My First Oil Change!-gctid405864

[Guest]

After paying someone else to do the dirty deed, I finally broke down and bought an oil extractor and did it myself. I purchased the manual 6.9 quart extractor from West Marine, and although it easier then expected, I did have a few issues using the dipstick method.

First off, I had to climb down and re-pump the extractor every 10 minutes or so (my back is killing me), because it seemed to loose it's prime. Did I do something wrong?

Second, I wanted to use the tube connected to the oil pan, but the kit didn't have a connector for this. I assume it's ??" npt, but not sure. Does anyone know what parts I could pick up for this?

All in all it wasn't too bad. It did however take most of the day to accomplish.

The motor is a 2002 6.2 MPI

[Guest]

oh boy oil changing fun! I generally let my motors warm up for 15 minutes before changing oil to ensure they are good and hot. I still hwoever find myself re-priming the damn thing often as well. Its annoying tbqh, I will be looking for another solution for next year for sure.

[Mike_A]

I did my oil the other day and was in a bit of hurry and failed notice the seal ring off the old filter didn't come off with the filter, I installed the new filter now with 2 seals. Next day we go to take our kids out for a cruise and got an alarm and had no oil pressue, lifted up the htch and found 4 liters of oil in the bilge. It would have been easy just to drain the oil into the bilge if I had know this was going to happen.:hammer

Now I have a new step when launching, check all fluids just before launch not the night before. Lesson make sure the old seal is removed before installing the new filter!

[Guest]

Mike A wrote:
I did my oil the other day and was in a bit of hurry and failed notice the seal ring off the old filter didn't come off with the filter, I installed the new filter now with 2 seals. Next day we go to take our kids out for a cruise and got an alarm and had no oil pressue, lifted up the htch and found 4 liters of oil in the bilge. It would have been easy just to drain the oil into the bilge if I had know this was going to happen.:hammer

Now I have a new step when launching, check all fluids just before launch not the night before. Lesson make sure the old seal is removed before installing the new filter!

That must have been scary. Hopefully there is no damage from that.

One good thing to do after an oil change is to warm up the engine and watch things for a while. The leak might have been too small to notice though.

[Guest]

Since we are on the oil change topic here, I did mine Saturday morning before taking her out.

I bought the Jabsco with the hose thread because my dipstick has the threaded hose fitting on it. It was pretty easy, except for the filter change.

Anyway, my last boat had a hose connected to the oil pan drainplug and I would run that out the garboard plug to drain the oil.

I like that method because I feel like I am draining out the oil completely, not just as far as the dipstick reaches.

Is that last quart or whatever amount worth worrying about?

[Guest]

Well I have a little momento of MY first ever oil change last summer.

I got the old oil filter out in good order but when I went to install the new one, well my hands were a little too slick,,,,,PLOP went the new filter down into the bilge! And off I went, back to the auto parts store for another one

So, even tho I cannot reach it, every now 'n then I get a peek at it laying down there in the bilge!

Dipschitt Sarah Strikes AGAIN!

[Guest]

LazyCrusr wrote:
Well I have a little momento of MY first ever oil change last summer.

I got the old oil filter out in good order but when I went to install the new one, well my hands were a little too slick,,,,,PLOP went the new filter down into the bilge! And off I went, back to the auto parts store for another one

So, even tho I cannot reach it, every now 'n then I get a peek at it laying down there in the bilge!

Dipschitt Sarah Strikes AGAIN!

It should be magnetic.

[Guest]

green650 wrote:
It should be magnetic.

Oh.........yea! I suppose they are probably are

DUH

[Guest]

Hey Sara,

Does DUH stand for "didn't use head"?

Richard

[Guest]

Richard Tulip wrote:
Hey Sara,

Does DUH stand for "didn't use head"?

Richard

Close >>> DOESN'T Use Head

[yachtman]

green650 wrote:
Since we are on the oil change topic here, I did mine Saturday morning before taking her out.

I bought the Jabsco with the hose thread because my dipstick has the threaded hose fitting on it. It was pretty easy, except for the filter change.

Anyway, my last boat had a hose connected to the oil pan drainplug and I would run that out the garboard plug to drain the oil.

I like that method because I feel like I am draining out the oil completely, not just as far as the dipstick reaches.

Is that last quart or whatever amount worth worrying about?

+1

Warm the engine up take the hull plug out...aka garboard drain plug put drain hose through the transom drain hole put a bucket

Below tube remove tube drain plug drain oil replace the plug and oil and filter and all done

[JimMc]

I agree, be sure the engine/s are warmed up.

Initially I tried using the dipstick method of oil removal. :sorrow:

I ran both engine drain hoses to a manifold. An electric oil change pump is used to draw the oil out of each engines pan. I pump the oil out to a jug that I can cap.

[Guest]

bmetros wrote:
After paying someone else to do the dirty deed, I finally broke down and bought an oil extractor and did it myself. I purchased the manual 6.9 quart extractor from West Marine, and although it easier then expected, I did have a few issues using the dipstick method.

First off, I had to climb down and re-pump the extractor every 10 minutes or so (my back is killing me), because it seemed to loose it's prime. Did I do something wrong?

Second, I wanted to use the tube connected to the oil pan, but the kit didn't have a connector for this. I assume it's ??" npt, but not sure. Does anyone know what parts I could pick up for this?

All in all it wasn't too bad. It did however take most of the day to accomplish.

The motor is a 2002 6.2 MPI

I tried 3 different cheaper pumps before I bought the West Marine that you have. This one works the best, if you are using the dip stick method, I think. Running the engine first and, on a trailer, having the boat slightly tilted toward the dip stick end gets most all of the 5 to 5.5 quarts out. And this is 40 weight oil. I do need to prime it several times and move the extraction tube up and down (forward and back?) several times until it stops sucking up oil, just air.