I can see this being extremely useful in marine situations with inboard motors. I work in that field so I would definitely know lol will have to order me one of these
I put a sheet of cardboard down, then several old towels, then use a plastic shopping bag on the filter while removing. It STILL makes a mess on the side of the motor !
Good thing he didn't spill oil all over his floor that would sure be a "Saab Story"...... To anyone that just read this, I give my sincerest apologies.... Sorry I'll let myself out 😂
This is cool. I have a Ram with the 4.7 and the filter sits sideways in the block, up out of the way. So much so, Dodge installed a factory drain “slide” for the oil to travel down when taking the filter off. That way it drains out the front instead of all over the subframe. While that’s nice, the “slide” takes forever to drain and you always have to clean the residue. This tool would seriously reduce the mess and time.
That is quite a nice device, but you have to have a vacuum pot with capacity. I have been using a broken 12" long 1/4" drill bit sharpened to a point to pierce filters (with a hammer) and use compressed air to push the oil into the pan. I learned this method from an aircraft engine O/H shop and use it often with great results. Some aircraft have odd oil cooler and hose arrangements, this method helps there, the vacuum setup here would probably work just as well in that situation. I am impressed. Nice for your idea of sharing new tools. Edit: I have seen this tool in a catalog before for aircraft using gravity, explaining the extra large outlet fitting. I never considered it after much success with my current method. For people in automotive and especially HD motorcycles who have vacuum setups this could be a game changer. Some HDs oil filters puke all over the voltage regulator no matter what you do.
@@nutandboltguy3720 On those the oil cooler drain comes directly from the filter base making it even easier than most other engines! Just gotta be prepared for the spray.
I use the Bosch filter like that on all my cars. The anti drainback valve is nitril and really doesn't drainback so my engines don't rattle on cold starts. They are usually pretty reasonably priced too. That system looks pretty cool but would require a bunch of things I don't have yet.
Great invention. I'll probably buy it for my non-VW car. It's filter is on the top of the engine bay ('10 VW CC with CCTA and 6MT). My car has a Fumoto valve. I still want to get this for my daughter and girlfriend's cars.
A big thank you goes out to JR for his interest in and wanting to try one of my HV-FLEX (high velocity fluid extraction) tools. Well done JR in explaining the two types available, and for showing how the "single-point" extractor tool worked for removing the filter oil on your SAAB95! I also want to thank everyone who has taken the time to watch the RU-vid video and for your comments!
@@rondc8427 Hi Ron. The tool is not designed for draining a spin-off oil filter! The high vacuum applied to the attached tool, quickly draws oil from both the input and output side of the filter. Gravity draining would not accomplish this!
There invention ideas, make sure you file for a patent prior to making the idea public on RU-vid. Patents are awarded to the first to file, not the first to use the idea. Pretty cool idea for a tool!!
I could see benefits of vacuuming out the filter before removal, but vacuuming the used oil out the filler seams counterproductive. Draining oil out the bottom is intended to use the volume of oil to wash out any sludge that gathered in the pan, away from the moving parts. Lowering that volume by sucking oil out the top first, mean the drainage is less effective at taking sludge sentiment out the bottom as it drains. I guess it’s a shop time saving trick that demonstrates a lack of care for the longevity of the customers engine.
It would have been flawless if you made the puncture on the block end of the filter and at the very bottom since that's the lowest point in this case. Nice tool for those with oily-floor phobia or don't want cancer running down your arm. For the rest of us, sawdust.
One car you don't want to vacuum the oil out of is the Saab 9-5 unless you know for certain the oil pick up screen is clear. They have a nasty habit of sludging up the oil pan and screen and starving the big end bearings. We used to advise all new 9-5 owners to drop the pan and check for sludge and then maintain a 5k mile oil change interval with Mobil 1 0W-40.
I cut off the bottom of a 20oz soda bottle and caught most of the oil in the filter on my Toyota, but I thought an Oil Udder, which ChrisFix recommended, would work better. However, the Oil Udder isn't nearly deep enough, so the oil poured right over it. The cut-off soda bottle worked much better! :) I like the idea of a solo cup. I found a couple of videos, but I think that I will try a small soda cup to reduce the chance of spilling.
Just woke up after one of the worst nightmares that i have ever had, which tied in to another nightmare that made it feel so real. Thank you so much for making these videos a really great way to calm down a bit.
I've had a similar device for years that drains aviation filters, which are usually horizontally mounted on the back of the engine. You use a punch to puncture the filter on the top. Then, place the special clamp around the filter with a hose connected to the clamp where it fits into the hole you just made. Then, you just loosen the filter until the hole is on the bottom, and the old oil flows right out! This device is cool in that it uses vacuum pressure to pull the oil out. Would be great if you had an electric vacuum pump, which I don't
That is wicked cool! Definitely a good option for places hard to reach filters, marine, commercial/industrial. I wonder if you got most of the oil out of the filter, then sucked all the oil from above with you system, would it grab the rest of it so there would be almost zero mess? Glad you didn't edit out that filter drop...lol.
For the poor saps that want to utilize this, I use an old metal can shop vac (plastic would work though) to extract transmission and even differential fluid through a 3/8" or 1/4" tube. It works exceedingly well. Just used a modified Lucas oil stabilizer top to attach the small diameter hose from the big shop vac hose. Try it
This tool would be ideal for changing oil on a boat because on a boat the engine sits low in the hull under the waterline and it is often difficult to get under it to drain the oilpan.
What an awesome invention. I could see using that on my Onan generator on my semi. It’s in a tight space and always makes a mess when pulling the filter. Once I start using a vacuum system for the oil, I’ll definitely consider this device. Oh and JR, I love all the Saab content. I miss my Aero Wagon, as does the towing company that I called often for it.
@@jaycole3050 I kid you not, day #2 it was being towed. I had abused the fun button, sport button, which caused the fuel pump to go out. The weak point later on seemed to be the ignition coil assembly. Replaced 3 of them in a year and a half. Car was so addictive to drive though.
I personally run Mobil 0W-40 in my 9-5 with a Bosch oil filter, but that's me. I think they may have changed it over the years, the older gen GM 9-5's differ from the newer gens like my '07. The final year Spyker 9-5's run great on our SAAB owners' tears.
Short video, but that is okay as I still have to watch last nights as I went to bed early. That is for sure a cool tool for the vacuum system, make it easy.
HV-Flex is in my home state of New Hampshire and will definitely be considering this product. However, I'm hoping it will fit on a Harley oil filter, a very messy swap indeed.
Hi Kerry. It was nice to read a comment here on WatchJRGo, from someone else from New Hampshire! To answer your question about a Harley oil filter size, most that I know of are 3.0" in diameter. The HV-FLEX single-point extraction tool that JR used in his video, is for a 3.0" diameter filter. The particular multi-point extraction tool that JR held up and talked about during his presentation, is for a 3.0" diameter filter. It is for those tight quarter oil filters spots like for one, on some Harley bikes! This tool allows you to tap and extract the oil from the end of the filter or from a side point.
I've always use a screwdriver and hammer to extract the oil from my big semi truck oil filters and smaller vehicles oil filter, a couple good whacks on the side of the oil filter with the hammer and screwdriver it drains pretty quick.
Double up a couple plastic grocery store bags , then put them over filter and take off all oil goes in bag , this is good for diy at home , works awesome
For those complaining about having to use an expensive vacuum system you can use the hand pump type which can be had for $10. Having used this on my boat I can tell you a couple extra minutes for no mess ( or a little drip ) is well worth it. Also I think the little drip of oil could be because it wasn't pierced at the bottom as Jon kind of said.
I was guessing it was the oil trapped between the gasket and the holes in the filter housing. having it horizontal like that would guarantee that post lube drip.
Bosch oil filters are made by Champion...Champion also makes STP filters for AutoZone, Mobil1 filters, as well as Ford and GM filters. Really nothing wrong with FRAM filters, especially the mid-level and premium FRAM filters. The orange cans are just fine for conventional 3,000-5,000 mile oil change intervals.
This is perfect for me, I have a stripped drain plug with a piggyback in it that is ALSO stripped (never go to jiffy lube) and this is exactly what I need to change my oil on an otherwise PERFECT running car (01 MDX with 265k on the clock).
Amazing, it's like a vampire tap/saddle valve that is useful instead of being used to badly install ice machines... Enjoy that along with your leather bound books....
When we did oil changes on Cessna’s, we used a punch or Philips screwdriver to make a small hole in the filter, then use a blow gun to blow air into the filter for a minute or so. Put a little tape over the hole and remove filter. Very little oil leaks out at the base.
He got all the oil except what was laying by the large "O" ring and whatever oil was in the center tube on the way to the crank galley. (there's an anti-drainback valve) You can get 4 more OZ if you dare crank the engine for 2 seconds to clear the pump and empty hydraulic lifters. Then there's draining the oil cooler lines......
Hi Peter. I read your comments and you are partially correct about the left-over oil that dripped, when JR removed the filter! It is true that there is an anti-drain back valve in the "input" side of the filter. The oil that dripped out in this case, was from between the cut-out section in the oil filter housing and the filter's large "0" ring seal.
I can absolutely see a use for this. Maybe not so much on the sideways filters as I have good luck with them draining in a pan. But the vertical filters like on a SBC, it’s near impossible to break the filter free without it just running all over the side and god help you if it slips as your tilting it into the pan after removal, major mess….
Interesting tech. I might use it on another car but definitely not that one. That car needs to be hot and drained out the plug. They are a good engine but suffer from sludge issues.
I tend to punch a screwdriver through the side of the filter at the 8 o’clock position and let it drain, then lever with the screwdriver to free off the stuck filter. I do have a strap wrench but it’s a pain to get set up properly with the car on the ground.
Once again, I appreciate all comments here in regard to the HV-FLEX fluid extraction tools. I would like to address a few comments that have been made. My home/business is here in New Hampshire. This State does not have a sales tax or internet sales tax. I do not have a physical place of business in any other state, so therefore, orders place from outside of N.H. are not taxable. Orders placed through the website store include shipping. Most spin-on/off oil filters have an "anti-drain back valve" to protect the engine. With this said, in JRGo's video demonstration, the oil that dripped out when he loosened the Saab's oil filter, was from the "cupped" filter housing, not the filter! There is a difference between draining and extracting oil from a filter. Making a drain hole in a spin-off filter will not remove all the oil within. Were as, using the HV-FLEX Tool (s) along with a reservoir type vacuum pump, will extract the oil from the input side, the element and output side of a filter. The collected oil can now be recycled. The product is one "solution to pollution".
This would be useful in other applications but for a car I think it's really only useful with a filter that's in a spot where it will drip on a lot of other components when you take it off. With this Saab the time it takes to set it up you could have just as easily wiped off any spillage. Although the way the filter is on this car it usually just drips straight down making no mess unless you didn't set the catch pan right
Good idea for sideways filters cars. I hated changing the filter on one of my VW’s as the sideways filter was sorta above a bumper belly pan and you simply could not, not make a mess.
The Car Ninja would be a good tester for that tool. He has a much higher volume of cars. It would be ideal if the tool was also a filter wrench. It wouldn’t work in confined spaces, but may save time on many cars. Also, switching to 10mm screws/nuts instead of knobs & wing nuts would speed up the installation & removal. (Just my 2 cents. Great idea.)
It only takes doing it once (maybe twice, if you're not very observant) to figure out how to change oil with no more mess than some oil on your fingertips. No need to get a lot more oil onto a whole additional tool.
I ike the colorful awn chairs in this video. MORE COLORS IN YOUR VIDEOS PLEASE. (Like the lawn chairs for example). How about a special guest appearance bu Amber?
I wouldn't mind trying something like that. My Audi 4.2 has a horizontal filter sitting up above the subframe, and it is the biggest dang filter I have ever seen
Cool tool. I like the car too, with the tint removed and hood repainted, toss it into the Turo fleet. I had a conversation with my father in-law couple of years ago about just renting different cars for a day/week type of thing. Just to drive something different for a while... I don't mean only exotics either.
I felt surprised how much oil you extracted from the filter--and how much still spilled. I have been trying to DIY an oil extractor. Chris Notap has a great video, but I have a small shop vac, and I am trying to change the oil in my car, not a lawnmower.
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Neat idea but seems like a waste of time because you still had oil come out of the filter and required having a drain pan underneath it. Without the tool just loosen the oil filter and let it run out for a bit and then unscrew and put another one on. Anyways again neat idea but probably better with vertical oil filters rather than horizontal filters.
take a look at a Engine Oil Drain Valve and see if they are good. instead of a oilpan plugg you just use a drain valve to open upp then close fast and easy.
I think it would've drained better had you put the hole at the bottom of the oil filter. Having it on the side allowed anything below that point to stay in the filter instead of draining out.
when you punctured the filter, all I could think of was "whippets!". Mis-spent youth! That us a great invention! I hope he can patent that before it gets swiped, and sell it for a boatload..before it gets swiped....
This would've been clutch on a couple of old Toyotas I had with the filter on the side of the block, where you got to it from the top. Oil would always fly all over the subframe and I could never seem to get the catch pan in the right place, it would be like 1" off and go all over the ground.