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There are vacuum suckers that pull from the dipstick but why. These are usually for marine applications where the drain plug is not easily accessible. The drain plug is very easy to get at in a Corvette and the oil flows out quickly. The vacuum suckers take quite a while to suck it out and you really don’t get all the oil out of it. I had one for my Jet ski and the oil should be warm so it flows better but even then it took a good half hour and I had to re pump up the vacuum twice. For a corvette pull the drain plug. You have to get under to remove the filter anyway.
Thanks i have a fluid extractor that i bought at NAPA years back it does not do Hot OIl and you need a lot of PSI to pull it up. I need a universal one for other cars i have
What are you using to suck your fluids threw the Dip Stick (OIL)
I like the mityvac brand, similar to one in the picture above, there is a hand pump one and one you can hook up to compressed air. I would recommend the compressed air one as it speeds things up considerably. I've never had issues with hot fluids in it.
I use my Topsider for various things but engine oil from my boat only. I suction coolant from my reservoir prior to draining coolant. I suctioned as much coolant from the top of the radiator just to minimize the amount I have to drain underneath. have suctioned brake fluid from my Master Cylinder before changing brake fluid.
I have the Mityvac one shown above as well, but do not use it for engine oil - you still have to crawl under there to change the filter, so not very useful. Worked great when I had BMW's that had the filter on the top of the engine. I do use it for changing manual tranny and rear end oils though.
Spend that money on a couple of sturdy tire ramps. You can change the oil easily with them....AND there are so many other maintenance and repair items that can be accomplished with simple ramps.
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