Servicing

[largeuk]

well going to give her a good service the morra coz got a bit of a trip next week any way my mate has lent is his toy the pump as he calls it i've not uesd it before so god only no's what will happen he says all you do is put the pipe down the dipstick and away you go and it sucks the oil out so what i'm thinking by the time i do the other filter's all the oil should be out and with no need to get under the car

[Gizmo]

One thing this reminds me of is the pump for coolant removal with no air locks. I was going to buy one of those coolant pumps for my troublesome 405 1.7td and my brother pointed out the effect it could have on the seals and the after effect of negative force as opposed to the force they have become accustomed to. Seals can be funny things even when seated and sealed correctly.

Just thought I'd raise a point of caution.

[mbell666]

Personally i rather remove the plug (and let it drain for about a hour) than suck the oil out. your not going to get all the nasty crap sat in the very bottom of the sump using the sucker.

remove the under guard is a pain thou!

[largeuk]

well all done now tryed the pump and it whent well i did remove the plug as well just to see if there was out left in and well there was a very small bit left in and i mean small so mite ues it again just for quickness

[steve_earwig]

...your not going to get all the nasty crap sat in the very bottom of the sump using the sucker.

That's what I'm wondering about. Mine's just due a service (oh no, another round of "what oil's any good here??") and, as I ain't got the aforementioned sucky thing, I'll be doing the ol' fashioned way but when I do get one (on the list for the next round of visits in the autumn 'cos I can't find one here) I'll think I'll do it with the sucker first and then take the plug off and see how much more crap comes out.

remove the under guard is a pain thou!

Neither of mine had them from new (according to Service Pox) so I'm spared that particular pleasure.