Dip Stick Oil Extractors / Disco Question

On or around Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:20:10 -0800, "Marc" enlightened us thusly:

why? 's got a drain plug...

So Austin Shackles was, like

Indeed. Oil extractors are only useful if a) you are so crippled you can't access the drain plug, or b) the area below the engine is inaccessible, as in a boat. You won't get all the old oil out, and there's no chance for the sludge that forms in the sump to drain. From a maintenance point of view, it's not a good idea, and I'll bet that by the time you have set it up, connected it to the battery or mains supply, and set it in motion, you could have crawled under, removed the drain plug and be having a cup of tea while gravity does the work. Simplest is sometimes best.

Thanks Rich, you just saved me a lot of typing! I'll second what Rich has just said. Badger.

or it's a stupid smart car with no drain plug :-/

You're meant to just tip those forward with your left hand whilst holding a bucket in front of it with your right...

LOL! ...................... with a slight alteration....... the engines in the back :O)