Iboats oil change pumps

[Drrockter]

Does anyone here have any experience with the 12 volt pumps available in the iboats store? My dealer wants 105.00 for just an oil change and I would rather do it myself.

 

[Don S]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

Got a link to the one you are looking at and have questions about.
Don't really want to comment on every one of them.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

I bought a Moeller hand operated type at Boaters World for about $60.

Works as advertised......about 15-20 pumps will drain your engine quickly.

You either insert a plastic tube into the dipstick tube and it appears to bottom out in the lowest part of the pan.... You pretty much get it all that way. You can also connect it to the dipstick tube with the supplied thread-on connection. The bottom of the dipstick tube on mine is very close to the bottom of the pan so it seems to get it all (or most) that way.

Using the plastic tube inside the dipstick tube is slower since the tube is of a smaller diameter. And it's a little messier since you have to wipe off the plastic tube as you pull it out.

I did mine with cold oil using the thread on connection and pumped 18 strokes. The pump sucked air after only 5 min minutes or so. 18 strokes took less than a min to produce the necessary vacuum to drain the pan.


Regards,

Rick

 

[Drrockter]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

Got a link to the one you are looking at and have questions about.
Don't really want to comment on every one of them.

Oops. My bad, I was looking at the first two on this page
http://www.iboats.com/mall/index.cg...id=246638&view_id=246638&search_type=category
$60.00 is a little steep but doable if need be. So that's another option.

 

[Don S]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

Not sure exactly which pump you are looking at, but the first one the "Porta-Quick" is $180, so that isn't the one, the second "Seasense" is only $33. Nothing about a $60 pump. But, if you warm the oil by running the engine till the oil is warm, almost any pump (even a drill pump) will pump the oil out of the engine if done correctly.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

This: http://www.boatersworld.com/product/366982973.htm

is the one I was talking about. It has it's own containment.

Pretty much self contained.

 

[Drrockter]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

Hmm. Looking at the porta quick it looks like the impeller is 39.99 before you click on the link it says "Starting at $39.99". Oops. I like the self contained pump I think I may just stick with something like that. I just have to get the oil out of the crankcase I don't need to get too carried away. Thanks guys.

Doesn't $105.00 for a simple oil change sound ridiculously high?

 

[tommays]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

It does take a LOT longer than a car and on most boats its like working in your liveing room and trying NOT to get the white carpet dirty

Tommays

 

[Drrockter]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

Yeah, good point.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Iboats oil change pumps

Since those "boat people" ARE in business to make money, it's not surprising that they would want about $100 to change your oil. Most car dealerships charge $75-90 per hour or so.....so it's hard to make money at $19.95, $29.95 etc....
They lose money on oil changes to get you to pay for the other "stuff".

They lose even more if they spill on the "carpet'!!