Oil Change Due: Have some questions

[haugy]

any extractor should work.....use your quick drain tube from the bottom of the engine not the dipstick tube as the hose tube can get stuck on the botton of the dipstick tube warm the engine up if you can before as the oil will flow out quicker .. use ziplock bag around the oil filter when you take it off to catch the oil spilling out.....fill the filter with some oil and lube the filter seal before you put the new filter on .... check and add to full after you have run the motor for a few minutes and check for leaks around the filter seal.

I would NOT use a filter wrench to tighten a filter- it could cause pinholes in the filter from the teeth on the wrench- I have seen this happen, just use your hand- no need to kill it!

I have never used a pump to remove oil. I just start the night before and let it drain over night.

These three are what you need to do.

Heat up the engine by letting run for a while. Just coming in from a day's ride is perfect, or hook up a hose and let it run for 10 minutes. Let your drain tube drain overnight. Why rush? Get up in the morning, get a new filter, fill it and lubricate the rubber seal.
Put it on, HAND TIGHT ONLY, do not use a wrench unless you are a weakling and can't get a good hand tight filter on.

Top off, and then done. Super easy, just take your time with it. I've tightened filters by hand, and after useage have had to bust my ass to get them off.

[michael hunter]

What Haugy said.

[jaywidhalm]

On my 08 22 V the oil drain tube just barely reaches out of the bilge drain plug in the back. You cannot get a pan to catch it back there due to the hose being too short, and the wakeplate is in the way. Not sure if they are all this way, but without an extension on the hose, no way to not make a crazy mess trying to let it drain overnight. I tried it this way the first time, and since, have started sucking it out with an extractor. Just my experience with my boat.

[Tim405]

On my 08 22 V the oil drain tube just barely reaches out of the bilge drain plug in the back. You cannot get a pan to catch it back there due to the hose being too short, and the wakeplate is in the way. Not sure if they are all this way, but without an extension on the hose, no way to not make a crazy mess trying to let it drain overnight. I tried it this way the first time, and since, have started sucking it out with an extractor. Just my experience with my boat.

I did mine today - I just pushed the drain tube out of the stern as far as it'd go - then let it drip over the wakeplate. fortunately I have a steep driveway and also got lucky that it went just to the right - minimal mess. (It's her first Royal Purple oil change)

[cigars n scotch]

totally forgot about this post, but I found out my dad has an extractor so I'll try that. Going to change the oil tomorrow evening so I can ride Saturday morning. I'll run the engine on my fake-a-lake for 15 minutes or so to get the oil nice and thin, but it's also been 100 degrees here the last few days so that probably helps.

Thanks for all the suggestions and help.

[haugy]

totally forgot about this post, but I found out my dad has an extractor so I'll try that. Going to change the oil tomorrow evening so I can ride Saturday morning. I'll run the engine on my fake-a-lake for 15 minutes or so to get the oil nice and thin, but it's also been 100 degrees here the last few days so that probably helps.

Thanks for all the suggestions and help.

Running the engine not only thins the mix. But if there is any sediment, by running you have a good chance of it being stirred up, and then it will flow out with the thin oil. If it's been sitting for a day or two, and you try and remove oil then (drain or extract) you may leave the sediment/deposits/metal on the bottom of the pan.

Just an FYI.