drain but I have to be careful not to kink the hose where it is attached to the oil pan. Would be nice if the 90 degree fitting from the oil pan pointer to the bow. I'm not sure I can correct that without developing a leak.
I'm going to look into the vacuum mentioned above.


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[fyrhog]

I need a vac also for trany & VD,, just need to decide which one there are some gd threads on here about vacs.

[countiemountie]

I went to the hardware store and found a fitting that will connect the drain hose to my Tempo oil vac.

After a morning set, .....or four, I am able to get all the HOT oil out in less that 10 minutes. Pulling oil out through the hose vs. pulling out through the dipsick (which I have done in the past), allows me to get more oil and the heavier impurities that may be left on the bottom of the pan IMHO.

[countiemountie]

If I was looking for another one, I would look for a vac that had a capacity of preferably 1.5 to 2 gallons for an oil change. I like the manual pump models due to the fact that I don't have to have an power source.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...oil-extractors

I have used mine for oil, trans, and removing 8 gallons of bilge water from a multi-hull sail boat.

[AirTool]

I have the suck up available at NautiqueParts.com and transport it in a clean 5 gal bucket.

Godsend.