[Shop-talk] Oil Extractors

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

I have one of the I think fairl standard oil extractors.  Guessing mine is
a Mityvac, but its not in front of me so ??

Like this:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mityvac-7-3-l-Fluid-Evacuator-MIT7400/306763761?mtc=Shopping-BA-F_HC-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Auto_RLSA&cm_mmc=Shopping-BA-F_HC-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Auto_RLSA-71700000037147753-58700004141485307-92700048672352091&gclid=Cj0KCQiA04XxBRD5ARIsAGFygj9zgBz8m8m-sV0p0Aj-_4r2IRqXApdI2vfTuRVkH3fP0COh5EoSEv8aAo3bEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Mark

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 9:42 PM Benjamin Zwissler via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I bought a venturi vacuum brake bleeder (uses compressed air to create
> vacuum) and it's so much easier than a mityvac.  I got mine from wish.com
> for less than $15.  The only issue you might have is the reservoir only
> holds about a pint.
>
> Ben
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 9:45 PM Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk <
> shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> My mower and pressure washer have drain plugs near the (vertical)
>> shafts.  It's kind of a pain in the ass to access on the pressure washer
>> but it's still less messy than flipping the whole thing upside-down like
>> the user manual recommends.
>>
>> J
>>
>> On 2020-01-17 21:08, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> What do y'all use to suck oil out of small engines?  I've got one of
>> these, but it never worked worth a damn and the tubing got brittle and
>> cracked pretty quickly:
>>
>> *https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6 <https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6>*
>>
>> The problem with it is no matter how fast I pumped there would never be
>> sufficient vacuum in the canister to move the oil up and out of a sump.
>> I've got several small displacement engines that need their oil changed
>> regularly--one is a gravel compactor that weighs over 200lbs--and trying to
>> tip the engine enough to drain the oil is a real hassle (and messy).
>> Anyone know of something that works (I see HF has something similar, but
>> the reviews are mixed and it seems to have the same issues as the
>> 'Topsider').
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bob
>>
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