On Fri, Jan 19, 2024, at 14:52, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:08:54 -0500 Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
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>> A shop-vac will provide more than enough vacuum to do the job.
>
> Yes.
>
> And if you use a plastic container the warm oil will soften it ...
That's a big
> AC pump will work, but it's low volume (slow) and high power (anything
> less substantial than a BBQ propane tank and the pump can suck it flat
> if there's a blockage).
You don't need a high vacuum to extract oil. Just need the pressure in the tank
to be lower than ambient air pressure. If
On 2024-01-19 13:57, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one
of those already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with.
AC pump will work, but it's low volume (slow) and high power (anything
less substantial than a BBQ
> Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one of
> those already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with.
I had always thought it should, but I don't know. Be the first to find out!
Make sure your chosen reservoir can survive a substantial vacuum.
My first
Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one of those
already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with.
AZBob
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> On Jan 19, 2024, at 11:46 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I will say that in deference to you and Floyd, it
I will say that in deference to you and Floyd, it would be simple to construct
a DIY solution, I just preferred to have a turnkey solution, that’s all. But I
totally understand the do-it-yourself approach and highly approve!
-D
> On Jan 19, 2024, at 1:26 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
I already had an industrial pressure/vacuum pump combo, meant to operate
pneumatic
medical machinery. I combined it with a metal kerosene can, round and with a
domed
bottom so it doesn't collapse under vacuum. That and a few fittings and some
tubing,
and the usual shop air hose, and I'm set.
The decent choices are not cheap, but if you go cheap you’ll be disappointed.
Cheap (<$100): Topsider. The classic vacuum pump oil sucker, it’s bulky and
kludgy to use, but simple. The crimped seams tend to leak if you store the oil
in it for very long.
Mid-priced (~$100): MityVac and Chinese
I use a topside oil sucker from Harbor Freight. Will never go back to draining
oil from the bottom, unless the pan geometry requires it.
On Thu, Jan 18, 2024, at 18:27, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
> Even though the seller said on purchase day that the oil had recently
> been changed, I
I have a refrigerant tank with a barb fitting to which the sucker hose
attaches, and a hole drilled in it that a 1.25” (?) vac hose goes in and fits
tightly. At the time I made the original using a plastic gas can the barb and
hose was $2, now maybe $5.
Get the oil warm, stick the sucker hose
Yeah….I always forget about the suckers.
I suppose I’ll get one. I’m kinda tired of climbing under cars anyway.
I’m sure we have beat this horse, but who has their favorites?
AZBob
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> On Jan 18, 2024, at 4:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> No thanks. You
No thanks. You are introducing a potential failure point.
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> On Jan 18, 2024, at 5:39 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> This thing? I've heard they work well. I've never tried one.
>
> https://www.fumotousa.com/cars-pickups-mercedes-benz-2004-ml350-3-7l-v6
>
>
This thing? I've heard they work well. I've never tried one.
https://www.fumotousa.com/cars-pickups-mercedes-benz-2004-ml350-3-7l-v6
Rick
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Go to HF or Amazon and buying a sucker to suck it out the dipstick. Much much
easier.
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> On Jan 18, 2024, at 5:28 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Even though the seller said on purchase day that the oil had recently been
> changed, I figured I’d change it, post
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