Today I called in Audi main dealers to see about an oil change , at £270 I wasn't happy but its a new car so I was going to bite the bullet . I got talking to a young lad who was outside having a smoke who worked there and he admired my car , I told him why I was there and even he said it was a rip off , He then told me how they change the oil - by putting an extractor pipe down the dipstick tube and sucking it out , change the filter and then refill the oil , he said it takes them about 15mins for the whole job.
The young lad then told me about this https://www.screwfix.com/p/oil-fluid-extractor-6ltr/21663 he said its £50 but once bought it soon pays for itself. So after thanking him I set off for screwfix and bought one.
1 Very easy to put together,
2 very easy to use (you have to warm oil up first)
3 very well marked so you know exactly how much oil you have taken out ( up to 6 ltrs )
4 very easy to empty old oil into container
5 a little bit pricey for what it is but the cheaper ones dont have as large capacity as this
6 very clean way of doing what can be a very dirty job
7 very quick, all done in less than 30mins .
I did google the pros and cons of changing oil this way and it seems this is the way most people do it now,
You dont have to take off under trays
you dont have to change sump plug
you can change your oil at more regular intervals
and if you change it more regular you dont have to worry about any sludge build up.
You can also run a magnet through your old oil if you think you have any problems
So all in all i am very happy with this oil extractor and will give it a 4.5 out of 5
The only reason i dont give it a 5 is because of the price
The young lad then told me about this https://www.screwfix.com/p/oil-fluid-extractor-6ltr/21663 he said its £50 but once bought it soon pays for itself. So after thanking him I set off for screwfix and bought one.
1 Very easy to put together,
2 very easy to use (you have to warm oil up first)
3 very well marked so you know exactly how much oil you have taken out ( up to 6 ltrs )
4 very easy to empty old oil into container
5 a little bit pricey for what it is but the cheaper ones dont have as large capacity as this
6 very clean way of doing what can be a very dirty job
7 very quick, all done in less than 30mins .
I did google the pros and cons of changing oil this way and it seems this is the way most people do it now,
You dont have to take off under trays
you dont have to change sump plug
you can change your oil at more regular intervals
and if you change it more regular you dont have to worry about any sludge build up.
You can also run a magnet through your old oil if you think you have any problems
So all in all i am very happy with this oil extractor and will give it a 4.5 out of 5
The only reason i dont give it a 5 is because of the price