Oil and oil filter check

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Re: Oil and oil filter check

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Dagnammit, I guess I'm definitely doing it the old-fashioned way then!
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HI Guys, in case anyone else is planning on doing an extractor oil change, I managed it.

The Pela extractor has wider tubes than some other models, so they wouldn't fit into the dipstick tube of the Polo. I thought I'd try my luck and purchased a slimmer PTFE semi-rigid tube (4mm outside diameter, 2.5mm inside diameter) and connected it to the Pela tube with the help of some PTFE tape. I got 2metres of the tubing on eBay for a round £3.

The extraction went fairly easily, although it took longer than usual to drain through the narrower tube.

I hope this helps anyone doing the change in the future. Thanks for all your help!
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Re: Oil and oil filter check

Post by alexperkins »

Thanks for letting us know :)

The Pela extractors are very good, but as you say, sometimes the hose is a little too large for the dipstick tube
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