[C320-list] OIL CHANGE

[David J Gleason]

Tony:

I also use the 1/4" barb that screws into the oil pan outlet.  One the
additional things I did, as I lost the barb after removing it, was to add
a brass shutoff to the bard, so I can now close the outlet and not have
to remove the barb when I am through.  After adding the shut off, I
realized I could have taken a short piece of the plastic hose and put a
plug into the end of it and place it over the bard fitting.  I used 1/4"
clear plastic hose purchased at Home Depot.  Simplifies the oil removal. 
The idea of punching/drilling a hole in the filter is something I will
try next fall at time of haul out.  I think I can twist the filter 1/2
turn before it starts leaking at the gasket.   This idea will sure be a
time saver.  Cleaning the drip pan is a pain in the a_s!

Dave Gleason
Proud Mary, #150

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:50:39 -0800 (PST) Jane & Ken
<obuoy4848 at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> Tony, the "air tool" adapter is simply an ACE hardware or WAL-MART 
> item which has -I think- a 1/4 inch male thread (to fit where the 
> plug screwed out) . Take the plug with you to the store and verify 
> the correct threads--who remembers, the size could be 3/8 inch. BUT, 
> the other end is a "normal" male tapered nipple about one inch long 
> with barbs which my suction hose (an air tool hose) fits over and 
> then the vacuum connection to the container.
>   It really is so easy to remove the plug, screw in the adapter, 
> slip the hose over the end and then pump the container (to creat the 
> vacuum) and the sump is empty.  As I indicated earlier, the diaper 
> under the filter works superbly, although I do slip the filter into 
> a baggy as soon as it comes free from the engine block.  This 
> process has worked okay for me for the last 14 years.  Good luck 
> with future changes.  Ken Cathey, #219
> 
> amshd2 at aol.com wrote:
>   
> Ken
> 
> 
> 
> ?What type of air tool fitting did you use and where did you get it. 
> and how did you connect it to your pump? ?I have the Perkins too and 
> have been use the?drain tube but I push a plastic tube from my oil 
> drain pump down it.??Sounds like you systems works better.?
> 
> Tony ?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jane & Ken 
> To: C320-List 
> Sent: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 8:50 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] OIL CHANGE
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Our hull number is 219 and is fitted with the PERKINS engine. This 
> engine has a 
> "drain" plug on the starboard side below the dipstick. Oil change is 
> easy 
> because I remove the plug, screw in an air tool adapter (1/4 inch I 
> think) and 
> then suck out ALL of the oil--no real mess involved and I am certain 
> the sump is 
> empty-unlike using the dipstick tube. The filter is still a bit of a 
> mess, but 
> the diaper works wonders. 
> You might want to search the engine manual or look closely at the 
> sump area 
> because I have never seen a sump without a drain hole. The engineer 
> designed 
> one, but the boat location prevents access. The filter is another 
> story-I agree 
> it should spin on from below.
> Ken Cathey 'OBUOY' #219
> 
> Robert Seastream wrote:
> First, whichever Yanmar design engineer decided on a horizontal 
> mount 
> filter should be fired, then shot.
> Second, accept the fact that some oil spill will occur. Minimize it 
> by 
> utilizing the methods mentioned on this forum, and repeated below:
> 
> Hole punch and predrain the oil filter
> Place a ziploc bag around the oil filter
> Place a diaper (Pampers, etc.), under the engine.
> 
> If it didn't cost so much, I'd have my engine oil pan drain fitted 
> with 
> an extension 'spout' and hose that would allow me to drain the oil 
> from 
> the pan as intended, rather than sucking it out the dipstick pipe. 
> That's another reason the design engineer should be shot, given that 
> 
> s/he knew the engine would be located in close quarters.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert Seastream
> 'Intuition' # 906
> 
> On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Warren Updike wrote:
> 
> > Cheeze, I'm so angry I could s?it (apply the appropriate letter of 
> 
> > your choice, H or P.) This time I loosened the filter just enough 
> so 
> > I could turn it by hand, stuffed oil absorbant material undet the 
> > filter, then punched a hole in the top of the end, put a plastic 
> bag 
> > over it and rotated it until the hole was at the bottom (that's a 
> mere 
> > 1/2 turn.) Sure enough, the oil oozed out into the bag. I thought 
> I 
> > was in fat city (anyone recognize that term?) That is, until I 
> looked 
> > under the engine to see a smear of black oil coming down the sump. 
> 
> > This was the worse mess of any previous filter change attempt. Why 
> 
> > would one design such an affair. Isn't there an adapter to allow a 
> 
> > remote filter install? Time to change the filter: 5 min.; time to 
> > clean-up: 35 min. To make matters worse, unless you are Ichabod 
> Crane 
> > or anorexic, there is no way to reach far enough under the oil pan 
> to 
> > clean-up all the mess. (You can guess my age group by the 
> comparisons 
> > I use.)
> >
> > Back to the drawing board.
> >
> > Warren & Pattie Updike
> > C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
> > Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
> > Chesapeake Bay
> >
> 
> 
> 
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