i recently purchased one of these using the 25% off coupon that was offered from Harbor Freight as a customer holiday thank you. I used it to evacuate all the oil from my wife's 2014 MB e350 that holds over 7 quarts. It took about 30 minutes. As it was sucking out all the oil, I changed the filter (sits on top). It was a smooth and easy process, and it went nearly to the 4th ring. I assume each ring holds 2 quarts. Best and easiest oil change ever! I bought this because: 1:) It holds more than my oil pan holds, 2:) I do not have to go under the car, remove any panels and crack the drain plug and find a new crush gasket. I recommend checking the dipstick before use, to determine if all the all was evacuated.
Thank you for your video. I appreciate the real time oil change. You should definitely do a 2 year update for any wear and tear, or broken parts. Thank you
Thanks! I've been thinking about getting one of these. Looks like a good idea. A pleasure to watch a review by someone who clearly knows what he's talking about. Thanks for giving all the specs/dimensions and talking about possible weak points, too.
I just bought one of these. I previously had the Top cider but that one stopped working. I like this one better especially since it has the holder on the side to put the tubes in when you're done with it. Also the top side are you can't see inside of it you can't just have to pick it up and feel how heavy it is.
It may seam like it takes time, but consider there is no oil catch pan to clean, no solvent cans to clean the catch pan, and no oil soaked rags. Nice and clean transfer of used oil into the containers too. If you have to lift in order to change the filter, then you might as well just drain into the pan while you are there. But this will work nicely for diffs, trans and other fluids.
I found this very handy because the last time a shop change my oil they stripped my oil drain plug Bolt. I couldn't even get it off with an extractor socket. My oil filter is actually set low on the back of the engine but my arms happen to be long enough for me to reach it from the top so I really don't have to go under the car.
There is an easy hack for these oil extractors. You can use a shop vac and suck the oil out like they do with air-compressor. That means you can do way more than anything out on market. You need to use some compression fittings and simple PVC to hook to Shop Vac suction end. Disconnect air tube going into container. That is where you hack your by-pass adapter to. Real easy! You'll have a Deluxe Holt Oil Extractor like no other. It will extract, dispense, and it will have option of vac suction with a Shop-Vac!
Useful and effective but as one commented earlier, the downside is that you still have to get under the vehicle to change the filter and drain plug gasket so might as well do both while you at it. But I see this pump being useful for sucking up steering fluid or any other component that doesn’t require changing filters.
Great video it shows us just exactly how to do it,,,I have never used one I was curious about how they worked I would say your way is best using a pump like that,,,, I have a Toyota Tacoma 2010 model and it’s not really hard to change The oil however it’s messy and a pain a royal pain,,,first I have to drive it up onto little heavy duty plastic ramps that I have and then put steel jackstands under it for safety and then put down oil absorbent material of some sort and then lay down and roll a round I have a stone/gravel driveway parking area boy is that ever fun skinned knees/elbows and get all dirty and everything get greasy and oily take the plug out take the filter out wait for it to drain then put it all back together put the oil in remove the jackstands and back off the ramps and clean up and put all the equipment away,,, you know what I believe I’m gonna start doing it your way and buy one of those pumps👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice review and good thought on the copper tubing, I bet that would be a lot better if you had the right fitting. Kind of surprising that it looks like not even the expensive ones come with that, but I suppose copper is pricy.
Thanks for the video! If they could make the extractor reversible so that you could pump the old oil into containers for disposal, it would be even better.
Was your engine warm or cold? Warm is best. I see you can't use the pump for gasoline. Not sure why because they both are petroleum products. Do you have any idea for using it for gasoline?
Thanks for sharing the video. This looks like a much easier process than jacking up the vehicle and such. I like these average joe vids. The trolls can suck my oil.
By reverting the hoses, the suction vacuum pumps its oil out of the extractor in to recycling containers, no need to hand tilt the apparatus like you did.
Couldn't get mine to work, following the instructions that came with it. Tried to return it but the store would not take it back because it had a little oil in it. Didn't bother to go through the rigmarole making phone calls.
I will still have to get underneath to replace the filter. As such, there is no value added for my application. I will just maintain draining from below.
Curious - do the oil change shops drain oil on modern cars or suck it out? I'm guessing they don't remove plastic shields under car to access drain plugs unless they have to...Anyone know the answer??? Thanks for video, very helpful in my research to buy or not. I'm off to HF to get one on sale for $69.99 today,
Currunt generation Subarus have a smaller access cover in the shield for the oil drain plug which I've heard some places take it off and never put it back. It's highly advised not to take these cars to a quick lube. They sometimes don't see the cover plate in the drain the transmission fluid because it's not covered and it looks like a oil drain bolt. I don't go to quick lube places I'm just doing research because my next car is most likely going to be a Subaru.
It really is a time saver. Some vehicles have those plastic shields over complicated! Then some have the oil filter in an idiotic place like behind a panel in the wheel well. You might see that on some Japanese vehicles. Why they put it there is a mystery to me!! Maybe it is just a secret way of telling everyone they hate them!
R.J.'s workshop I have 4 cars and I have used it on every oil change and it is still working great. I thought for sure the rubber hose connector would of failed but that seems to be fine. I wish I would have bought this years ago. Thanks for subscribing!
Great Video sir, thanks! Sorry if I did not get it if you said how much actually you drained from the oil sump. Second question, how can I know if the included vacuum hose fit my car's dipstick tube? Thanks
Mohammed Hnoosh it gets almost all of the oil out pretty easily, I usually fill the empty oil containers when I pour the used oil into them. I don’t know the diameter of the tube offhand but you shouldn’t have any trouble with it not fitting in the dipstick tube.
Some cars are designed so you can suck the oil out the dipstick. The dip stick reaches the bottom of the pan so as long as you have a hole that is this enough
When I worked as a marine mechanic 30+ years ago, we used a small electric fuel pump and a container to pump oil from marine engines. It worked quite well and didn't take very long.
@@welcometothemachineshop466 do you know which pump is worth buying from harbor freight … I saw a lot of 1 star reviews for this product saying that it wasn’t able to do the job right ….. is it because they did not warm the car up first ??
I had it for over 4 years and haven’t had any issues with it. Warming up the engine is always a good idea. Check out my updated video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gTLVOsDt5C8.html
@@welcometothemachineshop466 did you have any issues with using this in your cars over time? I’ve read reviews where there were holes in these pumps …. Any issues at all?
How much did you run the engine to get it warm enough before doing the oil change? Supposedly they say to get the oil warm prior before changing the oil.
Welcome to the Machineshop yeah thanks from me as well. Was a great review. I think I’m going to get one. I bet finding the biggest hose that’ll fit the dipstick tube would speed it up as well.
Hugh Jafro it helps if the oil is warm, I just did another oil change with it after the car sat for 3 or 4 hours and it took longer. I ran my wife’s car for about 15 minutes and much faster.
Great Video!! Thanks! You could of saved yourself some time by just taking it down to O'Reillys or where ever you recycle your oil....they would of just emptied it for you and gave it back. Thanks again!
I bought one. It did not work on 3 vehicles. The only thing that worked out was my pumping arm, i threw it away because it was too late to take it back. Terribly disappointed.
No, my Charger or my wife's Santa Fe, they are both cartridge type filters accessible from the top. My son's Volkswagen I still have to jack it up to get to the filter so I usually just put a drain pan under it and do it the old fashion way.
@@elantra45 i've rebuilt my engines on '65 ponies, '66 stingray, '68 slant six demon. no serious sludge. i change my oil regularly, where did i say i didn't sludge. we all get sludge regardless. just that i like to do it the 'ol way. is this method better, brainwashing people to spend money on gadgets or lazy. like i said i like to get my hands dirty.
since someone replied to my comment i read again your comment and while i do agree about the honey comb design. none of my cars had that honey comb at bottom of oil pan. not on my 225, 289, 350, 427 engines
Some cars oil filter is on top the engine. Only one of my vehicles is. But I still use this vs dragging drain pans under the car. I also use it on mowers and small engines. Use it on transmissions and differentials…brake reservoirs. It’s a great tool even if not used for oil changes
Just bought this, I should have watched this video first. You have to constantly pump, gets annoying after a while. I thought you could pump them let it go. My car takes 8 litres, not fun.
Im thinking to buy this!! My car also do 8liters... still cheaper than the garage boys! Bought 10 liters Liqui moly 5w30 for 70€... 8 liters at the garage is like 120 € , 30€ labour. I have 2 cars if i do iT 4 times you can save a lot of money
You don't need to "constantly" pump. I pump it 10 times and it drains 4-6 quarts using the large hose in about 10 minutes. Give it a few more pumps and you pull the last 2 quarts out. Our Mercedes take about 8-9 quarts each. AS A TIP: When you get this thing... tighten all the screws on top to make sure you have a good vacuum seal-- mine were loose when I got it. It paid for itself in 2 oil changes versus the indy shop.
Hey Machineshop, I'm going to pretend i didn't see you change the oil by draining the oil sucking it thru a oil dip stick tube from top of the motor using a harbor and hate China made Covid19 brand fluid extractor, so that means you didn't change out the oil filter which normally is done when you change the engine oil out of a car and would be best jacking the front of the car, supporting it with jack stands and wheel chocks and draining the oil from the oil pan and changing the filter at the same time. You would have to take off the shroud or panels blocking access to the oil drain plug and oil filter and yes you say its a pain in the ass to do but it has to be done anyway. You don't need any jack stands or chocks or a floor jack in that case if you drain oil from top of the motor like that using the oil extractor.
1998gst4611 I avoid purchasing Chinese made products as much as I can, but the fact is that Chinese products are everywhere. The car I am doing the oil change on in the video has a cartridge filter on top of the engine which I do change. On vehicles with filters underneath I just use a drain pan, but for my wife’s car and mine everything is from the top. 😁
@@welcometothemachineshop466 well then it makes it easier if the filter is from the top but for the normal traditional cars mose of the oil filters are located in back of the motor or under it.
Question in regards to the filter, did you get the usual oil spillage coming out of the filter when you removed it? or was there less of that as compared to if you changed your oil the regular way and that is by removing the plug in the oil pan?
You said that the whole job was about an hour. I can change my oil in 1/2 hour without much fuss. Just another gadget to have in the garage that gets in you way. PASS
@@chrishefley139 I have to admit that my car has the drain plug and oil filter exposed for easy access. That was one of the things I consider when buying a car. What car are you talking about Chris Hefley ???? Also, when you use the drain plug all floating and dropped metal fragments come out the bottom. Especially when you mechanically help the process with a cotton cloth. Just saying Sir. Good day too. VF
@@victoryfirst2878 post your 30 minute oil change which is better than using vacuum extraction. Both ways will not get 100% contaminants out. I’ve done them both ways.
Homie vega removing the filter will not make a difference. The crankcase is vented, I always loosened the filler cap before I drain any housing or reservoir and also the siphon tube is not sealed in the dipstick tube so there is room for air to escape.
Tata 600 I don’t see a need to as I only use it for motor oil and transmission fluid. But I guess you could put some degreaser or cleaner in it and just slosh it around dump it out a few times.
