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Mower oil changing

Posted by Graham Taylor on August 14, 2016 at 9:08pm in Machinery

I tend to put off oil changes as it tends to be a messy old business............. Maybe others already do this and I just haven't moved with the times but picked up an oil suction tool on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Oil-Suction-Hand-Syringe-Gun-Pump-Gearbox-Fill-Extractor-500ml-AK47-/131271443430?hash=item1e906343e6:g:AxgAAOSwDN1UQUBL   What a difference............tilted the mower slightly in the direction of the filler hole and the old oil was sucked out in less than a minute..... no mess. No oil on the driveway for the missus to moan about!!  The only thing I had to do was to push a smaller diameter piece of pipe inside the one attached to the pump as it was too thick to go to the bottom of the engine.

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    Seth Burgess August 14, 2016 at 9:33pm

    Only issue with suction ones is they don't get any sludge that may be in the engine (far more likely iif you don't change the oil often enough)

  • James Brett August 14, 2016 at 9:48pm
    I don't make any mess when I do mine. Have 3 to do and the turfmaster is heavy
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