Oil Extractor FTW

Gawl128 · 02-16-2013, 11:22 AM

So after a recent oil change, where too much oil was added - I need a way to pull about .8 qts from the engine...

My options all looked really messy, and pretty time consuming.

I looked online and found this: CTA Oil Extractor & Fluid Evacuator (SKU: 9355459)

It is made to pull oil from dipstick tubes, and can also be used to fully extract oil from Trans and Diffs - as well as aid in changing brake fluids ... really does anyting you want it too.

After using it today - this thing works FLAWLESSLY! No leaks - pulls oil as fast or as slow as you want - plus as the oil is flowing down the tube you get a chance to see how clean or dirty your oil is (of course you can easily do this by looking at the color of the oil on a dip stick - but this allows you to see any and all particles flowing with the oil) ... Wouldn't be a bad idea to see between oil changes if you have excess particulates floating around in there.

All that said, this thing is a life safer. Clean and very easy to use. I plan on hanging on to it for all the fluid changes on the car.

Even after doing a regular oil change I still may use it suck out any remaining oil in the bottom of the pan. Its awesome.

Gawl128 · 02-16-2013, 11:25 AM

Also, I went ahead and measured the exact amount of fluid it can hold.

To the top it will hold 6.3 qts.

The black hash marks I made on the bottle are: 3qts for the middle, and .8 qts at the bottom ...

You can set this up really easily if you have some good measuring cups and using water as a tool to measure its capacity at required levels.

cv129 · 02-16-2013, 06:58 PM

Nice!

KaienZ34 · 02-16-2013, 09:01 PM

It would be cool and helpful when draining the oil cooler.

Gawl128 · 02-16-2013, 09:25 PM

Yup.

6MT · 02-16-2013, 10:15 PM

Is there too much that should be drained from the engine? Dry start would worry me. Besides, if you let your oil get to the point where you need to evacuate "all" the oil from the engine...it's your own fault.

This thing creates a pressure that would pull oil down from the top end. Can be a really bad thing. Again, I would be worried about dry start up top with this thing.

02-16-2013, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gawl128 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 191 Drives: 2011 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 729	Oil Extractor FTW So after a recent oil change, where too much oil was added - I need a way to pull about .8 qts from the engine... My options all looked really messy, and pretty time consuming. I looked online and found this: CTA Oil Extractor & Fluid Evacuator (SKU: 9355459) It is made to pull oil from dipstick tubes, and can also be used to fully extract oil from Trans and Diffs - as well as aid in changing brake fluids ... really does anyting you want it too. After using it today - this thing works FLAWLESSLY! No leaks - pulls oil as fast or as slow as you want - plus as the oil is flowing down the tube you get a chance to see how clean or dirty your oil is (of course you can easily do this by looking at the color of the oil on a dip stick - but this allows you to see any and all particles flowing with the oil) ... Wouldn't be a bad idea to see between oil changes if you have excess particulates floating around in there. All that said, this thing is a life safer. Clean and very easy to use. I plan on hanging on to it for all the fluid changes on the car. Even after doing a regular oil change I still may use it suck out any remaining oil in the bottom of the pan. Its awesome. __________________ Gawl's Journal - 2011 370Z Nismo #475

02-16-2013, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gawl128 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 191 Drives: 2011 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 729	Also, I went ahead and measured the exact amount of fluid it can hold. To the top it will hold 6.3 qts. The black hash marks I made on the bottle are: 3qts for the middle, and .8 qts at the bottom ... You can set this up really easily if you have some good measuring cups and using water as a tool to measure its capacity at required levels. __________________ Gawl's Journal - 2011 370Z Nismo #475

02-16-2013, 09:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 177	It would be cool and helpful when draining the oil cooler. DEpointfive0 likes this.

02-16-2013, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gawl128 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 191 Drives: 2011 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 729	Yup. __________________ Gawl's Journal - 2011 370Z Nismo #475

02-16-2013, 10:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1789	Is there too much that should be drained from the engine? Dry start would worry me. Besides, if you let your oil get to the point where you need to evacuate "all" the oil from the engine...it's your own fault. This thing creates a pressure that would pull oil down from the top end. Can be a really bad thing. Again, I would be worried about dry start up top with this thing. cossie1600 likes this. __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

02-16-2013, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,190 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 159827	Nice!

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