Oil Extraction.

[mioba]

I dont see an ussue with a cheap manual pump for the petrol.

I would not use a 12v one for petrol, they simply get hot internally and its asking for trouble, also risk with sparks on connecting. They are not designed as fuel pumps.

That said why not remove the fuel line, direct into a container and crank using the cars fuel pump. I done this on a mates car who misfuelled.

 

[chic0821]

Lidl has their oil suction pumps on sale from Thursday 18 March for £12.99

 

[Blobcat]

Lidl has their oil suction pumps on sale from Thursday 18 March for £12.99

Been using one for a couple of years now, haven't used my pela pump since I got it

 

[Gazwould]

Remember what happened when the handbrake got reinvented !!

 

[Steve Paul Thompson]

Used the electric pump I bought from Ebay in February. Much faster than the hand vacuum pump. I pumped the old oil into the hand pump as it has a 9 litre tank capacity. My C350 Cdi has 8 litres so it was ideal for the job.

 

[star]

We alway suck out, the risk of cracking a plastic sump is too great, as the pic shows, a car that had been to another garage for an oil change.
Later 654 engines have no dipstick or tube so have to be drained via sump and the half twist plastic sump plug.

 

[Benz17]

My car is on a service plan, and booked in for a service on 15 July, W213 E350d, no dipstick, what would the dealers do, via sump or extract via pump.

 

[Ron240]

My car is on a service plan, and booked in for a service on 15 July, W213 E350d, no dipstick, what would the dealers do, via sump or extract via pump.

I am the same and I asked this question.
The answer was that there is a blanked off tube that a dipstick could fit in and allow oil to be sucked out.
I looked but couldn't see it, although I didn't look very hard at all admittedly.
In my service plan terms it states that new sump plug or washer etc is included.
I had my A service a week ago and I have no idea whether they sucked or drained my oil.

 

[Benz17]

I am the same and I asked this question.
The answer was that there is a blanked off tube that a dipstick could fit in and allow oil to be sucked out.
I looked but couldn't see it, although I didn't look very hard at all admittedly.
In my service plan terms it states that new sump plug or washer etc is included.
I had my A service a week ago and I have no idea whether they sucked or drained my oil.

Interesting, the terms could be generic, I will also ask them when I go, but as long as 99% of oil is extracted, then that should be fine, no.

 

[jimbg]

As I have said before they suck out the oil on boat engines that in themselves cost more than any MB car!
Absolutely nothing wrong with the technique. Car servicing is cheap, a large consumer boat engine service can be in the thousands and they usually have two to take care of!

 

[Ron240]

Car servicing is cheap, a large consumer boat engine

You forgot to insert the words - compared with.

 

[star]

It depends on what engine you have fitted, 651 has a normal sump plug and a dip stick. A 654 engine has a plastic sump plug with built into ring but no dip stick.

 

[Jim2]

Because the ground is sloped where I change mine, I use a jack to level it up,and also lift it so where the district meets the pan is at its lowest point. And when filling the oil, I never put in the correct amount straight away..just 6 out of the 6.5 ltrs, then run it and let it settle. Then I do the final check and adjust the level

 

[Benz17]

Because the ground is sloped where I change mine, I use a jack to level it up,and also lift it so where the district meets the pan is at its lowest point. And when filling the oil, I never put in the correct amount straight away..just 6 out of the 6.5 ltrs, then run it and let it settle. Then I do the final check and adjust the level

As this is the first time I’m using a dealer for a service, only due to the 20% discount on offer last year, hope they take just as good care on my car, as you do on yours, but I guess that is wishing.

 

[Manc Rick]

Can anybody confirm whether or not the OM654 (w213) has a blanked off tube where a dipstick/ oil suction tube can be inserted, or, is oil extraction by suction not possible?

thanks

 

[mioba]

If its your own car. probably easier ti just pop hood and take a peek.

 

[mioba]

As this is the first time I’m using a dealer for a service, only due to the 20% discount on offer last year, hope they take just as good care on my car, as you do on yours, but I guess that is wishing.

Not all dealers are bad and I think its unfair to tarnish them all with the same brush. There is a prejudice they are bad as ppl mostly complain about poor service.

 

[EmilysDad]

If its your own car. probably easier ti just pop hood and take a peek.

Arghhh!

 

[Manc Rick]

If its your own car. probably easier ti just pop hood and take a peek.

Yes thanks, I did that of course and couldn’t not see any dipstick or any tube resembling a dipstick repository, so I doubt there is such a thing, however I have seen more than a couple of forum posts suggesting that various MB newer engines without a dipstick do indeed have a blanked off tube where a dipstick can be inserted, so I was looking for confirmation either way based on the OM654 engine.

For all I know, there may be one in a not so obvious place, for example perhaps only visible when removing the air intake pipe, intended for technician use only.

Its looking like there isn’t such a tube, so I’ll have to try and park on a slope, jack the front up to level the car and drop the oil that way, but much easier and quicker using the electric pump that I used to use on my OM651 - it drained 6.5 litres in around 5 minutes. Oh well, there’sa job for a Sunday afternoon

Thanks

 

[mioba]

If its your own car. probably easier ti just pop hood and take a peek.

Arghhh!

Apologies I was referring to the hinged, movable part of your automobile body covering the engine location.

aka Bonnet