MiketheBike Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I am about to do an engine oil change on the Ferret, and I seem to remember last time I got in a right mess due to the amount of oil, getting on for 14 litres. I was thinking of buying a cheap manual oil transfer pump from machine mart, the kind of thing you can use on an oil drum...and draw the majority of the oil through the filler. Am I right to assume there are no restrictions or bends in the filler tube, and I can get into the bottom of the oil tank? Cheers Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Why go against what it says in the User Handbook ? Drain it from the oil tank sump plug, put an old carpet down and have a few containers ready for the deluge of oil....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Hi Bob, yes, thats what I did last time but managed to get it up my sleeves, on the drive , in my hair etc...dont ask! Maybe I just need to panic less this time ] Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Ahh the joys of oil changing! Do as above, and get someone else to remove the sump plug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMax Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Someone should have warned you, "There's a little bit of head pressure on the drain plug with almost five gallons in there, be careful." CaptMax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I found a very large oil drain pan (~15 L) at my local parts store that has a spout on it, apparently for pouring out the old oil when you're done... I bought 2, and set one up on a small stand to overflow into the other and it works quite well with the Saracen. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexton Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 We use a kids plastic paddling pool! Then decant the oil into a 20 litre pail using a drill-powered pump. You could also use the drill pump to suck most of the oil out through the filler tube or dipstick tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 I found a very large oil drain pan (~15 L) at my local parts store that has a spout on it, apparently for pouring out the old oil when you're done... I bought 2, and set one up on a small stand to overflow into the other and it works quite well with the Saracen. Cheers, Terry Hi terry I found a 16L one online like the one you described. I think that will do the trick cheers mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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