Disco 2 Oil Change - Suction Pump

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Intestinalworm

Intestinalworm

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Was looking at occasionally doing a quick and clean oil change (no jacking and axle stands) on one of my other cars (it's low to the ground and has a plastic underbody cover) - thinking about getting a hand-propelled suction/vacuum oil extraction pump to extract the oil out of the sump from the top? With the Disco I can just remove the sump plug without jacking her up, however if I end up getting an oil extraction pump for the other vehicle I might just use it on the Disco 2 as well.

Question: Does anyone use an oil extraction pump with their Land Rover? I assume to access the sump from above with the tube you go down through the centrifugal filter drain - remove spinner and push tube down the hole?

Any thoughts, pump suggestions?
 
Intestinalworm said:
Was looking at occasionally doing a quick and clean oil change (no jacking and axle stands) on one of my other cars (it's low to the ground and has a plastic underbody cover) - thinking about getting a hand-propelled suction/vacuum oil extraction pump to extract the oil out of the sump from the top? With the Disco I can just remove the sump plug without jacking her up, however if I end up getting an oil extraction pump for the other vehicle I might just use it on the Disco 2 as well.

Question: Does anyone use an oil extraction pump with their Land Rover? I assume to access the sump from above with the tube you go down through the centrifugal filter drain - remove spinner and push tube down the hole?

Any thoughts, pump suggestions?
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Because I can't get the sump plug out on mine I've always used a battery (12V) suction pump with the pipe (6mm) down the dipstick hole. I got mine down the local cheapy supermarket (Lidl), but they seem available widely. Don't know about Oz though.
 
PopPops said:
Because I can't get the sump plug out on mine I've always used a battery (12V) suction pump with the pipe (6mm) down the dipstick hole. I got mine down the local cheapy supermarket (Lidl), but they seem available widely. Don't know about Oz though.
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Ok, so down the dip stick with 6mm hose - will have a look around then, then I can do everything from the top - especially good on cold days and when I can't be bothered crawling underneath!
 
Get it warm before vaccing the oil out, cold takes an eternity.
Check oil level before removing old oil, then see how many litres registered on the vac tool, replace same amount and voila easy peasy.

Mityvac are very good, mine is over a decade old.
 
The garage overfilled the.wifes car with oil during a.service, about a litre too much so I used a big syringe and tube to suck the excess through the dipstick tube. It was bloody hard.work, took me ages.and.ended.up with blisters. Them pumps.must work really hard.

Col
 
Intestinalworm said:
Ok, so down the dip stick with 6mm hose - will have a look around then, then I can do everything from the top - especially good on cold days and when I can't be bothered crawling underneath!
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Yes, and the 6mm tube came with the pump and fits down the dipstick tube fine. But as mentioned, make sure the oil is warm, not hot, or it will take ages.
 
Colthebrummie said:
The garage overfilled the.wifes car with oil during a.service, about a litre too much so I used a big syringe and tube to suck the excess through the dipstick tube. It was bloody hard.work, took me ages.and.ended.up with blisters. Them pumps.must work really hard.

Col
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Many garages use the oil capacity from the manual, the problem there is the manual normally lists a dry fill ie when the lump is new and has no residual oil at all.
Wet fill is anywhere between 1/2 and 1 litre less than what the manual says.
 
lynall said:
Many garages use the oil capacity from the manual, the problem there is the manual normally lists a dry fill ie when the lump is new and has no residual oil at all.
Wet fill is anywhere between 1/2 and 1 litre less than what the manual says.
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Also I have found that with the D2 TD5 it takes an age for the oil to drop from the filler hole into the sump. So you go to it a while after what you think is not proper fill up, the dipstick tells you it needs more, so you put more in then later on find it is overfilled. Did this once and my mate trying to help me did it once too.
Know better now!!;);)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Also I have found that with the D2 TD5 it takes an age for the oil to drop from the filler hole into the sump. So you go to it a while after what you think is not proper fill up, the dipstick tells you it needs more, so you put more in then later on find it is overfilled. Did this once and my mate trying to help me did it once too.
Know better now!!;);)
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200 and 300 tdi are the same, 200 seems to take hours to settle.
 
lynall said:
Many garages use the oil capacity from the manual, the problem there is the manual normally lists a dry fill ie when the lump is new and has no residual oil at all.
Wet fill is anywhere between 1/2 and 1 litre less than what the manual says.
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Not the case for the D2, i've always filled with 7.2 as in the book and never had any issues, no need to check the dipstick after that amount
D2 td5 capacities.jpg
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Also I have found that with the D2 TD5 it takes an age for the oil to drop from the filler hole into the sump. So you go to it a while after what you think is not proper fill up, the dipstick tells you it needs more, so you put more in then later on find it is overfilled. Did this once and my mate trying to help me did it once too.
Know better now!!;);)
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I wait 1/2 an hour (probably 10 mins is sufficient). I live on a bit of a hill (street with a decent slope) - if the Land Rover is parked out on the street the dipstick reading will be very different if she's pointing up the hill or down the hill. That's why you check on flat ground - not always easy to find though.
 
I have used OEMTOOLS 24938 9.5 litre vacuum extractor on my GL Mercedes for about 5 years and 50,000 miles, with 5000 miles between changes. I have found it very clean and easy to use, it does help that the oil filter is on top of the engine also. I have compared the amount of oil it extracts, against removing the oil through the drain plug, because I was dubious about it's ability to get all the oil out. It does. Not used on the Disco but I would think it would be done in he same way. warm up oil, I just go around the block, and put extraction pipe all the way down in the dipstick tube, not too far as the tube can curve upwards and not suck all of the oil out.
 
Fizzer said:
I have used OEMTOOLS 24938 9.5 litre vacuum extractor on my GL Mercedes for about 5 years and 50,000 miles, with 5000 miles between changes. I have found it very clean and easy to use, it does help that the oil filter is on top of the engine also. I have compared the amount of oil it extracts, against removing the oil through the drain plug, because I was dubious about it's ability to get all the oil out. It does. Not used on the Disco but I would think it would be done in he same way. warm up oil, I just go around the block, and put extraction pipe all the way down in the dipstick tube, not too far as the tube can curve upwards and not suck all of the oil out.
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Yep you do have to measure the distance with a solid wire or summat to make sure that you don't get the bottom of the tube doing anything silly!
I find I extract maybe even more oil this way, which makes not a lot of sense!
 
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