Portable Oil Pump?

[MPDano]

Anyone ever use one of these? I am not thinking of using it for Motor Oil but I thought this may be very useful for us Automatic Tranny Guys.



For around $30, seems to be a no-brainer.

[Pete R]

or this for $8, have one, use it, works great
Multi-Use Transfer Pump

[fxeditor]

Originally Posted by Pete R

or this for $8, have one, use it, works great
Multi-Use Transfer Pump

That's what I've used for doing ATF and manual transmission oil changes but I find that it gets so gross by the end of the fluid pumping I just toss it and buy a new one when the next change is due.

-Michae

[Danglerb]

Originally Posted by Pete R

or this for $8, have one, use it, works great
Multi-Use Transfer Pump

Got one, PITA to use, very sticky and one way valve sometimes fails. I bought a HF $6 on sale fountain pump when I needed to drain my dishwasher.

The only small pump I would buy is a Flotec or similar, as used by carpet cleaning machines. Fully rebuildable, but $50 or more most of the time even used on ebay etc.

Good, cheap, reliable pump, pick two.

[Pete R]

I don't have any issues using it, mine has worked real well. but yeah, it's a mess. I have a box lined with rags I retire it to after use.

[MPDano]

Originally Posted by Pete R

or this for $8, have one, use it, works great
Multi-Use Transfer Pump

This is the one I've been using since I got my first 928. It just died on the last fill. Hence why I am looking to something more efficient.

[Danglerb]

I did some google since I really would like something too, and two modest priced options turned up.

Various models from Terapump, hand pumped, hand cranked, and the larger D cell battery powered units around $25 got good ratings. Most of these are either barrel or bottle depending on type, so not really general purpose, but if you have a barrel no doubt better for that.

$33 shipped from Amazon, Jabsco a boat product that attaches to a drill, but apparently its actually a well made long lasting pump.
Amazon.com: Jabsco 17215-0000 Drill Pump Kit: Sports & Outdoors

Despite the price, if it really does what it says it does the Jabsco seems very handy to have, but maybe smart to used a corded drill for any bigger jobs.

Despite lots of returns, this looks interesting as well, about $40 from HF etc.
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-marine-utility-water-pump-94639.html

*** magic keywords for google, Oil Change Pump. Lots of interesting options, including a metal version of the $8 HF for about $20.

[dtool242]

I use a laboratory rotaflex pump and some tygon tubing borrowed from work to pump the ATF in. I can't imagine getting it in there w/o using a pump of some sort.

[JK McDonald]

Hey MPDano, If you keep an eye on the Harbor Freight sales they sometimes offer a (basically) disposable 12 volt pump for about $10. Often a full page ad in the back of many car and motorcycle magazines will advertise even better deals. To get these prices, including an additional discount of 20%, I just bring the whole sheet in with me.

Like many 928 owners, I’ve used a small portable pump to transfer the quantities of transmission fluid involved in a filter change, but I like one of the old metal style syringes to simply top things off. A canister syringe dedicated to transmission service and holds about one quart works best for me. I replaced the original black rubber output hose with a long clear plastic one so I can see when the transmission fluid is moving. To the end of this hose I attached a short 3/8” diameter curved metal fuel line that can easily hook over the lip of the reservoir opening. A retired extra-large flat cookie sheet limits my inevitable spillage onto the garage floor during the refill process. From experience, it is easy to over fill the reservoir so be careful. The difference between the min and max level marks is only about 25% of a quart.

Before removing the reservoir cap spray a generous coat of engine degreaser over the area. Then a blast of carb cleaner or air pressure through a metal wand will make sure no contamination gets into the transmission. Once when helping a friend change their filter on a newly purchased 928, we actually found under the sludge several small rocks and a good hand full of tiny gravel laying in the bottom of the pan. On this car the dished plastic strainer down in the mouth of the reservoir was missing. While under there, carefully remove and inspect the strainer and it is a good time to replace the seal that sits within the cap. If needed, a nice cap seal can easily be cut out of a thick piece of soft gasket material.

Good Luck, Michael