ive used one before, very simple. the pipe went down my oil gauge and i pumped the oil out. i didnt like it much due to the pumping and im old school. so i went back to getting under the car for an oil change.
Great concept, BUT and there is always a but! Contaminants/debris within the motor usually collect at the bottom of the oil pan near the bolt. When oil is changed (the old fashioned way) by removing the oil pan bolt the contaminants and debris gets drained along with the old oil. Does not happen when using the dipstick pump.
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i have this too. It looks identical to the one from griots garage, i bought mine from something like www.mytoolshop.com (some variance of that url). I will admit never using it on the M5, i too like to get under the car to poke around.
On my 528, i used it regularly, griots catolog says various tests were done and it was pretty effective at getting all of the old oil out. I did a little test myself, drained it with the pump, then pulled the drain plug and there was essentially a few drops that come out.
If you, like many people, probably do not have the car level when you do the jack and drain method thru the drain plug, you're probably leaving more in the pan than you would with a topside extractor.
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91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; EAT Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
Space Gray; Gray; Sport/Premium/Nav
00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
I do indeed have a concern about not getting a full drain, as well as having some debris collect near the plug. That said, doing it myself wouldn't involve a lift, so agreed I'd be leaving stuff in the pan still as well.
That said, doing it myself wouldn't involve a lift, so agreed I'd be leaving stuff in the pan still as well.
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If you want to get every last drop, why not jack it up to get the pan under there and pull the plug, then jack it back down so it's level until it has drained, then jack it up again?
Not that it's worth the effort, but there are 2 ways to level the car - either in the air or on the ground.
If you want to get every last drop, why not jack it up to get the pan under there and pull the plug, then jack it back down so it's level until it has drained, then jack it up again?
Not that it's worth the effort, but there are 2 ways to level the car - either in the air or on the ground.
I do indeed have a concern about not getting a full drain, as well as having some debris collect near the plug. That said, doing it myself wouldn't involve a lift, so agreed I'd be leaving stuff in the pan still as well.
Thanks for your thoughts folks.
FYI ... I found a driveway (my neighbor's across the street) where I can park the car in a level position, strattling the sidewalk ... the drive slopes down to their house, and of course on the other side of the sidewalk, down toward the street. Then I can reach everything without ramps or a rack ... enough room to move around underneath and all ... It was much easier than using my floor jack and jack stands ...
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If you want to get every last drop, why not jack it up to get the pan under there and pull the plug, then jack it back down so it's level until it has drained, then jack it up again?
Not that it's worth the effort, but there are 2 ways to level the car - either in the air or on the ground.
just make sure you have a shallow oil drain pan! I did this and made a mess as the car crushed the oil drain container, it was too tall to sit under the car.
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91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; EAT Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
Space Gray; Gray; Sport/Premium/Nav
00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
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