The huge thread on oil extractor pumps

Cee-Jay-Cee

maryishere wrote: »

there was a survey recently which found that 85% of the stuff in the centre aisles in lidl is in the bin / a dump within 3 months of purchase.

Link to the survey? (which I would be inclined to believe doesn't exist and was never carried out anywhere, ever)

zarquon

maryishere wrote: »

there was a survey recently which found that 85% of the stuff in the centre aisles in lidl is in the bin / a dump within 3 months of purchase.

Cannot find evidence of this survey anywhere online. Did you just make that up?

Fred Swanson

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Stavros Murphy

zarquon wrote: »

Cannot find evidence of this survey anywhere online. Did you just make that up?

Thorntons.ie.

That or they had a look in my shed.

MAJJ

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

Thorntons.ie.

That or they had a look in my shed.

That cracked me up, your on a roll tonight with this and the tool thread comment.

cerastes

which side is the suction end?
Looks like the end with the nozzle is meant to be? but it looks like the fatter tube, Id have thought the narrower tube was the suction side.

cletus

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

1.5 litres a min for diesel/ petrol

I stand corrected

slimjimmc

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What's it like for normal car hoovering?

No idea, a friend bought it then lost all the bits before I borrowed it so I haven't tried it for that, but judging by the wet performance I imagine it won't be too bad.

cerastes wrote: »

which side is the suction end?
Looks like the end with the nozzle is meant to be? but it looks like the fatter tube, Id have thought the narrower tube was the suction side.

The narrower tube is the suction side, and it's the only one that will fit down the dip tube anyway (see the inset photo).

jar18

for atlantic dawn, if you make a few v shaped notches at the bottom of the pipe it wont totally rest on the base of sump and lose suction.

Esel

I know this is an old thread, but Lidl have one on Thur next 20/03 for €18.

Someone on the newer thread said it looks very similar and same specs as this Mannesman one from Conrad for €30.

gctest50

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

Was changing my oil last week outside the house and some bloke walking past started into a conversation about one of these pumps..

Said he got one for about 30quid.. didnt say where.. Said it was the business...

lidl in a few days :

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/SID-900B02F1-1DFD2889/www_lidl_ie/hs.xsl/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=3694

Avns1s

gctest50 wrote: »

lidl in a few days :

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/SID-900B02F1-1DFD2889/www_lidl_ie/hs.xsl/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=3694

0.2 litres a minute. 20 minutes to get out the old oil when doing an oilchange. No thanks!

gctest50

Avns1s wrote: »

0.2 litres a minute. 20 minutes to get out the old oil when doing an oilchange. No thanks!

You can make Kruemeltorte-mit-Kirsch while you wait 15 mins :

http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/218401091015142/Kruemeltorte-mit-Kirsch-Quarkfuellung.html

corks finest

sealey,on amazon around e 49/55 delivered to your door,at least mine was last yr,never looked back,easy/clean to use.

kitten_k

Has anybody ever bought the car seats before? Would they be any good for a 2004 Micra?

pudzey101

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/SID-A33A5596-9B91D557/www_lidl_ie/hs.xsl/Offers.htm?id=105

Anyone spot anything there worth getting ? in need of a trolly jack just wondering are they any good ?

Interslice

That heavy duty hand cleaner is excellent.

pudzey101

Might try it out any of the sprays good ? ( engine cleaner , window , alloy , cockpit etc )

Interslice

engine cleaner is like white spirits. OK for light stuff. Didn't try the others.

pudzey101

cant see the car polish being much good anyone risk using it or is it waste time ?, brake cleaner seems ok though ,

livingthedream

Interslice wrote: »

That heavy duty hand cleaner is excellent.

No need...

Empty tablespoon of sugar onto palm of one hand.
Squirt some washing up liquid onto same hand.
Add tiny bit of water too (optional)

Rub hands together. Sugar does the scrubbing that the aggregate in the hand cleaners do and washing up liquid helps remove the oily stains...

Rinse and repeat if necessary..

~LTD.

Supergurrier

livingthedream wrote: »

No need...

Empty tablespoon of sugar onto palm of one hand.
Squirt some washing up liquid onto same hand.
Add tiny bit of water too (optional)

Rub hands together. Sugar does the scrubbing that the aggregate in the hand cleaners do and washing up liquid helps remove the oily stains...

Rinse and repeat if necessary..

~LTD.

But I'm off sweets for lent !

Odyssey 2005

The torches are good. I keep the blue one in the boot for emergencies and the little one is brill for walking on dark roads.

Moanin

pudzey101 wrote: »

Might try it out any of the sprays good ? ( engine cleaner , window , alloy , cockpit etc )

I find the alloy wheel cleaner good for removing 'caked on' brake dust. Spray on before washing and leave for around 2 minutes.

BillJ

Anyone else go to get the suction pump and they never got it in to the shops?

Worker there said they might have them tomorrow

cerastes

BillJ wrote: »

Anyone else go to get the suction pump and they never got it in to the shops?

Worker there said they might have them tomorrow

I went early, when I left it to go later on when the handheld temp sensor was for sale, they were all gone, so first or so in the door this time.

Im overdue a service and Im hoping it will save me some hassle taking off the tray underneath. But they were for sale today. Does happen sometimes, where a branch doesnt have whats meant to be in on the day its advertised.

Cee-Jay-Cee

BillJ wrote: »

Anyone else go to get the suction pump and they never got it in to the shops?

Worker there said they might have them tomorrow

Letterkenny got them but sold out of them first thing after opening. The manager told me they got 24 of them bad they were queuing for them at opening time.

BillJ

That's annoying, he said they just didn't come in not that they sold out.

Will have to keep an eye out, anyone that sees them in cork pop it in here!

psicic

pudzey101 wrote: »

Might try it out any of the sprays good ? ( engine cleaner , window , alloy , cockpit etc )

Just to say, in my experience disassembling two badly maintained (and never cleaned) 13 year old Freelander engines, this engine cleaner blows most of the others I've tried away once you spray liberally. Whatever's in it, it eats through surface oil etc... but it also seems to loosen even deeply ingrained dirt (my dad thought I had bought a new reconditioned gearbox when he saw it first - all I had done was use a can and a half of that engine cleaner then run a steam cleaner quickly over it - steam cleaning and other engine cleaners didn't seem to do much by themselves).

I was so disappointed last time the car stuff came up and this wasn't there. I'll be stocking up this time around.

Donnelly117

slimjimmc wrote: »

It might be this http://wheelstandpro.com/
but I think he means this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tyre-Rim-Stand-Tree-Holder-Wheel-upto-225-Rack-Storage-Garage-Car-Mechanic-NEW-/261120839512

Why not just stack them on the floor? I don't understand the point of this...