Oil Evacuator to the rescue

[Hi-Step'n370Z]

My neighbor was ticked off because the dealer over filled his car with oil. He was going to take it back and have them remove the excess. He has not been happy with them, and this was the last straw. He did not really want to go back there, but felt he had to.

Thanks to SoCal's mention of an oil extractor a number of months ago, I did buy one, but did the AK oil change technique on my Z instead.

I thought this would be a good time to take the extractor out of the box and help the guy out.

I measured where the oil was supposed to be on the dip stick, then stuck the hose down the dip stick tube to that length. Pumped up the vacuum and in about one minute, the job was done and the oil was right where it should be.

Bye the way, it was almost a full quart over filled!

Another thing about the extractor, for those who'd rather drain the gas from lawn tractors and snow blowers instead of adding Stable to the gas, this thing is great!

And for oil changes on them, this thing can't be beat. Does a nice clean job. I have a Honda 32" with the tank tracks, and dumping the oil from the drain plug can leave a mess if I'm not real careful, sometimes even if I am.

I think the extractor is a pretty handy thing to have around.
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[yellowgold]

from where did you get it?

[spearfish25]

Motive makes a really nice one. I use a hospital surgical drain (Davol, on the left) though...works great.

http://store.motiveproducts.com/powe...-1708-p54.aspx

[kenchan]

Cool, I have one too. Its a useful tool to have around.

But why would your friend want to drive it if the oil was overfilled and wanted to take it out?

[Hi-Step'n370Z]

Originally Posted by yellowgold

from where did you get it?

Pep Boys.

[errett]

I have a Tempo Oil Boy from when I had my AquaTrax. They are great.

Tempo Oil Boy Fluid Extractor - Boating Products

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[Hi-Step'n370Z]

Originally Posted by kenchan

Cool, I have one too. Its a useful tool to have around.

But why would your friend want to drive it if the oil was overfilled and wanted to take it out?

He didn't want to drive it, but figured that 5 minutes to the dealer to have the oil drained didn't seem to be a worry. Wasn't puffing smoke or anything that showed signs of a problem. I was a little worried that he might cause some harm to his cat converter, so out came the evacuator. That ended all worry. He probably would have been OK, but 3/4 of a quart of oil too much just doesn't seem to be a good thing. It's just a little Mazda 5 with a 4 banger, but too much oil is too much oil, period.

I think it's a good thing he checked it in the first place. Should have done it at the dealer, but I am not going to be too critical. Not here to bash the guy, just glad I could help him out.