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[Doctor Gollum]

If you're feeling lazy, just pull the plugs and wipe the Wells once they have drained

Obviously NOT the preferred method

Exactly what I was trying to avoid!

[robson]

Tip the car upside down

[Nick W]

cheers Tick - that looks worse than mine but the last time i used the syringe and tube, it took ages.

RDS

use a better syringe

Standard NHS. Will go private.

medical ones aren't meant for sucking up the thick gunge you're looking at. Laboratory or industrial use are much more suitable. Paint mixers might be a good source.

[rds]

Ah I see thanks. I was going to try the pump from domestic soap dispenser but may be too thick for that too.

[Doctor Gollum]

Haven't you done it yet?

You could have bought the kitchen roll online quicker than this dithering...

[rds]

Kitchen roll fell apart! They don't make it like they used to...Have been working on other things...dithering is reserved for buying rubbish in the sales. I'll get to this in due course.

Cheers

RDS

[biggriffin]

If you're feeling lazy, just pull the plugs and wipe the Wells once they have drained

Obviously NOT the preferred method

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 Easiest and quickest,  ,

[johnnydog]

Last time I did it, I wrapped some GOOD QUALITY kitchen roll round a long thin flat screwdriver, rotated it round the plug, changing the kitchen roll when it had soaked up to its limit. Once the majority of fluid was out, I removed the plug and made a bigger roll of kitchen roll and using the screwdriver, wiped round the plug bore until acceptably clean.
Using crap kitchen roll will result in it breaking up  (and bits falling into the cylinders once the plug is removed) - a bit like using cheap loo roll....🖕

[rds]

thanks again johhnydog; i'll try better quality kitchen paper.....when, or if, it ever stops raining long enough to do the job in one go!!

RDS

[VXL V6]

Used a syringe with a vac pipe elbow and a short length of vac pipe. Worked a treat.

[rds]

cheers VXL: i found my syringe (NHS type, see above) and hose were not up to it - i could not get deep enough to get all liquid out and the plunger rubber swelled on contact with the oil leading to it jamming and flipping off.

a combination of all these techniques will be re-tried when the weather clears up. It is no fun working outside in the damp.

RDS

[78bex]

 length of clear narrow bore tube & suck on the end  worked for me

[robson]

I cannot believe how this job can be so difficult

[robson]

Where are you someone in your locality might have the appropriate gear.

[Webby the Bear]

If you're feeling lazy, just pull the plugs and wipe the Wells once they have drained

Obviously NOT the preferred method

.
 Easiest and quickest,  ,

Not true BG. Shoot each well with compressed air. You will cover yourself and the entire engine bay in oil but the oil will burn off and I was going to shower after anyway 😜🤣🤣🤣