Siphons are one of my favorite ways to move fluids because I like any
method that requires no fancy gear and no power. Has anyone tried
siphoning engine oil outta that dipstick hole?

-- RJS

On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 21:09 -0700, Karl Wolz wrote:

> Can you go to Home Depot and get a length of 1/8" (or whatever fits) tubing,
> shove it down the dipstick hole, and siphon out a pint or so?
>
> Karl Wolz
>
>
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> |On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
> |Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 8:31 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
> |
> |(Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions)
> |
> |I used to change the oil in my aircooled every 1,500 miles. I
> |got so I didn't make much of a mess. Unscrewed the drain plug,
> |let it drop onto the screen on the used oil catcher, and sat
> |back until the drool of oil tapered off to drips.
> |
> |So after hearing that my oil is likely to run cooler if the
> |oil level is between the halfway mark and the "fill" mark on
> |the dipstick (mine's halfway between the halfway mark and the
> |"full" mark) I'd like to drain a bit of the oil.
> |
> |But my former strategy won't work here: I have to cram that
> |plug back in after dropping only a pint or so.
> |
> |Do I have to bite the bullet and just reach into the stream
> |and hope to get the plug started before too darn much oil has
> |sluiced down my sleeve, or is there a smarter way?
> |
> |Wait, wait -- I can just drain all the oil and then re-fill the thing.
> |Duh.
> |
> |
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