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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: jet fever on April 11, 2015, 07:40:48 AM

Title: Engine oil change
Post by: jet fever on April 11, 2015, 07:40:48 AM

What are some tips for Engine oil change
What are your tips for one or all of the following
*Easiest
*Cleanest
*Most efficient

Include tools used

Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: bbfsouthwind on April 11, 2015, 08:04:45 AM

Small electric 12v oil pump mounted on a 5 gal bucket, you can slide the tube inside the dipstick or I have other fittings to adapt it depending on the boat. Works like a champ! Pump was $20 at northern tool


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Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: bbfsouthwind on April 11, 2015, 08:06:29 AM

I also made a tube that goes to the bottom of the bucket with a 45* cut in it so that I can flip the pump around and pump the oil back out of the bucket by just swapping the hoses on the pump in/out.


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Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: jet fever on April 11, 2015, 08:31:55 AM

Now that is a SLICK set-up.

Literally...

Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: GT Jets on April 11, 2015, 09:15:41 AM

I use an oil pump primer and pump the oil out the remote oil filter hose.

Take about 45 seconds to get 10 quarts out.

Since the engine does not rotate, it takes very little time to drop the distributor back in and time it.

I also have a 12v bucket pump and a vacuum tank. The above method is ten times faster.

I used to change the engine oil in the race boat in 20 minutes flat and it held 15 quarts.

GT

Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: jet fever on April 11, 2015, 09:24:51 AM

Sounds like you get the job done fast.  My wife tells me the same thing a few times a month.

Use to be a few times a day.  4 times once.  Seems so long ago then the kids happened and well now I have more time to discuss oil changes and gate valves OR no gate valves :P

Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: GT Jets on April 11, 2015, 09:27:50 AM

Quote from: jet fever on April 11, 2015, 09:24:51 AM

Sounds like you get the job done fast.  My wife tells me the same thing a few times a month.

Use to be a few times a day.  4 times once.  Seems so long ago then the kids happened and well now I have more time to discuss oil changes and gate valves OR no gate valves :P

Hahaha. ..

Yeah, unfortunately I know where you are coming from. My daughter is 21 years old today.
:-\

Where does the time go?

Three times in a day would likely kill me now.

Title: Re: Engine oil change
Post by: jet fever on April 11, 2015, 11:23:53 AM

Guess it goes fast when your having fun
I gotta get one of those Electric pumps.