jdhart73
05-16-2011, 09:40 PM
I am sure someone has already done this but it was new to me so I thought id post it.
I started my X2 up and let it run in the driveway for 15-20 minutes to warm it up enough to change the oil. I turned it off and had pulled the oil drain tubing through the back drain plug hole and took the nut off to drain the oil into a pain, nothing. I stuck a smaller 1/8" tube up there as far as I could to unclog anything I could and still nothing.
Then I had the bright idea to use my fluid transfer pump hooked up directly to the hose to draw the oil out and into the tub...it worked perfectly! I got pretty much all 4.5 quarts out and it was simple. I used this pump that I bought at autozone PUMP (http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/OEM-Fluid-transfer-pump?itemIdentifier=94647)
The hose that comes with the pump does not fit over the boat drain tube...but the adapter for the hose will actually thread on the brass fitting on the drain tube and then you just press the pump on and place the drain end of the pump hose in a bucket and voila!
Anyway, just a small tip on the off chance anybody has not seen or done this.
I started my X2 up and let it run in the driveway for 15-20 minutes to warm it up enough to change the oil. I turned it off and had pulled the oil drain tubing through the back drain plug hole and took the nut off to drain the oil into a pain, nothing. I stuck a smaller 1/8" tube up there as far as I could to unclog anything I could and still nothing.
Then I had the bright idea to use my fluid transfer pump hooked up directly to the hose to draw the oil out and into the tub...it worked perfectly! I got pretty much all 4.5 quarts out and it was simple. I used this pump that I bought at autozone PUMP (http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/OEM-Fluid-transfer-pump?itemIdentifier=94647)
The hose that comes with the pump does not fit over the boat drain tube...but the adapter for the hose will actually thread on the brass fitting on the drain tube and then you just press the pump on and place the drain end of the pump hose in a bucket and voila!
Anyway, just a small tip on the off chance anybody has not seen or done this.