Oil change could be easier...

[bruceb58]

I’ve done it both ways, thin tube down the dipstick tube and garden hose adapter. Garden hose adapter much faster because it has a larger diameter hose. Easy to fab up yourself.

Agree...why would anyone put a smaller diameter hose down the tube when it has the garden hose fitting and a larger diameter tube?

I can dump the 8 qts from the pan in my 7.4l in hardly any time at all with the garden hose adapter and my power pump.

 

[Grub54891]

Don't know why this is so hard, the tube I use fits the dipstick tube perfectly. No mess no fuss. I don't use the stiff hoses unless absolutely necessary.
MITYVAC Fluid Evacuator/Dispenser, Manual - 1XGR7|07201 - Grainger

 

[Scott06]

Don't know why this is so hard, the tube I use fits the dipstick tube perfectly. No mess no fuss. I don't use the stiff hoses unless absolutely necessary.
MITYVAC Fluid Evacuator/Dispenser, Manual - 1XGR7|07201 - Grainger

Yep I use the same best money I ever spent used it both through the dipstick tube and off the drain hose connected to the pan. Pump it go chug a beer come back and it’s done

 

[rkilpa]

Obviously, I am not using the right tool for the job.

This is the pump that I am using that has the threaded end that attaches to the dipstick. It's threading it on that is the tough part because there's no clearance for your hand or tools where the threaded dipstick end sits on the engine. Even though this pump is made for Mercury engines, it is not practical for my application because in order for it to work it needs to be threaded on tight to create a seal.

I can see how some of you say you just attach your vinyl hose to the dipstick end tube because there is the end piece that sticks out beyond the threaded part, but that can't be done with this pump. I will purchase a different pump that has a vinyl hose instead of a threaded end piece. I can see how much easier attaching it to the dipstick would be. Literally a one-second step.

I will also punch a hole in the filter to allow it to drain completely before removing it. This should reduce the oil spill-off, but it still doesn't make sense to me to mount the oil filter on a flat surface without of having a rim around it to catch spills.

Thank you for the replies. Hopefully next year won't be as frustrating.

 

[Grub54891]

Obviously, I am not using the right tool for the job.

This is the pump that I am using that has the threaded end that attaches to the dipstick. It's threading it on that is the tough part because there's no clearance for your hand or tools where the threaded dipstick end sits on the engine. Even though this pump is made for Mercury engines, it is not practical for my application because in order for it to work it needs to be threaded on tight to create a seal.

I can see how some of you say you just attach your vinyl hose to the dipstick end tube because there is the end piece that sticks out beyond the threaded part, but that can't be done with this pump. I will purchase a different pump that has a vinyl hose instead of a threaded end piece. I can see how much easier attaching it to the dipstick would be. Literally a one-second step.

I will also punch a hole in the filter to allow it to drain completely before removing it. This should reduce the oil spill-off, but it still doesn't make sense to me to mount the oil filter on a flat surface without of having a rim around it to catch spills.

Thank you for the replies. Hopefully next year won't be as frustrating.

Ah yes, I have the pump you pictured. I used maby two times, put it away and forgot about it. It's a bugger to clean out also, takes to much time for me. The mity vac is easy peasy.

 

[bruceb58]

Obviously, I am not using the right tool for the job.

This is the pump that I am using that has the threaded end that attaches to the dipstick. It's threading it on that is the tough part because there's no clearance for your hand or tools where the threaded dipstick end sits on the engine. Even though this pump is made for Mercury engines, it is not practical for my application because in order for it to work it needs to be threaded on tight to create a seal.

I can see how some of you say you just attach your vinyl hose to the dipstick end tube because there is the end piece that sticks out beyond the threaded part, but that can't be done with this pump. I will purchase a different pump that has a vinyl hose instead of a threaded end piece. I can see how much easier attaching it to the dipstick would be. Literally a one-second step.

I will also punch a hole in the filter to allow it to drain completely before removing it. This should reduce the oil spill-off, but it still doesn't make sense to me to mount the oil filter on a flat surface without of having a rim around it to catch spills.

Thank you for the replies. Hopefully next year won't be as frustrating.

Just but a short piece of hose that has a female and male ends on it and then attach that to your pump. Or just make a piece of hose and put your own ends on it.

I use this style. It has a short piece of garden type hose that I can screw onto the dipstick

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[Lou C]

I think I paid $45 for for this like 15 years ago. Works great on all kinds of things esp lawn engines that are a mess to drain.

 

[JASinIL2006]

The threaded portion of my dipstick tube is really hard to reach, also. It's really hard to get the garden hose attachment to screw on. I can get it, but only with a pair of mechanic's pliers and some contortions.

Another alternative is to get the kind of pump that have a long thin poly tube that you shove all the way down the dipstick tube until it bottoms out in oil pan. They are a little slower, but they work. With this type, you really have to make sure you get the oil up to operating temp to thin it out a bit, but it sounds like it would be much easier to use this method than trying to screw on the hose to the top of the dipstick tube.