Oil change using 'PELA' device.

shauncr91 · 15 May 2013 at 18:10

Surely you'll never truly flush out all the old oil like you would taking the drain plug out with one of these?

jon.bda · 15 May 2013 at 20:04

thepharcyde said:
I would just drain via the sump

Can you change the oil on my wifes Smart car for me please?

Scrutinize · 15 May 2013 at 20:12

I have used on of these the last couple of services on my cars. Easy enough to do, including with a filter change.

If the oil is well spent, just make sure the engine / oil is hot first as it comes out much easier.

Oh and make sure you get a good quality one and not one of the cheap alternatives.

thepharcyde · 15 May 2013 at 20:23

jon.bda said:
Can you change the oil on my wifes Smart car for me please?

FourTwo, sure

Tom_ed1987 · 15 May 2013 at 20:58

Heard about cheap ones of these snapping their ends off in the sump. beware!

Third Opinion · 15 May 2013 at 22:28

Tom_ed1987 said:
Heard about cheap ones of these snapping their ends off in the sump. beware!

Yeah that is a worry. But I am pretty sure they rubbery hose type things, like silicone.

Another benefit of them is the car is level. If you do oil changes at home to get the car level to ensure you get all the oil out means you have to jack the front and back up. Otherwise your engine is at a wonk and some remains in the rear of the engine.

I noticed this last time I did my diesel that is suppose to take 4 litres, only about 3 came out despite being at the top level and only took 3 to refill. That included the filter.

Django x2 · 15 May 2013 at 23:15

Been using one of these since 2008. Great device. Wasted slightly on the E60 530d as it takes 7.8 litres of oil so won't fit all in the Pela. I drain first and drop the last bit. Never had a problem on older / other cars and it does do a pretty damn good job. Remove the filter whilst this is sucking too.

bainbridge · 16 May 2013 at 00:07

I drain into a cat litter tray, £2 from pet shop

Django x2 · 16 May 2013 at 11:51

Does your car hold 2 litres of oil

Third Opinion · 16 May 2013 at 18:53

Django x2 said:
Does your car hold 2 litres of oil

Can only imagine the mess trying to empty a cat litter tray into a container.

Matt82 · 16 May 2013 at 20:24

Funnel makes it easy. I used to use a tray I got from Tesco in a hurry, on the cheap, for a long time and only stopped when I accidentally lowered a car down on it and crushed it

D-Ranged · 17 May 2013 at 13:16

I just drain it from the sump. My mate has a similar thing but connects his compressor to it so it sucks all the water out.

Django x2 · 17 May 2013 at 14:18

water....:

garak112 · 17 May 2013 at 15:47

Good idea in theory but on my car the tube size required to go down the dipstick meant it took 45 minutes to pull all the oil out.

D-Ranged · 30 May 2013 at 23:11

Django x2 said:
water....:

Hahaha, OIL!

mjd · 31 May 2013 at 21:52

I looked into these some time ago, but went with a 12v oil pump in the end. Same concept though.
Both our cars have their filters easily accessible under the lid, so oil changes are easy as peas. Just need to make sure that the oil is reasonably warm, else it tends to take a while.

NickXX · 1 Jun 2013 at 08:56

I have the same one shown in the OP and it's excellent. Very good way of changing the oil as it's no faff and no mess. Also eliminates the risk of threading the sump plug/not torquing it correctly. I used it a lot with my 318.

You do need to get the oil hot, otherwise it will be nearly impossible to use. If you have an oil filter which is accessible from the engine bay (E.g. BMWs), then it is a no brainer.

Django x2 · 2 Jun 2013 at 09:23

I have found, to be fair, that less oil seems to come out than it should, and, once it's been used for a while, its virtually impossible to tell the oil level inside the pump as it's so dirty.

lordrobs · 2 Jun 2013 at 11:44

NickXX said:
You do need to get the oil hot, otherwise it will be nearly impossible to use. If you have an oil filter which is accessible from the engine bay (E.g. BMWs), then it is a no brainer.

This is very true, I was worried about getting my oil too hot and ended up trying to get it out when barely warm... took about 40 minutes!