[C320-list] Perkins oil change

[Welch, Myron D]

Jason,

That plug on the side lets you get to the oil sump. You can be quite successful inserting a tube to the base of the sump if the oil is up to operating temperature so it flows freely. I would also see if any remaining oil could be drawn through the dipstick tube. There shouldn't be much, if any. 

As per someone's suggestion on this list, I now have a hose barb 
with male threads the same size as the plug. I just screw it in, clamp a correct size hose to the barb, then attach the hose to my Jabsco 12 volt oil changer. This is quicker, much easier and more thorough than the tube inserted through the dipstick and/or access plug hole. 

Myron


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> On Oct 31, 2016, at 8:38 PM, jason reynolds <jereyns at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Myron,
> 
> I purchased a 320 hull #68 last fall and am trying to change the oil.  I had trouble extracting oil from the dipstick, is the plug you are referring to a drain, or something that you put a tube in to extract oil??
> 
> Jason
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Oct 31, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Lew, 
>> 
>> It's on the block, around 6 inches from the bottom of the engine. The plug is about 1/2" diameter and easily removed with an open end wrench or small crescent wrench. 
>> 
>> Myron
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Oct 31, 2016, at 7:33 PM, "sailorlew at aol.com" <sailorlew at aol.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Myron,
>>> Is a plug on the sump or a plug on a hose like the Universal engines have?
>>> Lew
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>
>>> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>> Sent: Mon, Oct 31, 2016 5:16 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Perkins oil change
>>> 
>>> Lew,
>>> 
>>> There is a drain plug on the starboard side of the engine, close to where the dipstick tube enters the block.  The other alternative is to extract oil through the dipstick tube.
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Myron Welch
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>>> Iowa City, Iowa
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>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 31, 2016, at 4:02 PM, sailorlew at aol.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> A friend of mine has a Perkins M30 on his Beneteau 321 & his having difficulty finding where the drain fitting is for the lube oil. Can anyone provide some info, or a schematic?
>>>> tx
>>>> Lew
>>> 
>>>