How To Do The EASIEST Oil Change ($20 Extractor Pump demo on Mercedes C250)

Hate doing messy oil changes? This $20 oil pump extractor on Amazon claims to make oil changes easy and less messy, but does it really work? In this video, I'll show you how to use an oil extractor to change your oil and let you know if this cheap product really works. For more DIY content, check out www.ecarguides.com. See below for more videos and links to products:
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[@AlGolzari]

Good video but I have one recommendation - do the oil filter first. I have a similar car (2010 C300) and on most Mercedes with the oil filter on top of the engine, the oil filter housing is also a one-directional valve. So when you first remove the old oil filter the valve opens and more old oil will spill into the oil pan - and hence you’ll get more old oil out. So replace your oil filter as step 1. Then begin extracting. Even professional mechanics (whether they change oil the classic way or extraction way) will always do the oil filter first on. Mercedes. Maybe other cars also apply.

[@dct124]

When pouring oil from 5qt or 1qt containers, turn the oil container flat/horizontal to pour a smoother consistency. Less chance of creating a mess or spill and you won't need a funnel anymore either after your first time.

[@LawrenceFS]

When filling with those 5L oil containers, pour with them on their sides. It will come out with a much steadier initial flow with far less chance of spilling everywhere. And I’ve been using a topsider for a couple of my cars and it works well, though this pump seems to get the job done much faster than the vacuum. Great video.

[@CarFanatic]

Thanks! I normally turn the containers side ways but I had a brain fart. Thanks for watching and glad the video was helpful!

[@warrenself]

Hoping to try this on a power steering system tomorrow. Looks easy enough.

[@TomGlander]

I'm sold. I'll use your link and order the extractor now. Thanks for the video!

[@trimwong5647]

Thanks guys. The economy being what it is, saving time and money is a great thing.

[@kevinnguyen2228]

Great video, nice to have the oil filter/cartridge on the top side. I still need to jack/ramp up to change my oil filter at the bottom.

[@spauley2133]

Since most bottom filters are at the front of the car, I haven't had to jack the car up to reach it; so far.

[@rickt2419]

Clear and to the point, great video! 👍 One thing to point out, I too don't desire to spend ~$80 for the "Suction" style oil change canisters, yet, with the "pump" it works great when the end of the hose is submerged under enough fluid, as soon as air is introduced to the the hose the slurping begins lacking the suction to pull as much oil out than the suction style (perhaps that remaining oil is insubstantial); just saying.. Anyhow, Thanks for the video.!

[@cameraz99]

Whaat? They're both removing oil through *suction* -- whether manual or electrical.

[@dimmacommunication]

@@cameraz99 Yeah,the comment didn't make sense

[@angelisone]

ATG & I recommend if the Tube (hose) is stuck and there is no way that you can pull it out. 1. Go under the car, remove the oil pan. I hope you know how to drain oil the regular way. 2. Locate the Oil Drain's Hole. 3. If you see the Tube then use a long nose plier to pull it out. Pull about 10 to 25mm, then cut the top Tube. 4. If you don't see the protruded Tube then get a long flexible rod & insert from the top (Oil's Dip Stick Hole). FYI. Don't run the engine too hot & work right away.

[@centralcal6604]

Great review thank you very much

[@dereckc9469]

good idea I used the pump from harbor freight to get some transmission fluid that was overfilled out. the last oil change I had done the threads in the pan are shot so either teflon tape (which is what I used last time), a larger sized plug, or a new oil pan in order. I think I'll try this before any of those options.

[@avel4715]

Same here man, learning all this on my own and stripped my pan, gonna get that drain plug in there so it never comes out and take this route from now on

[@panamguy9535]

I'm going to buy this and try it on my 2013 Infiniti FX37. Oil Filter located RH lower front of the engine.

[@worldfitnesstrainerradekve9234]

I did my yesterday, I have same extractor about 7 years I just bought new houses in Home Depot the original got too hard when you leave the old oil in not washing the hoses inside.. I also do the filter first heard it creates vacuum so I open all up together with the oil cap . And I also buy only mercedes filters it’s maybe $5 more but between buy the best for mercedes . Good video 👌 And when you there waiting for the oil to extract I usually wipe the engine with rag so it looks like new 😅

[@bferland911]

Great video DC! It sure is handy for a quick oil and filter service. I’ll look into that electric pump. I have 2 of the manual ones but being able to drain the waste oil directly into a bottle is super handy.

[@CarFanatic]

After I filled the oil, I used the pump to pump to spent oil into the container. I shouldn't have thrown away my old containers. If anything, the cheap pump is good for transferring oil as you mentioned. I don't think this method would not be as applicable to most Porsches. though. Thanks for watching Ben and hope you're doing well.

[@Loftikaz]

For top fitted oil filters this is great but when oil filter is underneath you still need to jack the car up so might as well drain it the old fashion way

[@CarFanatic]

One benefit still for cars with the filter below is that you don't have to replace the drain plug gasket and it's a little cleaner since you can drain the oil directly into a container.

[@tenzackyogi1742]

If he parked at downhill and warmed up 5mins, Engine Oil will be drained upto 97%. 3% oil will stuck at filter. Remember: Thin tube should be push all the way down inside the dipstick. Fact is I used this pump extractor.

[@teeanahera8949]

DO NOT park on a slope to do this. The dip stick is at a low point of the sump and so is the drain plug which is at the lowest. You risk not removing all the oil if you are not on a fairly flat surface.

[@WowThingsThrift]

Great video

[@dlp4183]

From someone that has used this pump and the canister style evacuator, just spend the extra money on the canister. It’s self contained and so much cleaner.

[@christopherzobel357]

Amazing!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️

[@stevenrolfe1918]

Did this yesterday, ran the car for 10 minutes to get the oil warm, sucked the oil out and during this time removed the old filter, at the end when no more oil remained I took the suction pipe out of the dip stick hole and sucked the remaining from the oil filter bowl. Fitted a New filter and then filled with new oil. I actually added about 3/4 of a litre and then sucked this out just to make sure it flushed through and diluted any oil that I didn’t catch initially.. all in all it was about 40 minutes start to finish including me hunting for a 36mm socket ..

[@Its_asiaaa]

Def getting mine

[@marioschweizer1353]

great idea

[@go5582]

Hi handsome great video. ❤ And product review

[@AKseries1]

Next time you pour your oil, rotate the jug on its side. It won’t gulp out and it’ll flow more smooth.

[@bgood213]

Great advice to treat your partner 😂

[@dennynguyen2813]

My tube that suppose to extract the oil is stuck. Any advice of how to get it out?

[@Jotomoz]

nice no need for oil drain pan just straight into bottles. once one filled. pause extractor then another bottle. clean efficient

[@mrchinohills2778]

Can you do a “how to” video on an oil change for a Porsche 992?

[@abdulredhahussain8919]

Hi Can i change oil for my 2008 turbo by extraction Thanks

[@satochinakamoto6129]

Am I thinking correctly? If you pull the dirt through the dipstick you are reversing the flow of the oil pulling all that dirt metal particles upward. Through the parts of the engine. So it seems to me a bad idea.

[@TalkingHands308]

Should definitely run the car a little bit to fill the oil filter with oil, turn the car off, then check the level again and fill to the correct level. Should actually fill to the top of the checkering on the dip stick.

[@jesusmaryandjoseph6]

This perfect for apartments and public lots

[@vanderneut]

This seems great, but would love to know what you'd do with the two tubes during the months between oil changes. Do you leave them dirty, or do you pump a cleaning liquid through them? I am still doing my oil changes on my W203 by putting the front on a little ramp and draining the oil from underneath, but it's not something I enjoy doing. Would love to switch to this pumping approach instead.

[@TechTroppy]

They recommend flushing the pump with a small amount of new oil. But hey it won't break that easily either way. I would suggest some caps for the tubes cause things can get messy very quick when storing them.

[@omarsyahrilnorazmi3302]

Can extract oil with oil extractor immediately after shut off engine after travel around 10km? Because i see at the oil extractor manual, it mentioned, operating temperature for oil to extract at 40°c to 60°c. If too hot can damage the pump.

[@dimmacommunication]

Yeah that's what I do. When water is at 70° oil should be at 40-50 °c I always do this. Just let's say 3 kilometers in winter and even less in summer.

[@abrahamovicovski]

Great video, thank you 👍🏻

[@rfcasey]

Great video. Here is a thought. Rather than pump the used oil into the drain pan, pump it into a 2.5 or 5 gallon container. Drill a hole in the cap and snake the tubing through the cap. Also obtain an extra cap to store the oil. This would make handling the used oil alot easier

[@drippingwax]

I always hold onto an old oil jug so I can empty my used oil into it. I had a sealable drain pan, but it cracked.

[@peterdarr383]

He said he didn't have an empty container at that time

[@drippingwax]

@@peterdarr383 That's ridiculous. He didn't have anything in his recycling or garbage?

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@drippingwax apparently not. I don't know if that qualifies as ridiculous to not have old garbage laying around.

[@713vinh]

I've been using the manual pump that has a tank reservoir that the oil dumps into. It works good but it takes forever to drain my 2014 C250. I like this oil pump because it pumps faster so I just bought one. I wonder if I can use this on my 2009 Porsche 911 and stick the tube down from the oil filler?

[@CarFanatic]

I also considered that but someone tried and said they didn't get much oil out. It's simple enough to get to the drain bolt on the 997. Maybe I'll give it a shot just to see if it works. Thanks for watching and it looks like we have the same cars!

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

you would never get down to the sump through the oil filler hole.

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

One of the reasons in removing the oil drain plug is that it has a magnet in it to catch any metal particles and its a useful too to see if something very small has broken off in the engine but has not been detected via other ways like your engine blowing up. That can happen!! Remember there is no reason to change the copper washer on the plug, just remove it and warm it up to cherry red and the washer is as good as new. Heating it anneals the copper and makes it soft again. No need for the garage to charge you 12 euros for a bloody washer! Personally I don't favour these little pumps as you don't get all of the oil out of the engine, there are a lot of places that oil resides in. the only way to change all the oil is to remove the drain plug and then flush through with engine flushing oil. The other important thing to bare in mind is to heat the engine up to around 45/ 50ºC so that the oil is thinner and flows into the pump more easily.

[@CarFanatic]

Great tips! I agree the drain method is superior since that how the car was designed. For me, it's convenient to do since i have 3 other cars to maintain 😆

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

@@CarFanatic I know the feeling and I dont have a lift!! , hence watching your vid, I may well get the pump or the vacuum one and do it myself, oil changes here in Spain are costing me about 150 each time, Thats around 500 every 6 to 9 months as two of the cars are turbo diesel, the third a jeep. I can buy the oil for 80 for all 3 and the filter for 15 euros for all 3 roughly a dollar per euro, The pump that seems to work best is the white tall cylinder that holds 6 litres more or less and in each of the videos I have seen you end up with about a cup of oil as against a litre with the electric pump... Interesting to watch thanks...

[@timb7775]

Wrong. Mercedes are literally designed to extract the oil through the dipstick. The oil filter is what traps all contaminants and is what you closely inspect for signs of metal wear. I'm holding an original Mercedes drain plug in my hand and it is in not way magnetic. And there's a reason they call it a crush washer, it crushes and forms a tight seal around the drain plug, they are 1 time use only. This is a how to video, so im sure most people doing there own oil will be smart enough to locate replacement crush washers for $1.49 while they are buying there Mobil 1 on sale. Most people don't have lifts so they will change there oil on ramps or jack stands, so the car isn't level and may not allow all the oil to be drained from the plug.

[@midnightmc3096]

@@CarFanatic Actually, the Benz dealers use the suction method. Too much labor to take off the covers, etc.

[@7SKYBALLER]

What size socket do you have for the oil filter? I have a '13 C250, base model...

[@CarFanatic]

It's a 27mm socket!

[@charleshines8523]

I might try one for draining my Nissan's CVT. They still have the tube that normally would be used to check the fluid just no dipstick any more. I guess they don't realize that some of us want to know what is going on in there and how filthy and nasty and dark the fluid has become over time. It is not like CVTs are maintenance free at all!! I wonder how many of them fail from a lack of maintenance considering that a lot of people are mislead by extremely long service intervals or the famous myth of lifetime fluids. CVTs have a fairly questionable reputation when it comes to reliability or the lack thereof.

[@luisvilla799]

I wonder if this works on transmission oil

[@joeschneider8310]

Did that take out ALL the oil ?

[@timb7775]

I don't like using the cars battery so I bought a 12V/10amp Cigarette outlet power supply to run it. Replace the battery clamps on the pump with a 12V cigarette Adaptor. The power supply is rated 120W(Max 150W) and works perfectly. I also have a Mercedes , I like to do the oil filter first from hearing something about a drain back valve. And instead of sticking the hose down the dipstick tube I bought a rubber stopper from a hardware store, drilled a hole down the middle and inserted the hose thru it flush with the bottom of the stopper. The stopper fits in the top of the dipstick tube and seals it, then turn the pump on and all the oil gets sucked out, basically using the dipstick tube as the suction hose. The rubber stopper is 14mm bottom, 19mm top and 25mm long. I think the hole I drilled was around 5mm, which accepts the 6mm OD hose well. I'll set everything up, go for a 15 minute drive, and the oil temp seems about right for easy extraction. Can't rely on the cars temp gauge since coolant gets to operating temp much quicker than the oil heats up. Can always pull the dipstick and try to gauge the oils temp to see if it's hot enough. The nylon hoses are pretty durable and can handle high temps, much higher than oil gets to at normal operating temps. The main issue is just burning yourself with hot oil.

[@satochinakamoto6129]

Why don't you get a spare car battery and charge it on a charger. With a Mercedes-Benz they have many small voltage things like circuits. I would never put a device like that on a M B. Battery for fear something electrical in the car going bad due to spike in voltage.

[@mcgeheewoolf2937]

Where do you insert the tube on a car that Does not have a dipstick? Can you run it down the the hole in the filter housing?

[@CarFanatic]

You can try and see how much oil you get out going through the filter hole. If you expect close to the oil capacity, you're good if not you'll have to do a normal drain. Just be sure the extractor tube doesn't get snagged on anything.

[@michaelbarnes5293]

The one that i use,says,flush oil pump through with Diesel to clean it out when finished.

[@flybensin]

That sounds like a great idea

[@pmaint1]

Good video. However seeing the tube curled up like that makes me think it'll curl up in the dipstick tube and not get all the oil. I like the straight tubes better that come with the vacuum type extractors. Tell me what you think about that.

[@TomGlander]

Plastic tubes have memory. They are shipped in a coil. This coil can be "undone" and the tube straightened before insertion. If the end of the tube is curved, it will remain curved after the end clears the oil tube shaft. If the end lifts from the bottom of the oil pan, it will not completely evacuate oil. So... ensure that any tube inserted down an oil check pipe is straight for the last 6 inches... heavier straight tubes are definitely better at this job.

[@terrihess1960]

Already got an oversized plug, so next change might need whole new pan - $992.70!!! So now I'm looking for someone to extract it instead.

[@w.miller7282]

Definitely quicker and easier and much more convenient, but what about the contaminants at the bottom? Those are still there.

[@johnd5805]

minimum left in the pan. There's videos explaining this.

[@maximo1142]

I assume its not recommended to have a magnetic plug if you change oil like this since i cant wipe the plug off

[@timb7775]

Magnetic plug is a gimmic, the oil filter should be catching all contaminates.

[@shelvesetc7150]

I purchased $80 extractor but plastic tubing will only go in 11" and something is OBSTRUCTING tube from going in any further. Purchased copper tube but this does not WORK either. PLEASE HELP ME.

[@jesusmaryandjoseph6]

Dipstick?

[@biggur5]

I presume it doesnt operates long enough to drain the battery? What power is your pump? I've seen 60w and 100w listed. Obviously the 100w will fo a quicker job

[@CarFanatic]

I'm not sure, but it works pretty fast! I definitely recommend it.

[@VipVoltage]

Temperature of the oil ?

[@bcarr3116]

I bought one just like that from Amazon but couldn’t get the hose deep enough to pump. Any ideas ?

[@JA-gx4hb]

Buy longer tubing.

[@BMWI-gk9wh]

To properly check oil by MB- after you put your oil in showing 1/4 up the stick 1-Get car up to temp- shut car off 2- set a 13 min timer- when car is turned off 3- check dip stick after timer is up 4- add oil till half way on stick repeat step. (13min cool downs)

[@ghostwheelppk]

Could you also use the oil extractor to add the new oil from the bottle of oil to the filler tube?

[@NikitaChe76]

To the gym immediately :)

[@upsstore2352]

How should/can I clean the pump after use?

[@CarFanatic]

Just wipe the outside. You don't need to clean the internals. If it breaks down the line, just buy a new one.

[@rabbi7933]

The splash guard is a pain. I drive hard, I need all that oil out of there. Have you ever used an oil separator? They’re pretty great, if you’ve got the room for one.

[@CarFanatic]

I haven't used one of those before. What does it do?

[@rabbi7933]

@@CarFanatic it connects to the valve cover vent line. You place it in-line, and it collects the frothy old oil that’s splattered around up there. Prolongs oil life and keeps your engine running cleaner. They’re pretty nifty.

[@Jonathan.R.Pereira]

@@CarFanatic he is describing an "Oil Catch Can"

[@Thumper68]

That little pump will start leaking after awhile but it will work still

[@Nix-qq5je]

I need to extract about half a quart off my engine oil because I put 5 quarts in a 4.4 capacity. Will this device do the job? Cause I don't want to do all that work of unplugging the drain plug.

[@CarFanatic]

Yes it will

[@Nix-qq5je]

@@CarFanatic Yeah I just actually finished the job. The device worked well.

[@hj9808]

After you use this extractor, how do you clean it off?

[@user-ff5ge7hx2c]

Daaa, on your pants

[@anlone]

It would be nice if you can try that on the Porsche 997, I will definitely get one if it could be used on the 997.👍

[@PeterSchneemann]

Does leaving 0.3 - 0.4 quarts of the old oil inside not bother you?

[@CarFanatic]

No

[@angelisone]

You are not one that expect to get 100% out, right? Well, good luck when draining & fill your transmission fluid. Really Peter, you can leave your drain plug out for months & it will never drain all out.

[@Penny-mk7fv]

How do you clean the pump?

[@CarFanatic]

You don't

[@johnadams3152]

You could have used your oil oil extractor pump to put the new oil in the engine.

[@StringerBell50]

Nice device, how often do you change your oil?

[@CarFanatic]

I do it every 5k miles to be safe.

[@ggbbiisshhaarraa]

hey , i pushed my plastic pipe too deep in my jetta dipstick pipe and now its stuck, anyone found a solution to this ?

[@CarFanatic]

You could try sticking a flexible metal wire or something else in there to give the hose a little more strength so it didn't break when you pull it out.

[@ggbbiisshhaarraa]

After trying many things i kept twisting the pipe and insering further, it finally bent the other way, and I used the dip stick at same time to push down the bent section and it worked. I was so scared that i had ruined my engine. Thank God, it was all resolved. I would advise to put a red line of tape on the pipe in same length of dip stick before you insert it, to give you a warning...

[@SoftPastels]

Does using this remove all the oil? i mean what is the reason all repair shop use regular method?

[@CarFanatic]

It depends on the car. If there is a dipstick, a lot of places can extract the oil which is quicker. Draining is the conventional method and works perfectly fine. The extraction method worked perfectly in my situation. It removed 5.5 quarts of oil, which is about how much I normal get out when draining. I like this method better because it's quicker and less messy. However, it doesn't work for cars without dipsticks.

[@bferland911]

The only advantage to the traditional method is more visual access for inspecting the cars suspension, brakes, undercarriage etc. if you just need to do an oil service many modern euro cars are actually designed to be drained through the top of the engine.

[@douglasgreen9556]

How do you no regular shops don’t use them?? Most don’t because they have car lifts and stand under car to change oil. And most cars the filter comes off from underneath. But I have used same method as hear and it’s gets all the oil. Shops don’t get all the oil regular way because as soon as oil starts slowing they put bolt back in and go. They on time schedule and can’t wait an hour for all oil to drain

[@NickChangPlus]

Would this work on your 997.2?

[@CarFanatic]

I don't think so but it will make for an interesting experiment. 😁

[@lagunabeachoc]

Forgot to car the car and recheck level

[@drakemia4079]

Why not put the new oil into the motor with the same pump or buy another pump for clean oil

[@skyeric875]

Just buy a oil extractor from Harbor Freight. Its actually made for doing just this.

[@2ningmarket]

Greetings! I would like to send you an email about a torque limiting oil filter sockets. Eliminate the need for torque wrench! Klick Wrench Team

[@CarFanatic]

Can you please email me at [e-mail]? Thanks!

[@mateus7372]

you should remove oil filter before draining the oil. that can oil from oil filter housing drop to the bottom of engine and get almost all of the oil out.

[@MLS7012]

Why didn't you use the pump to fill the new oil in?

[@CarFanatic]

Because you just pour the new oil into the fill hole lol

[@MLS7012]

@Car Fanatic looks like you never filled up transmission fluid before, I'll send you a link on how to do that with an electric pump instead of your old fashioned why of through a funnel. Lol

[@CarFanatic]

@@MLS7012 sorry, there may be some confusion here. Are you referring to the transmission fluid? In this video, I'm changing out the engine oil.

[@MLS7012]

@Car Fanatic you laughed it off at me saying you just pour new oil in the fill hole. In most of the oil lube services departments, people will use a pneumatic system to refill the oil. I was only asking if you have used it to fill. I don't see anything funny about it.

[@CarFanatic]

@@MLS7012 ah sorry about that. I misunderstood what you were trying to say. I think in some instances your recommendation makes sense. This particular pump is too weak to pump in oil fast enough. It is much quicker to just pour the oil into the fill hole.

[@wonderwalls3565]

IS changing the filter necessary?

[@CarFanatic]

Oh yeah. The filter is what keeps the containments from circulating in the oil which would cause engine wear.

[@savagediesel1867]

I bought the exact pump and it sucked

[@derekecarr4750]

Are u using this fir your 997 also?

[@CarFanatic]

No unfortunately because it doesn't have a dipstick tube. But the drain plug is so easy to reach without even lifting the car so it's not a big deal. Good question and thanks for watching!

[@713vinh]

@@CarFanatic Really? I have a 2009 Porsche 911 and I have to lift the rear end with a ramp to get to the oil drain plug. I did drop my car with some H & R springs so my car might sit a bit lower than yours.

[@CarFanatic]

That makes sense!

[@meirduannee8266]

I wanted to like your video but I couldn’t because you told me to smash the subscribe and now my phone is dead.

[@CarFanatic]

Lol user error.

[@Bigredkarl]

Im using a drill pump lol

[@killerconsoles517]

Any reason why you could not use this to fill the engine with oil? I buy 20L oil and this would make it easier.

[@sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924]

of course it will work that way but fill it via the oil filler cap so that you can ensure the oil gets to the cams and valves which it wont do if you fill it via the dip stick, youll end up starting the car with no oil in the top part of the engine and cause unnecessary wear to that area, obviously after 2 or 3 seconds the cars oil pump would have hopefully pushed the oil around but those first few seconds of the first start are important especially if its cold in which case keep the new oil in the house so it fills more easily.

[@michaelw6277]

Keep the 5 qt jug from the last oil change and dump it straight into that when pulling from the engine, no more need for a contaminated container in the garage.

[@1madmaxx80]

Not a fan of a process that leaves ~300ml (according to this vid) in the pan.

[@JA-gx4hb]

Some cars it works better than removing the bolt, depends on where the bolt is on the pan. You'll never get all the oil out with either method. If you really want clean new oil, drain, then put in some cheap oil, drive around, drain again and put in your good stuff.

[@jinzoboy]

You don't remove the dirtiest oil from the bottom of the pan in the extraction method

[@CarFanatic]

That's why you run the engine until it gets to operating temperature first and then drain the oil with the extractor.

[@MiguelTheFarmer]

You are a handsome man.

[@cisco-man8638]

Then pull the drain plug and see how much oil is left. You would be better off taking it somewhere

[@CarFanatic]

I've tried that and there isn't much oil left. The pump does a good job on this vehicle.

[@davehill2709]

Am I the only one that would like him to drain the oil from the pan just to verify all the oil was drained out?

[@CarFanatic]

I agree that would have been good to include. I can confirm that I have drained the oil from the pan to confirm and the pump did extract nearly all the oil.

[@ryansullivan2959]

you are supposed to start car after adding the oil then shut off car then check oil . You never started the car

[@bgood213]

How do you clean tubing???? Do you get another empty can and run water through other side tubbing???

[@kamranahmed6800]

i have bought one and it absolutely struggled to suction out the oil 1hr and 20min only took out 200ml Pathetic

[@CarFanatic]

What kind of car did you try this on? My guess is that the tube didn't go all the way down into the bottom of the drain pan.

[@kamranahmed6800]

@@CarFanatic it did go all the way as it was sucking up the oil but taking too long my guess is the engine oil wasnt hot enough

[@CarFanatic]

@@kamranahmed6800 makes sense. You should try warming up the engine and see if that helps

[@jamdown1ify]

Doesn't work, leaves oil in drain pan warm or not.👎

[@CarFanatic]

It depends on what kind of car you have.

[@maribelkatherine6101]

Really nice 👌 😍💋 💝💖❤️

[@Jacob-ti3lr]

That’s definitely not a good choice. Anything that may be at the bottom of your pan is not getting drained.

[@evildrizzt1]

Im not convinced. He should’ve at least removed the drain plug to verify that everything drained out.

[@timb7775]

Mercedes are designed to extract the oil thru the dipstick. Mechanics will use an adaptor that seals at the top of the dipstick and uses the dipstick tube as the suction hose. It's been proven time and again this method removes almost all the oil, if done properly. Some cars are different and the dipstick tube doesn't even go into the sump and this method won't work.

[@dimmacommunication]

You didn't drain everything cause you left the filter on, rookie mistake.

[@CarFanatic]

The filter is on top of the engine. There is no oil in the oil filter housing when the engine is off.

[@dimmacommunication]

@@CarFanatic So anytime that you start the engine it's oil starved ? come on... Any car with a top filter has a no return valve in the bottom.

[@angelisone]

You must be new for asking this. Many vehicles have oil filter on the top rather than the bottom. ATG/Car Fantic/my staff vacuum first before removing the filter. FYI: We and many limited shops charge up to $30,000.00+ for oil/filter replacement. In science facts: No way anyone /or machine can fully drained 100% fluid out. Even companies & factories-built engines always have lubes /or oil in before closing & turning the engine by hand. Do you really want to remove a lot of parts on ATG, Bugatti, Koenigsegg & the like, just to drain oil and filter?

[@dimmacommunication]

@@angelisone " You must be new " LMAO. Any car that has a top filter has oil inside, once you unscrew it the anti drain valve opens and the oil goes in the oil pan. Basically it is an half assed job. When you unscrew a top filter you clearly hear oil draining

[@vikramtoor2350]

Well....its quick ...but conventional method is much more better for your engine life...as most of the oil sludge settle at the bottom of oil sump... conventional method allows it to drain it as much as possible...but in this method most of the oil sludge will remain inside the engine and pump will not suck it at all... and continue to increase friction...so i donot like this method...and i dont recommend this to anyone..

[@johnmorris8194]

your car should have no sludge anyway

[@ayske1]

This is a good point. And to John who said it "shouldn't". You can never know. I bought a GT Legacy with 96,000kms and I saw a gumball size of sludge, first time in 17yrs of driving!

[@thehobbyist5292]

i dont understand people worry about sludge or contaminants, thats why cars have oil filters in the first place

[@NANJAMOY]

Does not work on a C5 1997-2004 corvette....followed directions as described in video...had exact type of pump...even put the clamps on. There was suction and oil did appear around the extraction hose...but no oil pumped out...don't waste your time and money as I did... now I have another piece of junk laying around in my small garage....you cant even pump water with it...as the manufacture states. This useless device will eventually be tossed into the garbage!!