Vacuum oil pump experiences

[Yugguy]

I do 9-10k a year so as well as the yearly service at the garage I like to do a mid service oil change myself.

I bought a 15 quid hand vacuum pump.
I got 7 litres of genuine MB 229.51 oil and a genuine MB oil filter for 49 quid off mbnewcastle ebay.

With the oil still warm I was able to easily extract 6.2l of oil, which given that the official capacity is 6.5l I thought was absolutely acceptable for a mid-term change.

Filter is on top on the C220CDI engine so no need to get under the car covered in oil and bits.

I filled up with exactly what I'd pumped out, ran the engine, left it for 2 hours, checked the level, all good.

Total time to do the change was 15 minutes, and there was hardly any mess.

I might invest in an electric pump at some point but the hand pump worked grand.

Just thought I'd share.

 

[Monty71]

Sounds cool! I believe that such experimentation is cool especially when someone is half of the mechanic himself lol.
Its good you shared its something unusual but surely sounds fun.