West Marine Oil Extractor $56.99 - Today Only

[IDBoating]

http://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-7201-F...luid+evacuator

This is the evacuator that I have and I was able to get at my local parts store but it MSRP for around $125. I was able to get a lil shy of $100 and well worth the money. Has a deal where you can reverse the flow of the fluid to put in an oil container once it gets filled and take to dispose. Absolutely no mess involved with this model.

On the lesser model, you just remove the suction hose and it opens up a little pour spout. Then just pour into your disposal container.

[IDBoating]

It's a giant mess cleaning that system up, thought this might be a cleaner way of doing things.

OMG! Do yourself a huge favor and order the MityVac 7400 right now. Seriously. Stop reading and order one. Here's a link to one for 56 bucks. It's the one I have, same one as West Marine was selling above. I promise you'll thank yourself every time you change your oil. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it. I am not kidding, I cannot emphasize this enough. Spend the money. And report back!

EDIT: As for your hill: This pump works so well you can do it in the water, like I do. When it's time to change the oil, just take the stuff with you and do it on the lake at the dock. I am not kidding. Or, pull out of your driveway and do it parked along the side of the street. With this pump it's all of 15 minutes from start to totally, completely done. It will change your life... you'll probably name your next child "MityVac".

[Timmy!]

LOL! Ok, Ok, I will get one... I wish our lakes were like yours. Our docks are so busy that you can only tie up to them for about 5 minutes. Some lakes have a 15 minute zone. I was able to tie up to one on Sat for 30 minutes and came back and then couldn't get back to my boat because the Marina is closed for the season and someone closed the locked gate that was never supposed to be open in the first place. Luckily I found someone that had an access code so that I could get back to my boat.

On another note, my dealer uses a Jabsco ballast puppy. They have it mounted to the top of a 55 gallon drum on wheels and a 12 volt battery and just roll it to the boat, hook up the hose and turn it on and the oil just goes into the drum.

[BCRider]

Besides having to keep the extractor on board while out you don't need to be on a dock. I changed mine while I dropped of my dad and nieces at the beach and came back 15 minutes later.

Using these extractors are awesome. As I said this was my first year ever using one and it sure speeds up the job. Once done I just spray some engine degreaser in the container and down the line, rinse out and put away. I'll just have to look for the part to attach the existing hose off the motor to the extractor hose for even faster/easier changing.

[IDBoating]

Besides having to keep the extractor on board while out you don't need to be on a dock. I changed mine while I dropped of my dad and nieces at the beach and came back 15 minutes later.

Absolutely. You don't have to be in a driveway... do it on the street in front of your house. Or a buddy's house. Or the parking lot in front of Walmart. Or anywhere. You're sitting in the boat the whole time, so no gymnastics getting in and out a bunch of times with tools and such.

[Stingreye]

On the lesser model, you just remove the suction hose and it opens up a little pour spout. Then just pour into your disposal container.

I have the big one and it has the pour spout too (7L one I think). I am lazy and just take the Mityvac to autozone to dump in the container. I have been warned not use the plastic hose in the trans but I use it anyway. Anyone gotten the plastic hose stuck in the trans yet? Am I playing with fire?

[IDBoating]

I have been warned not use the plastic hose in the trans but I use it anyway. Anyone gotten the plastic hose stuck in the trans yet? Am I playing with fire?

I service my transmission exactly that way and don't have a problem. Interestingly, I only get about half the rated amount of fluid out each time, despite aggressively working that hose all over in there. But I change it every 50 hours, way more often than required, so I figure I'm OK.

Why "no plastic hose"? What else are you going to use, metal? If there's a chance of it getting stuck I would think plastic would be a better option.

[Stingreye]

I service my transmission exactly that way and don't have a problem. Interestingly, I only get about half the rated amount of fluid out each time, despite aggressively working that hose all over in there. But I change it every 50 hours, way more often than required, so I figure I'm OK.

Why "no plastic hose"? What else are you going to use, metal? If there's a chance of it getting stuck I would think plastic would be a better option.

I think copper or some kind of metal. I don't remember. I just was told that its common for them to get caught in the trans. I just went with the plastic figuring that most people wouldn't bother putting something that didn't come with it in.

[IDBoating]

I've never heard of them getting caught, but thanks a lot - I'm probably jinxed now and it will happen the next time!