|
Post by footy3 on Oct 21, 2019 9:22:22 GMT -5
Simple maintenance I prefer to do by myself, that way I know it's done right, and on my time schedule, not the marina's. I have a yamaha F250XB, changed the oil once and thought it was a grand pita to remove the cowling to get to the oil plug. Any of you guys have any luck with an oil extraction unit and a recommendation of which one works well?
Thanks.
|
|
|
Post by lainiej on Oct 21, 2019 10:52:20 GMT -5
The Oil Boy by Tempo works great, very fast extraction.
|
|
|
Post by jski59 on Oct 21, 2019 13:43:58 GMT -5
Mityvac works great for me.
|
|
|
Post by Maysport on Oct 21, 2019 19:27:55 GMT -5
Good thread question!
|
|
|
Post by gatorman on Oct 21, 2019 20:29:08 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by hookedup on Oct 22, 2019 7:58:07 GMT -5
Not sure of the brand I've got, but it's 18 years old, 4 gallons and manually pumped. I got it for the Volvos on the Albemarle as it was the only way to change the oil. Works great if the oil is a little warm. Since I do mine or a rack at the boatel, I don't have too many options anyway as I can't spill any oil and with the extractor I can change it on a windy day with no fear.
|
|
|
Post by fishnfool on Oct 22, 2019 8:49:13 GMT -5
I use this method on my F150, but i still have to drain it into an oil pan, sometimes it makes a mess.
I assume those extractors are more or less mess free? The only thing I've heard is that they might not get all of the shavings and residual oil out of the pan.
|
|
|
Post by hookedup on Oct 22, 2019 16:06:09 GMT -5
The 250s don't have a drain like a 150 does. Easiest to extract the oil rather than drain it. And, no the extractor isn't necessarily mess free. Since my extractor only holds 4 quarts (forget I said gallons...it's quarts) I have to empty the extractor and then go back and drain the rest. More than once I've had the line come apart and drain some while I've got my hands full with the full extractor. I always put absorbent sheets around when I'm draining, so it's just an inconvenience I'd rather avoid.
|
|
|
Post by outtadblue on Oct 22, 2019 16:10:09 GMT -5
I did mine for the first time this summer and made all kinds of messes. I went the drain plug route which was not bad. My mess came from trying to remove the oil filters. I ended up having to remove the bracket holding the fuel filter.
|
|
|
Post by footy3 on Oct 23, 2019 6:42:16 GMT -5
The 250s don't have a drain like a 150 does. Easiest to extract the oil rather than drain it. And, no the extractor isn't necessarily mess free. Since my extractor only holds 4 quarts (forget I said gallons...it's quarts) I have to empty the extractor and then go back and drain the rest. More than once I've had the line come apart and drain some while I've got my hands full with the full extractor. I always put absorbent sheets around when I'm draining, so it's just an inconvenience I'd rather avoid. I will make a point to get one that holds at least 2 gallons.....
|
|
|
Post by hookedup on Oct 23, 2019 7:51:24 GMT -5
I did mine for the first time this summer and made all kinds of messes. I went the drain plug route which was not bad. My mess came from trying to remove the oil filters. I ended up having to remove the bracket holding the fuel filter. Boat engines remind me of bad car engines when it comes to servicing. Changing the filters are a challenge, but I doubt the engineers were tasked with making it easy to change filters during the design phase.
They should rewrite the manual to read: 1. Run the engine until the oil is hot. 2. Drain oil without getting burned or spilling any. 3. Change oil filter while the engine and oil is still hot. 4. Clean up the oil you spilled while removing the filter. Last time I changed the oil I forgot the filter wrench and had to puncture the filter to get it off. A little oil sure goes a long way!
|
|
|
Post by footy3 on Oct 23, 2019 9:10:56 GMT -5
I did mine for the first time this summer and made all kinds of messes. I went the drain plug route which was not bad. My mess came from trying to remove the oil filters. I ended up having to remove the bracket holding the fuel filter. Boat engines remind me of bad car engines when it comes to servicing. Changing the filters are a challenge, but I doubt the engineers were tasked with making it easy to change filters during the design phase.
They should rewrite the manual to read: 1. Run the engine until the oil is hot. 2. Drain oil without getting burned or spilling any. 3. Change oil filter while the engine and oil is still hot. 4. Clean up the oil you spilled while removing the filter. Last time I changed the oil I forgot the filter wrench and had to puncture the filter to get it off. A little oil sure goes a long way!
in a pinch I have used a belt, it worked ok, until my pants fell down....
|
|
|
Post by hookedup on Oct 23, 2019 10:13:10 GMT -5
Now that's another picture in my head I wish I'd never seen:-)
|
|