Oil Drain Kit

[FreeBeeTony]

Anyone ever install one of these kits ?<br /><br />Comes with a rt angle fitting. Does the fitting or hose connect to the pan?

 

[am_dew]

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I have a similar one installed on my engine...this picture shows it all pretty good. The larger end obviously replaces your oil pan drain plug, and it was a real pain to install but hopefully it will not have to be touched ever again. <br /><br />Works great!! <br /><br />

 

[arks]

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The oil pan connector is called a "banjo bolt", and the bolt goes thru the special fitting in the hose. The opposite end just has a threaded plug. They are great and make quick work of your oil changes. If you trailer your boat, just pull the hose out of the transom drain.

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,.......<br />Mine is sorta like that 1........<br /><br />I wouldn't have it Any other way..........

 

[Manipulator]

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I thought about putting one of these on my boat, but it would be hard to grab the hose and try to get through the transom. Its a far reach.

 

[FreeBeeTony]

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I am hoping to be able to use it while the boat is in the water........can't get to the drain plug when the engine is fully assembled!

 

[SeaRay24Sorrento]

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If you keep your boat in the water that is a nice way to go. If you trailer and can change your oil at home, there is a style made that has a wire cable attached to the end and a transom plug at the other. Keeps you from losing transom plug. To get to the oil tube end you just pull it out the transom hole. As far as a 15 minute oil change, not sure about that. I helped a friend change his w/ motor warmed up and it took a good long while. I think next time I will suck it threw the tube with an oil pump kit.

 

[SeaRay24Sorrento]

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Here's a link to what I'm talking about. I'm sure it's available as a kit elsewhere. Click on oil pan and pump option. http://mercruiserparts.stemtostern.com/MercBlockDisplay.aspx?DocNumber=884717

 

[crazy charlie]

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I had a set up which had the elbow replacing the oil pan plug and the hose ran to an electric pump that I installed on the inside transom wall.There was a discharge hose coming from the opposite side of the pump .Put the discharge hose in a container and hold down a button for about 3 minutes and the oil is drained.There was even a way to take the discharge hose when done draining the old oil and stick it in a container of fresh oil and reverse it into the motor through the oil pan.Boy did I love that set up.Charlie

 

[Fishermark]

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The type that SeaRay24 describes is what my Mercruiser 5.7 crate engine came with. I love it. As mentioned, no more setting the transom plug down and then forgetting where I put it. Just unscrew it and let it hang down. When you want to change the oil, just pull the hose out and unplug it and let it drain.

 

[KaGee]

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Well, I still suck mine out. But, I did find a remote oil filter kit was EXTREMELY convenient. No more scratched up knuckles trying to remove the filter!<br /><br />And Tony, from reading posts here and elsewhere, the drain hose DOES NOT shorten the time for the oil change. If anything it takes longer.

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,..........<br />Relying on Gravity isn't the Best thing if you're in a Hurry,...........<br /><br />But,......<br />Add a Pump,+ You've got it Made,.........<br /><br />In the Water,....... Or on the Trailer...........<br /><br />crazy charlie,......<br />That sounds like the Slickest System of All.............

 

[FreeBeeTony]

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So should I bother installing it?<br />Sucking it out of the dip stick........sucks, to say the least!

 

[MRS]

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I bought the fram auto oil drain hose set up it has the orange hose to short so I bought 3ft. of 1/2" hose and it drains fairly quick I think faster than the other set-up. But while that is draining I check my outdrive oil and tire air(no not on the boat the trailer) so when I get back to the oil it is all drained out.Plus it cost less than the other hose.

 

[ziggy]

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fbt. so what sucks about suckin it out the dipstick hole to you? to me. it's pretty quick and easy and is not messy at all. what could be easier than takeing the stick out and puttin the sucker in place of the stick. not to mention that all the old oil is ready to deliver to the recycler in the suckers container. i've got one of them hoses on my ol boat. i've never used it. though i do have to tighten the connection at the pan once in a while as it get's loose and leaks oil into my bilge. sounds like you'd have trouble tightening the connection if yers worked itself loose too. that'd be a bummer....

 

[SeaRay24Sorrento]

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Nice thing about going out the oil pan drain is you know you get all the oil and any metal shavings as well. It's a slick setup and I plan on putting one on my stroker this winter. If you are in a hurry though sucking it thru the new hose would help.

 

[Ron Everson]

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I bought one of those kits for my 1975 225 OMC. In order to use it, you had to remove the block for the dipstick (no way to check the oil) and replace it with block with the hose attached. Tried adding extra fittings to keep the dipstick, but just stripped the threads on the block for the hose and quit while I was ahead. Put the dipstick back and bought an oil sucker unit (hand vacuum pump). Gravity drain through the hose sounded like a good idea, but I still want a dipstick to check the oil. The hand vacuum pump is a little slow, but I'm going to try doing it with the fill caps and filter removed to see if there is any improvement.

 

[KaGee]

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Originally posted by SeaRay24Sorrento:<br /> Nice thing about going out the oil pan drain is you know you get all the oil and any metal shavings as well.

While that sounds nice, in reality you are not leaving that much oil in the pan when sucking. <br /><br />Aparantly Mecruiser, Volvo and OMC (when they were in business) were not too concerned about it when they designed the system.

 

[SeaRay24Sorrento]

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Oh and did I mention water too. (Heavier than oil).

 

[imported_scott_m]

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Yeah, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about pulling the oil out the dipstick tube. Get yourself the basic jabsco hand pump - the kind with the garden hose fitting. Warm the motor up to normal operating temp, remove the stick, screw the pump on, and have at it. I have twin big blocks in my cruiser and can change the oil and filter in both motors in under an hour (7 qts/motor). Now, if you don't warm the oil - yeah, a lot harder to pull out. My pump leaves about a half quart in the pan, but part of the reason these motors have a 50 hour oil change interval is because Merc and others know there is going to be some residual oil left in there (plus the higher stress of the marine motor). I would not want a fitting down in the bottom of the bilge where I can not inspect it for rust, tightness, etc.