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[tunnie]

So doing mother T's cam cover gasket, the passenger side was totally fubared, I got bit bored of trying to soak up the oil with paper towels, used loads only did a fraction of first plug, had 2 more to go.

So ex-student bodge time, I found an old de-icer sprayer, junked the bottle, got a plastic cup out & put the sucking nozzle into the plug well.

Because the oil is thicker than water, it does not 'spray' it out, comes out as a dribble, but its soooooo much faster, talking seconds to empty a full plug well:

[cem_devecioglu]

 

[Gaffers]

actually thats pretty good

I normally use a 50ml syringe and some O2 piping but for when the day comes that I will longer have access to that stuff....

[aaronjb]

I tried that trick on a friends Jag (XKR - nice car, when it's not running on 4 cylinders  ) - worked for about three pumps and then gave up (as the actress said to the bishop).

Clearly you need to use a good quality sprayer

But yes, it beat paper towels!

[aaronjb]

actually thats pretty good

I normally use a 50ml syringe and some O2 piping but for when the day comes that I will longer have access to that stuff....

Ebay has a large selection of syringes (the mind boggles! )

[tunnie]

I tried that trick on a friends Jag (XKR - nice car, when it's not running on 4 cylinders  ) - worked for about three pumps and then gave up (as the actress said to the bishop).

Clearly you need to use a good quality sprayer

But yes, it beat paper towels!

Father T likes those, might be a future replacement

The sprayer was your average one, but it worked ok, I found slow 'pumps' (oooo errr!) were better.

@guffer - Syringe would be better, but I like bodges 

[Andy B]

.... but for when the day comes that I will longer have access to that stuff....

you'd better start a collection at home then 

I have no idea where my 60ml syringe came from .....  :-/ :-/ :-/

[Ian_D]

Good idea. Will remember that for the future 

My method used an old compressor from a fridge, some piping, and an old wine bottle.

Compressor pump inlet --> Wine bottle (used as a catch tank for all the oil etc) --> plug wells 

Worked well until some idiot binned it thinking it was rubbish! 

[tunnie]

Good idea. Will remember that for the future 

My method used an old compressor from a fridge, some piping, and an old wine bottle.

Compressor pump inlet --> Wine bottle (used as a catch tank for all the oil etc) --> plug wells 

Worked well until some idiot binned it thinking it was rubbish! 

The Mrs? 

[Andy B]

Good idea. Will remember that for the future 

My method used an old compressor from a fridge, some piping, and an old wine bottle.

Compressor pump inlet --> Wine bottle (used as a catch tank for all the oil etc) --> plug wells 

Worked well until some idiot binned it thinking it was rubbish! 

  It was a great bit of kit .............. not the prettiest of contraptions though (maybe that's why someone thought it was scrap  )

[Stallion]

Sounds pretty usefull, now need to find some oil in the well to put it to the test! 

[Webby the Bear]

i've seen it done with a pink syringe................ DLK said he liked the colour!!!!! 

[cem_devecioglu]

must admit , I would never imagine a solution like that

[Vamps]

Nice Tip Tunnie......

[TheBoy]

I'm a syringe man as well.  Surprised Tunnie didn't just use an air compressor and bolw it out