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Great solution - the oroginal system can also be used when installing new toilet mechanisms in toilet tanks to get ALL water out of the tank before removing the external nut that typically allows dribbling onto the floor.
That's a great idea! Every fall I have to winterize my parent's cabin. I hate having to use a ladle to remove the water from the tank and bowl. This will make that job so much easier. Thanks for the suggestion.
I've been doing small engine repair for over 35 year and never would of thought of this. The older equipment had drian plugs but alot of these new mowers and especially generators don't have drain plugs. They say about to tip the equipment over to drain the oil, we that's just a mess in most cases. I will be trying this very soon. Great video thanks
I like your idea, I have used this suction method for some time now. In addition to pulling out the old oil, when I get done I slip the oily hose end in a bottle of soapy water mixture for a few seconds and it cleans the entire hose. No oily drippy mess after the oil change.
THANK YOU, CHRIS! This video is fantastic! I just made one of these systems for less than $5 and it worked great. Normally changing the oil on my lawn mower is a giant, messy PITA. I was able to change the oil on my mower today with zero mess this time . What a genius invention! I wish I could like this video multiple times. Great job, sir! 👍🏼
I am “blown” away by this!!! There really are simpler ways to do difficult things. When I change the oil on my riding mower it’s a TOTAL MESS. I am going to be doing this!!!!!
Wow even better than the last one! I just showed my dad this video. He’s just getting ready to do oil changes on all his power equipment so he was pretty glad to see this clean solution to a messy job.
Just helped changed the oil in all my dads mowers. Stupid easy! We didn’t have a pop bottle but a piece of 1/4” plywood and duct tape worked just as well. Only issue I had was I put the hose a little too far into the container inside the vac and a little bubbled over even though it didn’t over fill. Tiny spill contained in the shop vas is not a big deal compared to the alternative. Plus now I know better so next time will be mess free😁
Awesome Idea. I recently made one by substituting a 90w oil bottle top for the 2 Liter soda bottle top. No drill required, just a razor knife. Worked flawlessly. Thanks for the video
Awesome!! I have a lawn care business and have been tipping my push mower over to drain the oil into a pan for 25 years such a messy pain in the ass.thank you
Only downside is that if you’re having to suck out large amounts of oil, you can’t keep track of how much you’re sucking out at a time without having to stop and open the shop vac.
You are a genius! Figuring out that inside the vacuum the pressure is constant and does not compress the bottle was impressive! I have a huge problem with the oil-draining plugs in my riding lawn mower. Now, I will be able to even change my transmission oil without any trouble. Thank you for sharing your wisdom amigo.
I've said it before: Something that is both simple and effective is simply brilliant. This will help and facilitate for many people. Thank you, I follow your channel with great interest and have never been disappointed.
Thank you Chris! I couldn't remove the square drain plug from my riding mower oil drain hose. The drain hose is great to have if you could get some leverage applied to loosen the plug 😮!! Anyway, this is such a great idea, easy to make, and it worked perfectly. I was able to use a full 10 ft of tubing (I wasn't sure I'd have enough with 6ft) and I had a bit longer on the more rigid tubing too. My deWalt shop vac filter is centered in the container but I could still fit in a washer fluid bottle for collection because the container is flexible enough to dent in and then recover after removed. Perfect solution!! No mess!!! Reusable!!! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and skills and for all the quality videos.
Thanks Chris! Genius! My Dad always told me that if you want to become brilliant, then hang with people that are smarter than you. Therefore, I’m a subscriber now!
This was awesome. I followed your video after stripping out my mower's drain plug trying to remove it. Worked like a charm! I'll do this every time now.
Thank you for sharing!! I hate to think of the number of years I didn't change the oil in my mowers, tillers, generators because I didn't want the oily mess and the gasoline running out of the carburetor trying to get all the old oil out of the engine. This device should be hanging on the end cap in the small engine section of every retailer.
Wow. I’ve seen kits over the years, with vacuum and attachments. Most everyone has a shop vacuum of some sort and an empty 2L. I actually have a spare vac. because I upgraded. Now I have dedicated syphon/vacuum. So simple. Awesome!! Thank you
This is my annual Chris Notap appreciation message. I made this last year and just used it again this year. It is the fastest and cleanest way to change my lawn mower oil. This is a genius contraption and I still love it. Thanks again, Chris! 👍🏼
Very clever and cheap invention. Thank you for sharing! A little thought: liquids don't like to flow through long narrow tubes. The shorter and wider the tube, the quicker the flow.
lol what buddy you don't have 1 minute to spare!!!!!With Covid 19 I was thinking on how to slow it Down. Brag to nagging wife, "see honey, I change all the oil in all 3 Mowers, both Walk Behind tractor's and my four Echo blowers and weed eaters... Shhhh's she doesn't know that those last ones do not require an oil change
I was contemplating buying a vacuum pump for changing the "top end" or "high pressure" oil in my 7.3 liter turbo-diesel engine. The high pressure oil system holds a total of about 3 quarts. After watching this video, I think I'm going to use my shop-vac. Thanks, @Chris Notap. This is a realy great tip.
Worked like a charm. Put a gallon jug in a shop vac and stuck the hose in it. Not one drop of oil spilled anywhere. Thank You for sharing this. Just a tip. When done, stick the 1/4" poly pipe into the other end of the 1/4 inch vinyl tubing to prevent any dripping while storing.
Couple months ago I changed oil for the first time, I had to tilt the mower to one side to get the oil out (per instruction manual), by doing so I flooded the carburetor and the headache of taking it apart to fix the issue! Now this is the way to simplify the task! Thank you.
This worked perfect!! I have a rigid shopvac and couldn't use the 2 liter as it didn't match up with the opening, but I used a Gatorade single serve and cut it at the top indentation and used a 5/16 drill bit and angled it around a little to make the opening large enough (I don't have an 11/32 bit). I used an empty narrow container of vegetable oil inside the shop vac. It took about 2 minutes to get all the dirty oil out of my mower! I will use this contraption to change my snow blower oil too. No mess involved and It cost about $4 for the tubing, thank you so much!!!
Wow, what a great idea. I think that I am going to try this down the dipstick for my truck transmission. I like to change the transmission oil often but find it a pain to drop the pan each time. I dont really think the filter need to be changed but for every 30,000 miles and I like to change the oil every 10,000. That is about 2 Years for me as I really only use it haul stuff and tow the boat. And when done, I will know exactly how much to put back in.
3636lk Should do it now. The combustion causes oil to be corrosive so having it sit in there isn’t ideal. Maybe the cold makes it relatively insignificant. Get er done sometime anyway
You dont need or want a filter in your vac for oil suctioning. Thus most containers work. Genius plan here! Since I have 3 or 4 old and moldy shop vacs sitting around, I just dedicate one to oil suction full time.
wonderful DIY... thank you. While it won't fit in most shop vacs, kitty litter can be purchased in fairly heavy gauge plastic bottles which might work OK. Going yo have to play with this super useful tool. We full-time in our 38' RV. That means as many as 2-3 generator oil changes a week and spills just happen. Your tool is fantastic for my use. Again THANK YOU..
Great idea. Trying to remove oil from a lawn mower is one of thee most annoying and messy jobs Ive had to do. Great method and well explained. Thank you!
This is a brilliant idea! Changing the oil in my generator the old way makes a terrible mess of the generator and whatever spot I do it in. I end up not changing the oil as often as I should - very dangerous since I have to rely on that generator. Thanks muchly for the tip!
Exactly! The easier & cleaner the process the more often one will be tempted to do oil changes. Our new push mower doesn’t have a lower drain cap & my Troy Bilt wood chipper has them in inconvenient places. Hard to do means less apt to do it. This idea with the vacuum looks brilliant.
@@chad7585 You do not get the crap out from the bottom of the crankcase/oil pan like you do when using the oil plug on a motor with a plug/pan or small engines that say to tip on side to drain out the fill spout! use your head and think about it! Lol
I tried the original version and my container completely flattened. I wondered, what am I doing wrong. I need to watch the video again. I like the idea of putting the container in the shop vac. Although I have not tried it yet, it should solve the problem. Also realized the value in warmed up oil. Cold, that stuff is very viscus. Great idea. I just need to use the right TOOLS. :)
I made one as well for emptying my windshield washer reservoir of summer washer fluid for the winter -40 F . Does a great job for those of us who live in the colder climates
I have been using the same principle recently but on a much larger scale (205L / 44 Gal) drum, but did not think outside the square how this could be scaled 'down'. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. Well made vid as well.
Your questionnaire to start the message is kind of cute and funny. Anyway my 0 turn is a nightmare to change so thank you for showing me this. I will be putting it to use probably next weekend.
Thank you so much for posting this video, I've been trying to figure out how to change the oil in my Lawnmower and Generator, and made a huge mess everywhere, but My Good Sir made life 100 times easier, and I couldn't be happier with your tutorial. Awesome 🤪🤙
I repurposed an old metal can shop vac as a fluid suction device like yours, I used the top of a Lucas Oil stabilizer bottle to attach the hose to and seal the intake port of the vacuum. It has enough suction to even do differentials.
What a great idea! I've used my shop vac for clearing clogged drains; I'm just going to have to start thinking outside the box for all the other possibilities like you did with this. Thanks for sharing!
Great idea. I will be trying this on my Bayliners Volvo engine next spring. It is almost impossible to get a drain pan under this engine or remove the drain plug. This should make my job much easier. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant idea. I love it and will be using it on my next oil change of my pressure washer. I am a retired plumber and would have been able to use this system quite often. Thank you for another great idea and solution to everyday life.
Same here, seems like the cost cuting measures are kicking in and the manufacturers dont even count on that their product will even survive long enough to get an oil change.
The original version was already great but this version is a lot better. The oil goes directly into the disposal container. One less opportunity for a messy spill. Thank you Chris.
Finally a way I can change the gear oil in my Lathe. They have drain plugs but more often than not it just spills and makes a mess on the shop floor thanks!
You win!! Awesome my man. So fing good. Thank you. A wiper fluid bottle fit perfectly in my 30 year old Shop Vac. Sucked the gear oil out of my rear diff like a champ.
It is simple but brilliant. I think you can market it as a new idea in improvement and sell the product in masses. You do it before someone else steals your idea.
Clever. Wish you had posted the failure of using the large container in the first video. But how can you learn stuff if you don't try it for yourself. Will now have to build another to go inside the vac. Much simpler. Thanks!
Wanted to buy the oil extractor and a shop vac this year but I am very conservative when it comes to money spending. Now I know what I’ll buy considering that it will get WAY more uses then just sucking oils out. Brilliant stuff and instant like and subscribe.
Hello señor Chris... what an excellent... brilliant idea you share with the world... wow !! I will put your idea to work to do maintenance in our lawn motor and whatever other situations where we can use your idea another success for science and technology ... awesome!!
Putting the catch bottle in the vacuum, is a great idea. I have used a brake bleeding kit, with a hand pump, but it is very limited on quantity.bbholds less than a cup at a time.
You could also use a small funnel instead of the soda bottle. No need to cut or drill holes, just feed the vinyl tube through a funnel that is snug enough, the taper of the funnel also helps seal it against the shop vac.
Another guy tries to do this with a vacuum cleaner, it’s on RU-vid. Does not work like this. Thank you so much for sharing!! I will be changing oils, diff oils and anything else that needs to be changed!
Well that was genius, I'm going to try this always wondered how to get oil out mower with no drain plug like the one I have. Thumbs up my friend to this invention 😊
Very clever! Even when the lawn mowers came with a drain plug it was still messy. There isn't any room like there is under a car to remove the drain plug and place the drain pan underneath without making a huge mess. I finally changed the oil on my Honda lawnmower last evening. But first I emptied the gas tank by tipping the mower on that side into a clean container. The last time I changed the oil with less than a half a tank of gas it spilled out and made a mess. I didn't realize how much gas my lawnmower holds it was quite a bit. Then I lifted the other side of the lawnmower onto the drain pan. I removed the dipstick and tilted the mower over. I tried to tip the mower over fast enough so it wouldn't spill on the blade housing but I wasn't that fast. Nearly all of the oil poured into the drain pan. I just mowed the front and back yard so the mower was hot and so was the oil. It took less than 15 seconds to drain. I added 12oz of 10w30 oil and were back in business.
Thanks Chris, I used the updated design and it worked perfect. Changed the oil quickly and easily on both my mower and power washer very quickly with no oily mess.
That's pretty cleaver. I like it and will try it. Is the purpose of the smaller stiffer hose so it's easier to move around without it bending while in the oil reservoir of the mower.
