How I learnt to love an oil change....
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How I learnt to love an oil change....
So, we've all been there... Oil changes.
You know you're supposed to do them regularly, but then its getting cold and damp, and crawling around under the car is less than fun, red hot oil up your sleeve as you get the sump plug off, fishing the sump plug out of the oil drain, oh the list of reasons to put it off just grows....
Well, I bought myself a new toy in the form of a Pela 6000. It looks like this:
its a vacuum liquid extractor, and for oil changes on a 480, it's a breeze! Lets have a look shall we?
Open the lid and and look at that - Dipstick is easy to get to, so is the oil filter.
So, with the engine nice and warm (cooling fans cut in a least once), switch off, remove the dipstick, drop in the pela tube, and give the handle a few pumps. Oil extraction begins!
Much like a normal oil change you can wander off and leave it drain, I returned and gave a few pumps from time to time. Soon there was no more oil being extracted - more air than oil in the tube.
and look at all that waste oil....
which you can easily decant into your disposal drum of choice
Next up the filter - I always like to date my filters, just in case I forget when I last changed the oil.
now at this point, I'll confess that I had the drip tray off and my traditional oil catcher underneath; There's always going to be some oil in the filter thanks to the non-return valve, and that will inevitably hit the ground. I was also intrigued to discover how much oil couldn't be sucked out. So here's the total amount of oil drained from the sump (about 3 dribbles) and from the oil filter drop
In summary, I blummin love this thing; I've a small fleet of cars, and oil changes are always a messy affair. If you do your own maintenance you need one of these in your life.
You know you're supposed to do them regularly, but then its getting cold and damp, and crawling around under the car is less than fun, red hot oil up your sleeve as you get the sump plug off, fishing the sump plug out of the oil drain, oh the list of reasons to put it off just grows....
Well, I bought myself a new toy in the form of a Pela 6000. It looks like this:
its a vacuum liquid extractor, and for oil changes on a 480, it's a breeze! Lets have a look shall we?
Open the lid and and look at that - Dipstick is easy to get to, so is the oil filter.
So, with the engine nice and warm (cooling fans cut in a least once), switch off, remove the dipstick, drop in the pela tube, and give the handle a few pumps. Oil extraction begins!
Much like a normal oil change you can wander off and leave it drain, I returned and gave a few pumps from time to time. Soon there was no more oil being extracted - more air than oil in the tube.
and look at all that waste oil....
which you can easily decant into your disposal drum of choice
Next up the filter - I always like to date my filters, just in case I forget when I last changed the oil.
now at this point, I'll confess that I had the drip tray off and my traditional oil catcher underneath; There's always going to be some oil in the filter thanks to the non-return valve, and that will inevitably hit the ground. I was also intrigued to discover how much oil couldn't be sucked out. So here's the total amount of oil drained from the sump (about 3 dribbles) and from the oil filter drop
In summary, I blummin love this thing; I've a small fleet of cars, and oil changes are always a messy affair. If you do your own maintenance you need one of these in your life.
Last edited by jifflemon on Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
And whoever come up with the idea that a screwdriver through the oil filter will help remove it is right, but the ensuing mess has to be seen to be believed
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2011 Juke 190 for everything else
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Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
Got a Pella too, it's amazing. Has made my changes more frequent as it's fun to play with a new toy!
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
Good god no! I've 3 or 4 different oil filter tools depending on access. Never once had to resort to a screwdriver!frenchfries wrote:And whoever come up with the idea that a screwdriver through the oil filter will help remove it is right, but the ensuing mess has to be seen to be believed
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Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
jifflemon wrote:Good god no! I've 3 or 4 different oil filter tools depending on access. Never once had to resort to a screwdriver!frenchfries wrote:And whoever come up with the idea that a screwdriver through the oil filter will help remove it is right, but the ensuing mess has to be seen to be believed
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
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Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
Is it just me or does everybody else also get to see "Image" instead of an actual image?
Edit: the pictures are back
Edit: the pictures are back
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Present cars: 1994 Volvo 480 GT 2.0i, 1999 Volvo S70 2.5 Europa, 2010 Volvo V70 2.0F Momentum
Present cars: 1994 Volvo 480 GT 2.0i, 1999 Volvo S70 2.5 Europa, 2010 Volvo V70 2.0F Momentum
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Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
Nope, pics are gone
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
Re: How I learnt to love an oil change....
After seeing this post I have gone ahead and got one of my own to try. Having a lowered 480 makes its impossible to get under with jacking her up so this will be awesome! Thanks for the review
'95 Storm Grey 323 Manual Turbo, Richmod
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
'68 VW Type 3 1.6 auto Lotus White,Swedish import. SOLD
Audi 80 coupe Gold...pimp my ride! RIP
'76 Bug, Ocean Blue, lowered, Empi wheels.RIP
'72 Bay window VW Camper 1600 twinport. Sold