Well I'll start by saying, it's not my boat, just helping a friend fix up his old 89' Arriva. After breaking in the rebuilt motor from last year, it was time for an oil change. I went with Mobile 1 15w50 and a can of Lucas break in additive per my mechanic's instruction. We only 10 or less hours on the motor right now.
So, being the genius that I am...I bought a cheapo 12 volt oil pump from WalMart. I noticed my dip stick tube does have the "hose" threads, but I figured this $30 pump would work for now. Boy was i wrong! This thing sucks!!!
After lots of spilled oil and pulling what I felt was only 4 or so quarts, I finally gave up and balled up in the engine compartment and pulled the drain plug. I jacked up the tounge to ensure all the oil was out, then filled up with Mobile 1. It only took 5 or 6 quarts, even with a filter change. May still have some old oil in there, but I got all of it out that I could. Oh, and I flushed once with some new random 5w20 and 10w30 I had laying around. I did that before draining and filling w/ the M1. So all in all I got most of the old crud out. With a new filter to catch what is left in there, I should be ok. Anyway, One thing is for sure, I'll either have to get one of the hose-drain kits, or just pay someone to change it for me next time! Such a hassle w/o the right fittings/hoses. Well lessons learned.
The good news is that my oil pressure is back up to 70-75 at idle. Does not appear to be any leaks (not that I could tell with all that spilled oil) I'll have to do some clean up soon, but I'm spent for tonight.
So, being the genius that I am...I bought a cheapo 12 volt oil pump from WalMart. I noticed my dip stick tube does have the "hose" threads, but I figured this $30 pump would work for now. Boy was i wrong! This thing sucks!!!
After lots of spilled oil and pulling what I felt was only 4 or so quarts, I finally gave up and balled up in the engine compartment and pulled the drain plug. I jacked up the tounge to ensure all the oil was out, then filled up with Mobile 1. It only took 5 or 6 quarts, even with a filter change. May still have some old oil in there, but I got all of it out that I could. Oh, and I flushed once with some new random 5w20 and 10w30 I had laying around. I did that before draining and filling w/ the M1. So all in all I got most of the old crud out. With a new filter to catch what is left in there, I should be ok. Anyway, One thing is for sure, I'll either have to get one of the hose-drain kits, or just pay someone to change it for me next time! Such a hassle w/o the right fittings/hoses. Well lessons learned.
The good news is that my oil pressure is back up to 70-75 at idle. Does not appear to be any leaks (not that I could tell with all that spilled oil) I'll have to do some clean up soon, but I'm spent for tonight.
