How To Do The EASIEST Oil Change ($20 Extractor Pump demo on Mercedes C250)

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[AlGolzari]

Good video but I have one recommendation - do the oil filter first. I have a similar car (2010 C300) and on most Mercedes with the oil filter on top of the engine, the oil filter housing is also a one-directional valve. So when you first remove the old oil filter the valve opens and more old oil will spill into the oil pan - and hence you’ll get more old oil out. So replace your oil filter as step 1. Then begin extracting. Even professional mechanics (whether they change oil the classic way or extraction way) will always do the oil filter first on. Mercedes. Maybe other cars also apply.

[dct]

When pouring oil from 5qt or 1qt containers, turn the oil container flat/horizontal to pour a smoother consistency. Less chance of creating a mess or spill and you won't need a funnel anymore either after your first time.

[stevenrolfe]

Did this yesterday, ran the car for 10 minutes to get the oil warm, sucked the oil out and during this time removed the old filter, at the end when no more oil remained I took the suction pipe out of the dip stick hole and sucked the remaining from the oil filter bowl. Fitted a New filter and then filled with new oil. I actually added about 3/4 of a litre and then sucked this out just to make sure it flushed through and diluted any oil that I didn’t catch initially.. all in all it was about 40 minutes start to finish including me hunting for a 36mm socket ..

[LawrenceFS]

When filling with those 5L oil containers, pour with them on their sides. It will come out with a much steadier initial flow with far less chance of spilling everywhere. And I’ve been using a topsider for a couple of my cars and it works well, though this pump seems to get the job done much faster than the vacuum. Great video.

[angelisone]

ATG & I recommend if the Tube (hose) is stuck and there is no way that you can pull it out.
1. Go under the car, remove the oil pan. I hope you know how to drain oil the regular way.
2. Locate the Oil Drain's Hole.
3. If you see the Tube then use a long nose plier to pull it out. Pull about 10 to 25mm, then cut the top Tube.
4. If you don't see the protruded Tube then get a long flexible rod & insert from the top (Oil's Dip Stick Hole).

FYI. Don't run the engine too hot & work right away.

[trimwong]

Thanks guys. The economy being what it is, saving time and money is a great thing.

[tenzackyogi]

If he parked at downhill and warmed up 5mins, Engine Oil will be drained upto 97%. 3% oil will stuck at filter.
Remember: Thin tube should be push all the way down inside the dipstick.
Fact is I used this pump extractor.

[rickt]

Clear and to the point, great video! 👍
One thing to point out, I too don't desire to spend ~$80 for the "Suction" style oil change canisters, yet, with the "pump" it works great when the end of the hose is submerged under enough fluid, as soon as air is introduced to the the hose the slurping begins lacking the suction to pull as much oil out than the suction style (perhaps that remaining oil is insubstantial); just saying.. Anyhow, Thanks for the video.!

[warrenself]

Hoping to try this on a power steering system tomorrow. Looks easy enough.

[dlp]

From someone that has used this pump and the canister style evacuator, just spend the extra money on the canister. It’s self contained and so much cleaner.

[Loftikaz]

For top fitted oil filters this is great but when oil filter is underneath you still need to jack the car up so might as well drain it the old fashion way

[sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc]

One of the reasons in removing the oil drain plug is that it has a magnet in it to catch any metal particles and its a useful too to see if something very small has broken off in the engine but has not been detected via other ways like your engine blowing up. That can happen!!

Remember there is no reason to change the copper washer on the plug, just remove it and warm it up to cherry red and the washer is as good as new. Heating it anneals the copper and makes it soft again. No need for the garage to charge you 12 euros for a bloody washer!

Personally I don't favour these little pumps as you don't get all of the oil out of the engine, there are a lot of places that oil resides in. the only way to change all the oil is to remove the drain plug and then flush through with engine flushing oil.

The other important thing to bare in mind is to heat the engine up to around 45/ 50ºC so that the oil is thinner and flows into the pump more easily.

[rfcasey]

Great video. Here is a thought.
Rather than pump the used oil into the drain pan, pump it into a 2.5 or 5 gallon container. Drill a hole in the cap and snake the tubing through the cap. Also obtain an extra cap to store the oil. This would make handling the used oil alot easier

[AKseries]

Next time you pour your oil, rotate the jug on its side. It won’t gulp out and it’ll flow more smooth.

[TC-sfls]

Thanks, that was super easy, but I only needed it to remove excess oil since I put to much in. Excellent.

[panamguy]

I'm going to buy this and try it on my 2013 Infiniti FX37. Oil Filter located RH lower front of the engine.

[TomGlander]

I'm sold. I'll use your link and order the extractor now. Thanks for the video!

[dereckc]

good idea I used the pump from harbor freight to get some transmission fluid that was overfilled out. the last oil change I had done the threads in the pan are shot so either teflon tape (which is what I used last time), a larger sized plug, or a new oil pan in order. I think I'll try this before any of those options.

[kt.]

Great video, nice to have the oil filter/cartridge on the top side. I still need to jack/ramp up to change my oil filter at the bottom.

[TalkingHands]

Should definitely run the car a little bit to fill the oil filter with oil, turn the car off, then check the level again and fill to the correct level. Should actually fill to the top of the checkering on the dip stick.