DIY: C230 Oil Change w/Mityvac
10-06-2009, 12:01 AM
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DIY: C230 Oil Change w/Mityvac
Thought this might help a few people out. Combo Mityvac review/C230 Oil change tutorial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6kwmy494AY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6kwmy494AY
10-06-2009, 11:11 AM
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10-06-2009, 06:47 PM
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but i always still open my drain plug to be 101% sure im totally drained. usually theres not too many left. but i just get OCD with it.Trending Topics
10-07-2009, 06:02 AM
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I think your suppose to leave the oil filter cap off when you fill it up with oil.. something about so the oil can get all the way into the motor.... i could be wrong but i believe that was said some place b4 to stoned to look.. i also have the same pump as you.. it sucks after about 4 uses it starts to leak oil.. Youll see but it still works good.
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For what it's worth, I bought the Pela extractor. It is a much more simple design so it does not have the quirks described on this thread. It is also a pure extractor so there is no option to use it as a dispenser. I think the amount of effort to clean it after any extraction to use the Mityvac as a dispenser would not be worth the trouble anyway so I am very happy with the Pela unit.
10-07-2009, 07:55 AM
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10-07-2009, 10:35 AM
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I think your suppose to leave the oil filter cap off when you fill it up with oil.. something about so the oil can get all the way into the motor.... i could be wrong but i believe that was said some place b4 to stoned to look.. i also have the same pump as you.. it sucks after about 4 uses it starts to leak oil.. Youll see but it still works good.
That doesn't even make sence if you understand the layout inside of the motor...With regards to the unit leaking oil, I've used it well over a dozen times (I've lost track) with multiple vehicles and haven't had any leaking issues whatsoever. However, with the valve issue I am having I would have an easy time believing that this may happen to me in the future..
10-07-2009, 01:08 PM
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Yeah maybe the smaller motors are different... But i remember now..
You have to unscrew it when your sucking out the oil.. It allows all the oil to move to the back pan.. But everyone does there oil changes differently.. ive done 4 so far and never had an issue..
I also had a lot more oil then you
Next oil change im going to use the pump.. Then after that im going to go under the car and see how much is really left..
You have to unscrew it when your sucking out the oil.. It allows all the oil to move to the back pan.. But everyone does there oil changes differently.. ive done 4 so far and never had an issue..
I also had a lot more oil then you
Next oil change im going to use the pump.. Then after that im going to go under the car and see how much is really left..
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10-07-2009, 05:17 PM
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I have the Pela 650 and can highly recommend it. I checked with the oil drain plug on my P-car and saw it was drained completely, so didn't bother with the C. Sure makes oil changes a lot easier...
