Debating doing this on this short OCI after seeing an all-purpose "fluid transfer" pump at Walmart for $15. Reasons I'm considering it:
- I'm cleaning sludge out through short OCIs. I only have 2,000 km on the current oil, but its a mix of dealer dino and different top up oils. I have enough PP on hand for 2 short OCIs, including top up (it was cheap). My M1 EP filter only has 1,500 km on it (dealer forgot to replace the filter, so I did it myself and used one of these). I'd leave it on for this OCI if I go this route.
- Base pan is damaged and there's a self-tapping plug in there right now. I don't want to mess with the self-tapping plug since I'm going to replace the pan within the next couple months anyway. Funds are too tight to do it right now though.
- The desire to try the PP is like an itch I can't scratch. The beauty of the $15 transfer pump is that if it doesn't work, I can return it for a refund. If it does I might find other uses for it later - who knows. Some things just aren't rational
- If it works it might be a useful alternative to crawling under the car in freeze-your-@$$-off Jan/Feb cold, for that mid-winter OCI.
Anyone tried draining oil through the dipstick hole on a Toyota?
Edit: I should point out that even if I do this, and it works, its not going to be used as a long term substitute for a new pan and conventional oil changes. The majority of them will still be done the old fashioned way (that was the main reason I bought my rhino style ramps).
-Spyder
- I'm cleaning sludge out through short OCIs. I only have 2,000 km on the current oil, but its a mix of dealer dino and different top up oils. I have enough PP on hand for 2 short OCIs, including top up (it was cheap). My M1 EP filter only has 1,500 km on it (dealer forgot to replace the filter, so I did it myself and used one of these). I'd leave it on for this OCI if I go this route.
- Base pan is damaged and there's a self-tapping plug in there right now. I don't want to mess with the self-tapping plug since I'm going to replace the pan within the next couple months anyway. Funds are too tight to do it right now though.
- The desire to try the PP is like an itch I can't scratch. The beauty of the $15 transfer pump is that if it doesn't work, I can return it for a refund. If it does I might find other uses for it later - who knows. Some things just aren't rational
- If it works it might be a useful alternative to crawling under the car in freeze-your-@$$-off Jan/Feb cold, for that mid-winter OCI.
Anyone tried draining oil through the dipstick hole on a Toyota?
Edit: I should point out that even if I do this, and it works, its not going to be used as a long term substitute for a new pan and conventional oil changes. The majority of them will still be done the old fashioned way (that was the main reason I bought my rhino style ramps).
-Spyder
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