Oil Extractor Recommendation

[lmichael]

So, quite some time ago IIRC it was Lugbolt who recommended the Mityvac to me. And it works like a champ. But I wanted one I could use with either the air compressor or had a built in pump .
So having had good luck with Vevor products I bought one from them. Went to try it on the Kubota and oh boy what a disappointment. Pump and pump and pump and after 20 minutes of pumping I think I got MAYBE 3 oz of hot oil from it. So I finally hooked it to the air compressor and set my regulator to 80 PSI.
Well after a total eternity (close to 45 min) I FINALLY got the oil sucked out.
Well it was boxed back up and sent back.
Sadly I already gave my trusted Mityvac to a very good friend. And yeah I looked at even buying one again. Well it's more than doubled in price than what I paid. (now being over $130!) ugh
I really want a flexible solution. I need a recommendation for a dual power type extractor. All over YouTube I see people raving about the Vevor. Did I get a dud?
Anyway I need to find a solution

 

[Spam Bot]

I have an oil extractor that came from a marine supplier. It hooks to the battery terminals or a spare battery, and is great for changing engine oil. I haven't used it on a Kubota transmission, but if you can get down to the bottom of the pan with a thin plastic tube, it will suck it dry. I have also used it to suck oil out of the drain pan when there is more oil in the engine than the pan can hold.

 

[chim]

I bought one of these cheapies from Amazon. I used it to pump diesel and transfer hydraulic oil. It works well and came in handy a few times. When I want to change oil or hydraulic fluid I don't trust a pump to get all of the liquid removed. I remove plugs.

 

[Old Machinist]

I bought one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM8R71M4

I have only used it to pump some diesel which it says not to do but it primed and pumped pretty quick. The supplied fitting orings leaked so I changed those with some from an AC kit. I saw where someone else changed the fittings altogether and adapted them to larger hoses and claimed it all worked. The hoses that came with it were a bear to separate and straighten out. All that said it did prime and pump quickly so with a little effort it seems like it's going to work for not much money.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

$130 for plastic that sucks? Yup. Unfortunately.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002SR7TC?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I have an oil extractor that came from a marine supplier. It hooks to the battery terminals or a spare battery, and is great for changing engine oil. I haven't used it on a Kubota transmission, but if you can get down to the bottom of the pan with a thin plastic tube, it will suck it dry. I have also used it to suck oil out of the drain pan when there is more oil in the engine than the pan can hold.

I also have one that my friend, who owns a marina, suggested. Not sure if we have the same one or not.


https://www.hodgesmarine.com/jab178...uxDJr8vMSbyonhQ-8cde-vpOupvvgiRkaAi06EALw_wcB

It has worked flawlessly.


I tried a "Chi-Com" Amazon version before I bought the Jabsco, but sent it back.

Not cheap, but the Jabsco works great.

(I have no affiliation with Hodges Marine, but I have had good luck using them and that is where I got my Jabsco.)


Edit: Mine will drain 6 quarts of warm oil, in about 90 seconds.

 

[GeoHorn]

I bought one of these cheapies from Amazon. I used it to pump diesel and transfer hydraulic oil. It works well and came in handy a few times. When I want to change oil or hydraulic fluid I don't trust a pump to get all of the liquid removed. I remove plugs.

I know what you mean… It’s difficult to believe in something you can’t readily see. (without physical verification)

I first bought a small battery-powered evacuator off Amazon because my Yamaha outboard actually recommended an evacuator over using the drain plug. I was surprised at how non-messy it was…..but didn’t trust it to get All the oil out….until I then opened the drain plug and no more came out. I also measured the amount that came out (although that’s not completely trustworthy unless you know the exact amount that was IN the motor considering the possibility of oil-consumption-during-operations.)

When I had to drop the oil pan off my 4.7L V8 in the truck…. I saw the drain plug actually leaves about a half-quart IN the engine….that an evacuator will actually get OUT!
(Dipsticks usually sample oil-level at the lowest point of an engine sump…so that makes sense.)

Bottom Line: Evacuators are actually reliable methods to get the MOST oil out. (GM DuraMax‘s leave a full qt in there if you use the drain plug. However, It’s claimed by the mfr’r that their oil-change-intervals take that into consideration. Yeah.. sure. I don’t care what GM says…. I want it ALL out.)

My Kubota RTV (w/two separate interconnected tanks) is a real Pain In The Azz to do a complete hydraulic-system change…. except that little battery-powered evacuator from Amazon made it Really Easy! And complete. I measured it.

I also have a vacuum-powered (air compressor) type from Harbor Freight which works well, although I plan to weld—in a drain-plug for the Evacuator so I don’t have to turn it upside-down to empty the evacuator itself.

Evacuators actually remove more old oil than many drain plugs. (and in Some Cases…such as modern transmissions which have no drain plugs and require complete oil-pan removal…and some of those “plastic”…. an evacuator is a life-saver for the home-mechanic who doesn’t want to drop a half-$K at the dealer…just so he can give the trans fresh fluid.)

EDIT: I see HF no longer offers the one I got from them, but Vevor is apparently the actual source anyway. This $90 unit works good for me, but is air-compressor powered…. service it with air… (it has a gauge on it) …and then disconnect from air and take it to the vehicle. Works fine. (What appears to be the same unit is $275 from Northern Tool and $800 from John Dow.)

 

[lmichael]

My thing is I really like the idea of being able to use either air power or a manual pump. Sadly the Mityvac (I stupidly gave away) could pull out anything. I used it to evacuate my mower gear box as well as engine oil on the tractor, ATF on my Toyota Highlander (which oddly same friend who has the Mityvac now owns) and no I didn't give him the Highlander I sold it to him when I got my electric Toyota SUV (BZ4X).
It's weird so many online rave about the Vevor I just wonder if mine was a "dud"?
But that is the "form factor" I want again. Not the other types being posted

 

[McMXi]

So, quite some time ago IIRC it was Lugbolt who recommended the Mityvac to me. And it works like a champ. But I wanted one I could use with either the air compressor or had a built in pump .
So having had good luck with Vevor products I bought one from them. Went to try it on the Kubota and oh boy what a disappointment. Pump and pump and pump and after 20 minutes of pumping I think I got MAYBE 3 oz of hot oil from it. So I finally hooked it to the air compressor and set my regulator to 80 PSI.
Well after a total eternity (close to 45 min) I FINALLY got the oil sucked out.
Well it was boxed back up and sent back.
Sadly I already gave my trusted Mityvac to a very good friend. And yeah I looked at even buying one again. Well it's more than doubled in price than what I paid. (now being over $130!) ugh
I really want a flexible solution. I need a recommendation for a dual power type extractor. All over YouTube I see people raving about the Vevor. Did I get a dud?
Anyway I need to find a solution

I bought an EWK model based on advice from @The Evil Twin. After other recommendations from him that have be equally excellent he could probably sell me a time share in Gaza.

I've used it more that I thought I would. I used it to change the oil on the new Yamaha outboard last summer (see below). I used it to drain the fuel out of the 70 gallon tank on the boat and the compressor connection made short work of that (see below). I've used it to suck oil out of a gearbox. I used it for another project but it's early and I can't remember what it was.

10.5L Pneumatic/Manual Oil Extractor Pump | EWK

EWK 10.5L Pneumatic / Manual Vacuum Fluid Evacuator makes the oil extraction easy, mess-free and super safe! No limited to places, change oil anytime & anywhere!

www.ewktool.com

 

[lmichael]

How did the EWK product work between manual and pneumatic? On the Vevor, manual use was totally useless. Powered use was not far behind but "sort of" worked.
One of the reasons on a lot of my power equipment I am going over to battery is because I am tired of taking care of small gas engines that rarely get used, yet still require more care and maintenance than I care to bother with. And while I could go corded electric I very much dislike power cords strung all over. And battery powered equipment i.e. my 60V Toro walk behind mower and snow thrower have totally amazed me with how powerful they are. Going WAY above and beyond gas powered equivalent units. Even my DeWalt 20V blower and string trimmer while only 20V systems literally blow away (no pun intended) the gas powered alternatives I owned.
Anyway I digress. I would really like to know how your EWK performs both with manual power and air power (especially on thicker fluids) i.e. gear oil.
Thanks!

 

[McMXi]

How did the EWK product work between manual and pneumatic? On the Vevor, manual use was totally useless. Powered use was not far behind but "sort of" worked.
One of the reasons on a lot of my power equipment I am going over to battery is because I am tired of taking care of small gas engines that rarely get used, yet still require more care and maintenance than I care to bother with. And while I could go corded electric I very much dislike power cords strung all over. And battery powered equipment i.e. my 60V Toro walk behind mower and snow thrower have totally amazed me with how powerful they are. Going WAY above and beyond gas powered equivalent units. Even my DeWalt 20V blower and string trimmer while only 20V systems literally blow away (no pun intended) the gas powered alternatives I owned.
Anyway I digress. I would really like to know how your EWK performs both with manual power and air power (especially on thicker fluids) i.e. gear oil.
Thanks!

The EWK works great regardless of how the vacuum is generated. It works for a wide range of fluid viscosities too.

@WI_Hedgehog, I hope you're better at recommending oil extractors than hydraulic fitting companies. I will NEVER order from Discount Hydraulic Hose again. What an f'ing joke they are.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I will NEVER order from Discount Hydraulic Hose again. What an f'ing joke they are.

Why what happened?

I've never had a problem with them.

 

[McMXi]

Why what happened?

I've never had a problem with them.

They didn't inform me that any items that I ordered were on back order and decided to ship me part of my order via FedEx. I had to pay the FedEx shipping fee which was for the entire order. Then also without informing me, they shipped the rest of the order via USPS to my home address and didn't provide any confirmation to that effect. I don't have a mailbox on the street so any packages get returned to sender.

When I called to ask why an incomplete order was shipped to me, why I wasn't informed of the back order, and why they didn't confirm shipping the rest of the order via USPS or send out any form of tracking, the CS person was less than pleasant which pushed my buttons which resulted in my telling her what I thought of their company, and she hung up on me.

I contacted my CC company and filed a dispute.

My apologies to @WI_Hedgehog. I was pissed off this morning and the 18 hour day yesterday to fly from Illinois to MT didn't help either.

 

[ruger1980]

I have one of the Harbor Freight/Holt oil evacuators and it works well enough for what I use it for. There are better built ones but as long as you treat it well it holds up

 

[Spam Bot]

I also have one that my friend, who owns a marina, suggested. Not sure if we have the same one or not.


https://www.hodgesmarine.com/jab178...uxDJr8vMSbyonhQ-8cde-vpOupvvgiRkaAi06EALw_wcB

It was worked flawlessly.


I tried a "Chi-Com" Amazon version before I bought the Jabsco, but sent it back.

Not cheap, but the Jabsco works great.

(I have no affiliation with Hodges Marine, but I have had good luck using them and that is where I got my Jabsco.)


Edit: Mine will drain 6 quarts of warm oil, in about 90 seconds.

Mine is an older version of yours. I have owned it for more than 15 years.

 

[lmichael]

I decided to give this one a go Amazon.com: VEVOR 15L Pneumatic/Manual Fluid Extractor Pump, Oil Changer Vacuum Fluid Extractor, Oil Extractor Change Pump for Automotive, Oil Change & Fluid Change Tool with Dipstick and Suction Hose : Grocery & Gourmet Food
Saw many vids on it. All show it pulling very well with very few hand pumps. Fingers crossed. It will be here next week. I think something was wrong with the air check valve on the one I bought before. As it was laying in the box. I tried putting it together but I don't think I was successful. Because when I would pump air was coming out everywhere. So maybe a new one will be the ticket

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

My thing is I really like the idea of being able to use either air power or a manual pump. Sadly the Mityvac (I stupidly gave away) could pull out anything. I used it to evacuate my mower gear box as well as engine oil on the tractor, ATF on my Toyota Highlander (which oddly same friend who has the Mityvac now owns) and no I didn't give him the Highlander I sold it to him when I got my electric Toyota SUV (BZ4X).
It's weird so many online rave about the Vevor I just wonder if mine was a "dud"?
But that is the "form factor" I want again. Not the other types being posted

It amazes me that people don't know what or who VEVOR is.

It's a chinese owned and operated Multi level marketing company.
Simple terms it's a fancy pyramid scheme.

They get your information, then distribute that information to everyone they can to get sales of their labeled products.

VEVOR does not "make" any product, they just get manufacturers to slap a VEVOR name tag on it.

It's one of the great scams of our time.

Might as well just write an open check, or an open CC account and give China permission to charge on it to send you stuff.

 

[Hugo Habicht]

It amazes me that people don't know what or who VEVOR is.

It's a chinese owned and operated Multi level marketing company.
Simple terms it's a fancy pyramid scheme.

Why is it a pyramid scheme? Sure, they put their name sticker onto products they buy in, same as lots of American or European companies do.

I bought from them and never got a single advertising email from them, let alone my credit card being charged.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

[snipped for brevity: serious service issue]

My apologies to @WI_Hedgehog. I was pissed off this morning and the 18 hour day yesterday to fly from Illinois to MT didn't help either.

That is a bad experience, maybe give Mike a call and try to work out out.

I build and modify lots of stuff and am kind of used to horrible customer service (like a 9 month wait on tractor hydraulics from a major supplier, and then getting the wrong parts and a longer wait), so maybe I've a higher threshold for pain.

From my experience, Mike the owner is one of the few old guys left, and he has really cared about my piddly little orders (which to me are pretty sizely for "just couplings"). So for me, I'm happy to get couplings affordably and will navigate the website to do it, and for me the company has done great, hopefully you've had a one-off bad experience and it turns around for the better.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Why is it a pyramid scheme? Sure, they put their name sticker onto products they buy in, same as lots of American or European companies do.

I bought from them and never got a single advertising email from them, let alone my credit card being charged.

VEVOR is not a multi level franchising business (Amsoil, Mary Kay, etc.).

It is a direct to consumer online retailer primarily dealing with low cost goods manufactured and sourced in mainland China. They have experienced explosive growth in the last 20 years.

• Origin:
  Founded in Shanghai, China, in 2007 as an eBay seller.
  
  
• Headquarters:
  Headquartered in Taicang, China, near Shanghai, with subsidiaries in the US, UK, Singapore, and EU for global operations.
  
  
• Business Model:
  They function as a large online marketplace, sourcing and selling a vast array of products, often rebranded under the Vevor name, similar to platforms like Amazon or Wish.
  
  
• US Expansion:
  Recently opened its first physical retail store in Houston, Texas, expanding its brick-and-mortar presence in the US.