Handy homemade oil/water/drain holes etc suckerupper thingy

Singapore stag · Post by **Singapore stag** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:15 pm

Hi, anyone seen this before, could have multiple uses. Quite handy, but personally I would not use it for oil changes.

https://youtu.be/Uk46vCOGTFI

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:46 pm

The good ideas are often the simple ones.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:50 pm

Singapore stag wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:15 pm Hi, anyone seen this before, could have multiple uses. Quite handy, but personally I would not use it for oil changes.

https://youtu.be/Uk46vCOGTFI

You wouldn’t be able to on your n52 engined zed, no dipstick hole for the plastic vacuum pipe to reach the sump

Rob

Singapore stag · Post by **Singapore stag** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:50 am

Smartbear wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:50 pm
Singapore stag wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:15 pm Hi, anyone seen this before, could have multiple uses. Quite handy, but personally I would not use it for oil changes.

https://youtu.be/Uk46vCOGTFI
You wouldn’t be able to on your n52 engined zed, no dipstick hole for the plastic vacuum pipe to reach the sump
Rob

Correct, if I did I would not have it sucked out.
I had a concours condition Rover P6 3.5S, long time ago. I went to a Q8 petrol station, they had a machine that sucked out the engine oil. I dont know why but my oil pressure, which was superb, just was not the same after that.
Old method is best. Get under the car, at the same time you can inspect the condition of the car.

Double Zero · Post by **Double Zero** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:38 am

Def worth it for drain holes got to do mine soon

wingnut · Post by **wingnut** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:36 am

Great simple idea, but not a good idea to use for roof drain hole if that is what is being referred to in above post. It could well remove the water if there is any there but the drain hole would still be blocked. !! Got to clear them from below.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:18 am

wingnut wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:36 am Great simple idea, but not a good idea to use for roof drain hole if that is what is being referred to in above post. It could well remove the water if there is any there but the drain hole would still be blocked. !! Got to clear them from below.

I used a net curtain wire with good effect when i had my e85

Rob

wingnut · Post by **wingnut** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:45 pm

I found that a 'trumpet cleaner' off ebay was a good way of cleaning drain holes, similarto a curtain wire but with a brush on the end so had the effect of pulling any debris out.

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