RE: Oil drain plug

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Sean wrote:

	>Speaking of oil changes, in the latest Griot's Garage catalog,
they are
> >advertising an oil "retreiver" (or some such language). This
> contraption
> >looks like a tall clear cylindrical object with a hand pump and a
> long thin
> >hose which is placed in the dipstick access hole. Has anyone seen or
> used
> >this device? The ad shows a man dressed in street clothes, the oil
> filter is
> >on a towel with a bit of oil (why isn't the oil running all over the
> >floor?), and the owner is happily pumping away and retreiving the
> oil. Seems
> >too good to be true, about $65 - $70. Any knowledge, anyone?
> 
> I recently saw an electric oil syphoning pump at an automotive store.
> At about $15 :-) Sometimes life in East Europe is good :-) I'm gonna
> buy it. I don't intend to use it for engine oil changes, but there are
> many other applications... Changing manual gearbox oil through the
> _filler_ plug (no need to fight with that seized drain plug), freqent
> fluid changes on automatic transmissions without need to remove the
> oil pan etc.
> 
> Aleksander Mierzwa
> mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
> 87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
> 88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
> 91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)
> 
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