![]() What is a pneumatic oil extractor?Ī pneumatic fluid extractor allows you to suck or vacuum the oil out of your engine and oil pan from the dipstick tube, thus saving you a lot of time and aggravation in the process. Using an air compressor, the extractor creates a vacuum for you to remove the fluid or engine oil. I first learned about vacuuming out fluids and oil when I worked in a German car repair shop. Many BMW’s and Mercedes have oil filters that are on top of the engine and easily accessible. This is the perfect scenario for using an extractor. With the car on the ground you can do an oil change in a matter of minutes with little fuss.Ī fluid extractor also works on a variety of other vehicles / engines, etc, such as lawn mowers, snow blowers, wood chippers, etc. Fluid extractors are not for gas!! I have a wood chipper and removing the drain plug to change the oil is a pain, it’s 100 times easier to vacuum out the old oil and refill it with fresh oil. There is no end in the uses a fluid extractor can offer. You can use it for changing power steering fluid, transmission fluid, gear oil, and other fluid types. If you’re reading this, then you too might be trying to decide which fluid extractor to buy. Well, I can save you a little research and recommend the OEM Tools version. In the shop I worked at we had a huge commercial extractor on wheels, obvious overkill for the home mechanic. So I started looking around for an extractor and I looked at the Harbor Freight model, a junker at Advance Auto Parts and several on Amazon. ![]() Sometimes it can be very frustrating reading the online reviews because you never really know the knowledge level and skill level of the person using the tool. So often they give a low score to an item when it’s really user error or they are unskilled in some way. Or they will knock off a star for shipping damage. This was the case when looking for an extractor. The reviews were all over the place! Several brands did have a lot of reviews which is always a good sign and many reviewers also posted pictures. I find picking products like this is like choosing a movie to watch, we spend as much time hunting as we do actually watching the movie. So, after several searches and researching a bunch of extractors, I choose the OEM Tools model# 24937. The oil extractor will easily run on a small compressor, here I am using it with an old Lowes 5.5 gallon compressor.Ī quick note here, depending on the oil weight and fluid, you do not need to run the compressor the entire time you are extracting the fluid. The unit builds up the vacuum and will continue to extract fluid. However, it will keep it running at a higher volume if you keep the compressor on. I have used the OEM Tools extractor twice and both times I used a small compressor from Lowes and it was more than adequate. If you have never used an extractor before you will be amazed. If you have used one in the past, you will appreciate the quality of this model. As of this review the extractor is $115 on Amazon.
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