Oil evac pumps for generator oil changes?

[ctilsie242]

First of all, I'm lazy, and the generator sits on the ground, so I hate popping the cork and dealing with the mess. Will using this, with the tube shoved down the dipstick slot be a good way to remove the oil for an oil change? It seems to make life easy.

Anyone recommend this, or is this not a good idea for generator oil changes?

[Sam_Spade]

Guess I don't understand the problem.

Does it sit on the ground ALL the time ? What about when you move the RV ??
If you can pick it up off the ground to move the trailer, why can't you get it on something a few inches off the ground to drain into a pan ????

P.S. It might actually be a good idea to NOT have it directly on the ground when in use too.

[JustLabs]

ctilsie242 wrote:
First of all, I'm lazy, and the generator sits on the ground, so I hate popping the cork and dealing with the mess. Will using this, with the tube shoved down the dipstick slot be a good way to remove the oil for an oil change? It seems to make life easy.

Anyone recommend this, or is this not a good idea for generator oil changes?

I use something similar to change oil on my Yamaha. The pumps work great.

[Crazy_Ray]

Lazy person don't need a RV

[MrWizard]

Supergen sells a " lazy man oil drain kit "
Similar to the Honda attachment
But the generator does need to be high enough above the ground to let the oil drain into a container
My Champion is on a sliding drawer I made for it

I think the oil vacuum or turkey battery is an excellent idea

[Jack_Diane_Free]

I also use a Turkey baster for my Honda 2000 and my lawn mower. Also use a clean different turkey baster for topping up my hard to get at Battery. Note: these do not go back into the kitchen. "Honey why does the turkey taste greasy".

[fairway2002]

Marine industry use them a lot. What I did on one of my boats was drain oil then ran a hose from drain plug to a easer access point.

[weathershak]

I use a turkey baster to change the oil on my Onan genny.

[ctilsie242]

Very true. Since both my generators are 3000+ watts, and are relatively heavy, tilting them with something like that isn't really an option.

Those adapters are well built, and definitely quite useful for the eu2000 models.

[2oldman]

This works well for Honda 2ks.