Attached oil drain tube too big and not long enough?

[jnb0y]

I'm getting ready for my first oil change since I've owned my 2002 OB LSV. I got my hands on the drain line, but it doesn't fit out the bilge plug hole with the cap on (hex cap is just a little too big). Also, it doesn't look long enough to reach past the cavitation plate.

Am I missing something easy? Thanks.

[rdlangston13]

You suck it out of that tube, or at least that's what I do. I have a pela 6000 oil extractor that has a small tube that goes down inside the tube that you speak of and then I suck the oil out.


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[tnbrooks01]

http://www.westmarine.com/oil-change-pumps/west-marine--manual-oil-changer-6-9-quart--11047123

On my 2010 the hose would fit through the drain hole but I have an extractor now and its much easier and faster than trying to get the hose down there.

4-5 pumps on the handle creates a vacuum and oil is empty in about a minute or so.

[rdlangston13]

Yours is much faster than mine!


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[kevkev]

Mine too. It takes at least 2 beers to empty mine.

[Cigars n scotch]

MityVac 7201! Best investment. $69 on amazon.

[jnb0y]

Thanks for the input everyone.

[tnbrooks01]

Yours is much faster than mine!


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I hook up fake a lake and bring up to op temp, take oil fill cap off and put the hose of pump over the oil drain tube and pump it 4-5 times. It creates very strong vacuum. I've noticed its considerably slower if oil is cold or if I forget to take the fill cap off.

[jnb0y]

I ended up sucking the oil out of the engine drain line by coupling it to the suction tube of a little lawnmower oil extractor (3L I think). I did fish it through the bilge plug hole so I could avoid spilling anything inside the boat. Stuck a zip lock back around the filter once it was loose and spun it off inside the bag to avoid spills there too. I was 100% spill free too until my 5yo daughter asked to help.