Changing oil

[Hiya Bayaya]

I want to change the oil in the boat, but it's my first time:facepalm:, any suggestions, should I use the hose from the engine out through the transom, or get a pump.
What are your experiences?
Thanks

 

[Augoose]

Re: Changing oil

From what I've read, if you have a dipstick tube with the hose threads on it, go for a pump. Although I've not done it, seems a quality pump would be worth the cost. If not and like me, I made a flat, wide drip pan with a hose that runs out the drain and into a permanent container. Just remove the drain bolt, let it drain out, and replace the filter.
Good luck

 

[gobbler boat]

Re: Changing oil

Hey HB,
Just a friendly tip. You may want to do a search under the heading "engines and maintanance" there are some seasoned iboaters who are happy to help you out, this is a great forum, but they have a tendancy to not like to repeat themselves very often.

 

[DaNinja]

Re: Changing oil

A suction pump works well. Put the tube in the dipstick and, a couple of pumps later, almost all of the oil is gone.
Remove and replace filter, pour oil and call it a day.

I'm pretty sure that I couldn't get at the drain plug in either boat's motor without some serious gymnastics.

 

[lkbum]

Re: Changing oil

I went to buy an electric pump (the kind you hook to your battery with aligator clips) a couple of years ago and they were out of them. I bought one of those hand pumps (looks like a mini bicylcle tire pump) instead. Looked like it work fine, but WHAT A PAIN IN THE BUTT. Short stroke meant lot's and lot's of stroke. This think works on vacumn and yo 've really got to work. I like the electric pump that has a tube small enough to fish down your dipstick tube.

 

[JimS123]

Re: Changing oil

If you have a newer engine equipped with a drain hose connected to the oil pan, route it out thru the transom drain and collect the oil in a pan. That's what the hose is there for and its by far the easiest way to go.

If you don't have that hose, buy an Oil Boy, not an oil "pump". The Tempo product collects the oil and makes it easy to pour it back into the conmtainers you got the new oil from. There are others in the market but this one is better than all the others combined:

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?r=view&i=29588

BTW, I checked IBoats and they don't carry it.

 

[204 Escape]

Re: Changing oil

I have the hose on the oil pan system. Works great. It came already installed on the boat new.

 

[180shabah]

Re: Changing oil

vacuum is definitely the way to go, but skip the electrics.

No mess - no worries....

 

[Hiya Bayaya]

Re: Changing oil

Hey evryone, thanks for the reply, I am going to try the hose, do I need to run the engine and warm up the oil, or would cold oil flow easily through the hose. I am asking these silly questions so I can prepare myself for an easy or difficult task.
Sorry if I am making some repeat themselves again:facepalm: in the other forums the replys are directed at the question at hand that the poster is facing and does not relate to me, thanks for the advise.

 

[JimS123]

Re: Changing oil

Warm it up.

 

[DaNinja]

Re: Changing oil

Hey evryone, thanks for the reply, I am going to try the hose, do I need to run the engine and warm up the oil, or would cold oil flow easily through the hose. I am asking these silly questions so I can prepare myself for an easy or difficult task.
Sorry if I am making some repeat themselves again:facepalm: in the other forums the replys are directed at the question at hand that the poster is facing and does not relate to me, thanks for the advise.

I think most forums are set up like this. Every response was directed to your question.
And yes, warm oil is easier to drain or suction out.

 

[gstanton]

Re: Changing oil

Add another vote for the "Oil Boy". It's pretty clean and is painless, for those of us who aren't quite as agile as we used to be. It's about a 2 - 3 cans of beer job, because it does take some time to suck it dry. I'm OK with that.