I know there are those that dont like using the dipstick method of oil extraction (this method divides opinions) but last weekend when removing the sump bolt from my 2001 C5 I found sump thread removed by the bolt and when I replaced I did so very gingerly and felt the sump pans thread has seen better days.
So, this weekend I made up my own pump using a redundant 6lt weed sprayer. Took a bit of tinkering to reverse the sprayers pump action from pressure to vacuum but it worked well on water today and probably try oil change on my fathers car in the next couple of weeks. I have read its very important to have the engine oil warmed up and for the front of the car to be slightly lower than the back so oil runs to the dipstick area.
Has anyone made one of these or used one on a C5, hopefully an older model like mine. At the moment I am unsure on the extraction pipe diameter thats best, whether it needs reinforced or just rigid pipe (as the oil will be hot and the pipe cannot collapse) and also hoping there's no baffle arrangement in the sump.
Thanks for any help.
Oil Extractor Pump - C5 2.0 HDI
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Re: Oil Extractor Pump - C5 2.0 HDI
While I cannot speak for your kit, it is not uncommon for similar equipment to be used on narrow boats where access to the sump bolt is somewhat limited. I have seen it in use, but you try jacking up a narrow boat to improve the oil flow!
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Re: Oil Extractor Pump - C5 2.0 HDI
I've used a Sealey sucky-pump thing on my Berlingo and last C5 HDi with no issues. Last time I drained it via the sump plug as I'd inadvertently filled it with manky old oil in the dark though. Used the sucky pump thing on a Renault 4 engine just last week, got all the oil out no problem.
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Sit a Fat Bird on the other end ?Hell Razor5543 wrote: I have seen it in use, but you try jacking up a narrow boat to improve the oil flow!
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Re: Oil Extractor Pump - C5 2.0 HDI
Although the dipstick is on the front of the engine on the C5 2.0 HDI it actually dips in the oil at the back, the tube it passes down is a sort of swan neck shape and the dipstick is flexible,
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My sucky pump thing has a selection of flexible hard plastic pipes that fit down the dipstick hole. I'll take a picture later when I'm at home.
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What would the problem be with filling the sump to just under the bearings with a "cleaner" fluid such as petrol VIA the dipstick, then fill - drain - fill...to flush it ?Northern_Mike wrote:My sucky pump thing has a selection of flexible hard plastic pipes that fit down the dipstick hole. I'll take a picture later when I'm at home.
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So parking the car facing downwards on a slope is the wrong thing to do?
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Well the theory with engine flush is that it gets pumped round the oilways and cleans out the crud. I'm still sceptical of it but I whizzed some in the 3-wheeler as it hasn't had an oil change in 8 years. Whether it pulled out any crud I've no idea.Stickyfinger wrote:What would the problem be with filling the sump to just under the bearings with a "cleaner" fluid such as petrol VIA the dipstick, then fill - drain - fill...to flush it ?Northern_Mike wrote:My sucky pump thing has a selection of flexible hard plastic pipes that fit down the dipstick hole. I'll take a picture later when I'm at home.
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I wouldn't start a car with a sump full of petrol, so it wouldn't get round the engine.
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Yes. Park it on the flat.Jeff wrote:So parking the car facing downwards on a sloop is the wrong thing to do?
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Would it help the oil run to the back of the sump by parking the car facing up a slight slope then?
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Probably not. On Gracie the sump plug is already at the lowest point of the engine.
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