[C320-list] Perkins M30 Oil Change

[Jeff Smith]

I use the same as Dave Hupe Napa Gold 1348 and Rotella 15W-40, though it is more a function of finding the size when I show up at the boat. With over 200,000 miles on multiple cars using Fram oil filters (changed every 3,000 - 5,000) with no issues, though, I would use a Fram filter without concern.

By the way, the bolt labeled “C” looks like another way to drain the block (quickly) and possibly someplace where an engine block heater could be installed. 

Regarding evacuating oil from point B, that is the way to go. Unfortunately I am not at the boat, but I have a threaded fitting with a rubber hose attached to it. I have the hose extended to the front of the engine with a brass cap. I simply unscrew the cap, either screw-on my hand pump (a Jabsco) or I use the one of the suction containers for transmission fluid, etc. If you use the screw-on hand pump I recommend a 5-gal bucket so it does not splash. Evacuating the oil through this method is just as quick as draining a car, probably quicker than the dipstick method and I believe it fully drains the oil, and it is much less messy.

Jeff, ’94, #121

> On Feb 1, 2021, at 10:17 PM, Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I have been using NAPA Gold 1348 oil filters for a while now after I had read criticism of Fram filters' quality (although I used them on cars all my life without a problem). I use Shell Rotella® T4 15W-40 heavy duty diesel engine oil. 
> I pump out of the dipstick hole using a suction oil pump with no problem except that it takes a very small diameter semi-rigid tube to be able to extend down into the oil pan ( and make sure the oil is warm). I did originally pump with a hose out of the "B" access point using a hand pump, but it took forever, since I was using a simple economy hand pump and a soft hose that collapsed under suction. 
> Dave Hupe1994 C320 (#32)Perkins M30
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