Extraction is the way to go!
- Thread starter RooflessVW
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Most Euro cars can be done this way but many domestic and Japanese cant.
Why is that?
that guy hates gravity. must be the $15 'shop fee' he (p)adds on to pay for the evacuation machine..... : l
which I do not pay because the invisible 'gravity machine' in my garage is still quite strong.
I'm willing to bet my gravity machine outlasts his evac machine.
which I do not pay because the invisible 'gravity machine' in my garage is still quite strong.
I'm willing to bet my gravity machine outlasts his evac machine.
I used to be a naysayer, but now I love my MityVac.
I have used it on numerous Honda/Acura, Nissan, Lexus and my old Tundra.
I also use it for Honda/Acura transmissions and it is great for power steering fluid services. Just hook the tube up to the return line.
I have used it on numerous Honda/Acura, Nissan, Lexus and my old Tundra.
I also use it for Honda/Acura transmissions and it is great for power steering fluid services. Just hook the tube up to the return line.
Still doing it the old way and I have two Mercedes which this is perfect for. I only change the oil about once a year and then sometimes I just get lazy and pay the local indy $20 to change it so no point investing $80+ for extraction contraption when I'd only use it once or twice a year, then it takes up space storing it for the time it's not in use.
Pump and dump (recycle). Only way to go if the engine design permits.
The price of tools should never be a reason to not have them. He who dies with the most tools wins.
I have found so many uses for the MityVac. But I probably service more cars than you.
I help friends and family so it really comes in handy. All good.
Well yeah, also when you get underneath and drop those covers, you get to see stuff like ripped CV boots which you wouldn't do if you were just extracting the oil from up top.
Most (not all of course) Euro dipstick tubes are wider and a straight shot right into the pan, on the other hand most domestic and Japanese cars have a smaller diameter tube that are many times are crooked as a dogs back leg making it difficult to get the extractor tube down.
+1 very true, for me its a good time to have a good look around underneath.
Yep. The MityVac comes with 2 tubes; I don't even try the larger tube anymore. I use the dipstick as a ballpark depth guide. And fish around for the best spot. Of course you have an idea how much oil should come out, so I make sure I am near that amount.
And I caught it early so only a $40 boot kit to replace the boot instead of 1k for a new CV axle from Mercedes. The aftermarket $100 one from Rockauto caused a vibration but I saved the old one so I was able to just reboot it.
I have a couple on the way out now (just cracking), someone replaced the OE with cheesy Chicom stuff with neoprene boots so no rebuilding those. Looking for a pair of OE used that I can reboot.
