Oil change
Last night, I changed the oil in Andrea’s car. The seller said that it had about 1000 miles left on it, but I’m glad I didn’t wait. When I checked the dipstick, I noticed the oil was super thick.
I like to use an oil extractor to change the oil on my VW Golf because it’s quick and mess free, but for Andrea’s car, it took me an hour to extract the oil. The oil was just too thick! Earlier in the day, we drove around trying to find a local store that sold an oil extractor that held more than 7L, but no luck. The extractor I currently have only holds 4L; this meant I had to stop half way to empty the extractor and continue. When I stopped half way, the tube accidentally splattered some oil on the wall. So much for mess free!
Over the next free weeks, I’m going to search for an extractor that can hold enough oil for all the cars. These are the most likely candidates:
Pela Pro 14 (14L)
Motive Power Extractor (10 Qt)
MityVac 7400 Fluid Evacuator (7.3L)
I’m leaning towards the first one, since it holds more and looks like it uses a sealed/solid container. I can’t tell from the pictures of the Motive or MityVac products if they also have a solid bottom piece.