I have a couple of vehicles that have these somewhat annoying engine splash guards under the vehicle. A local Shop already trashed one. I’m thinking about just running a Fram Ultra on these vehicles for 20k or so and then getting a engine oil extractor and changing the oil through the dipstick. Good idea? Bad idea? Anybody want to chime in with a brand or specific extractor that worked out well for them? Thanks
Suggestions for a quality fluid extractor ?
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The Mityvac 7201 is popular here (I own one). If you have shop air there are pneumatic variants. Depending upon your vehicle, you may not be able to extract all the oil. In the case of certain MB's an adapter is required to empty the sump.
I have the Mityvac 7300 which uses shop air for the pump.
Sucks all 8L out of the Touareg in minutes.
Sucks all 8L out of the Touareg in minutes.
I have a $20 model from Amazon. Powered by the car battery. Works well enough. Have changed four cars and two transmissions so far. No issues. Saves lots of time.
I've had a Liqivac for a few years now. Use it for all my vehicle fluid extraction. Bigger one and it holds a gallon if memory serves me.
Cool. Anyone tried one for gear oil / 90wt ?
Don't see why it wouldn't work.
Get the fluid warm...
Drive it for 10 miles or so . Let sit for a bit ( 20 minutes ? ) , then remove oil with extractor . If you get one , keep us informed on its performance .
EWK extractor was cheaper than the MityVac on Amazon. Can either be used manually, or hooked up to an air compressor.
MY MityVac 7201 worked well with old ML320. Especially it has filter assembly right next to oil cap.
I tried to insert the tube through dipstick on 2015 MDX and 2020 Tucson, the tube won't go all the way down, only went in 15-20 inches. Tried smaller diameter tubes, still didn't work. I now use a form-a-funnel on MDX, Tucson doesn't have splash guard. MityVac 7201 is now used as a dispenser mostly rather than extractor. Works very well with filling differential and T-case in a second or two.
I tried to insert the tube through dipstick on 2015 MDX and 2020 Tucson, the tube won't go all the way down, only went in 15-20 inches. Tried smaller diameter tubes, still didn't work. I now use a form-a-funnel on MDX, Tucson doesn't have splash guard. MityVac 7201 is now used as a dispenser mostly rather than extractor. Works very well with filling differential and T-case in a second or two.
I don't even try the bigger tube anymore. I use the dipstick to gauge how deep the extractor tube should go.
Sometimes it hits something; I twist and poke at it until it goes in properly.
No jokes please...
Following with interest. Any downsides to this other than initial costs?
I tried many different size od tubes, but the smallest dia. tube I have won't go through.
It's very slow extraction even with 5mm ID tube I used to use for ML320, took about 30 min to extract 8.5 qts.
Down side would be you won't be able to extract as much oil as you would with gravity draining, which is negligible.
If you have an MB with filter on top, it's a no mess OC option.
MityVac 7201 sounds like just the ticket. I’ll report back on the performance for a few vehicles
