oil pump at lidl

Anyone used the oil pump at lidl for changing oil?. Around 19 euro, i cannot find link

smuggler.ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058242923/oil-pump-at-lidl

got it two-three years ago, it was €15, done ~6-8 services with it so far, still working.

For that money - good enough.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118965827#Comment_118965827

I saw this too.

it runs off the car battery doesn't it but you cannot have engine running. Is there any risk of run down battery?

Fallout2022

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118999037#Comment_118999037

You'd think it would have the option to run off either battery or a mains supply.

Looking on ebay all brands seem the same in that respect.

Be safest to run off someone else's car if you were in anyway doubtful of your own battery i think.

smuggler.ie

How could you possibly run the car while draining oil from it!!! 🤩

Servicing two passat's - never had issue as it only takes few minutes. If have fear re battery - connect charger, use spare standalone or another car..

I'd say you raised bar to high for unit that cost €15

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118999205#Comment_118999205

"How could you possibly run the car while draining oil from it" !! I know😀

Bronco Bullfrog

If you don't have any luck with the Lidl oil pump, I can recommend a Pela Pump oil extractor. It pumps the oil out through a line that you insert through your car's dipstick tube. You pump the handle a few times manually & it creates a strong vacuum with sucks the oil out at a fast rate. No electrics. They are available on eBay ,& Amazon. There are different sizes I went for the professional heavy duty Pela 650 model with a 6.5 litre capacity one as my car takes 4.5 litres of oil. But there are different sizes & prices. A great tool, have been using mine for the past 12 years saved bundles on garage servicing.

A few links below.

https://pelaproducts.eu/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221872798682

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pela-Oil-Extractor-PL650-650/dp/B002EPSF7E/ref%3Dsr_1_13?crid=2P2V3R4F90S0D&keywords=pela+pump&qid=1654167166&sprefix=Pela+pu%2Caps%2C893&sr=8-13

RINO87

Hi this is back in stock again this week, thinking of getting it to add fresh ATF as mine is a bit of a pig to get to, even with long funnels etc....

Can the pump be flushed out if you wanted to also use it for engine oil, or better off just getting two, one for each job??

It pumps the engine oil out thru the dipstick tube, right? We have a 2.4 xc90 in the house, the dip tube on that is very narrow, and she takes a decent amount of oil. With the tube being so narrow I can imagine the pump struggling or taking a long time to take everything out. Anyone used on a larger engine and how did it go?

BrianD3

Saw the ad from LIDL there, says it pumps engine oil at 0.2 litres per minute. If correct that is extremely slow. My manual vacuum extractor (Draper TP69) pumps at least 10 times faster than that using the supplied 6 mm diameter tube which fits in my cars' dipstick holes. There is also a 4 mm tube supplied with it which i haven't tested as no need.

smuggler.ie

Didn't checked price now but for ~€12-15 i paid back then - it is still doing the job(4-5 years now).
This is DIY tool, not for professionals use where you might need some speed.
Run engine prior service to preheat oil up to 40-50 - reduce viscosity and increase the flow.
I made few notches on suction tube - to prevent tube stuck flat to bottom reducing oil intake
Intake indeed is ~4mm inner diameter - 6mm would increase the flow, providing pump can cope. Outlet tube is ~8-10mm inner dia.

Tubes and pump could be flushed "clean" by pumping some clean oil through i guess - don't think left-over would have effect - your engine would have way more left-over than such small pump itself.

Next planed service in a month or two - i will see if i can get bigger intake tube and how it goes if i get.

Someone went through hassle of testing video, with criticism - well, some % of failure on user - RTFM !!!
Some good notes in the comments…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uS-3gyRE9k

I will only add that i have got out almost all oil from Passat B6 (1.6TDI) last week because it took ~4.3l(guesstimate by 5l oil canister marks) of fresh oil to top mark of dipstick
I have pumped out some from filter housing too.

Again - don't put expectations to high for €15-odd unit, its nothing wrong with it - its just what it is.

zg3409

I bought one years ago and I had to adapt toma smaller tube to work. I used to perform regular oil changes and every second one I used this instead of removing sump plug. I changed more often than needed. For new oil I just poured in the top.

For the missus's Tiguan diesel I fitted this about 6 years ago and it's going great. It needs a push in and a twist to open and it does not leak. The tap itself is protected by an under tray and it's a side exit so less likely to cause trouble.

Draining using a pump is not as good as using sump plug.

smuggler.ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122560385#Comment_122560385

wonder why engine manufacturers did not come up with such simple solution, there must be the reason…

Miscreant

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122563928#Comment_122563928

Cost! A simple plug is much cheaper than a tap.

FR85

Have one that I bought in there years ago for a vintage car with a well gammy bet in sump plug, works really well but the oil still needs to be warm to get a good flow. It won't flatten a battery during a change.

BrianD3

The oil in LIDL at the moment is very good value. 17 quid for 5 litres of 5w40. Probably not suitable for a lot of cars with DPFs though so check specs carefully.