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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: tunnie on 09 September 2011, 18:22:06
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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:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Misc/Photo%2009-09-2011%2013%2006%2031.jpeg)
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;D ;D :y
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actually thats pretty good :y
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....
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I tried that trick on a friends Jag (XKR - nice car, when it's not running on 4 cylinders ;D ) - 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! :y
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actually thats pretty good :y
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! ;D)
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I tried that trick on a friends Jag (XKR - nice car, when it's not running on 4 cylinders ;D ) - 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! :y
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 ;D
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.... 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 ..... :-/ :-/ :-/
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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 :y
Worked well until some idiot binned it thinking it was rubbish! >:( >:( >:( >:(
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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 :y
Worked well until some idiot binned it thinking it was rubbish! >:( >:( >:( >:(
The Mrs? ;D
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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 :y
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 ::) ::))
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Sounds pretty usefull, now need to find some oil in the well to put it to the test! ;) :y
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i've seen it done with a
pink syringe................ DLK said he liked the colour!!!!! :) :) :) :)
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must admit , I would never imagine a solution like that :y
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Nice Tip Tunnie...... :y
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I'm a syringe man as well. Surprised Tunnie didn't just use an air compressor and bolw it out ;D
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I'm a syringe man as well. Surprised Tunnie didn't just use an air compressor and bolw it out ;D
Splatters everywhere when you do that.
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I'm a syringe man as well. Surprised Tunnie didn't just use an air compressor and bolw it out ;D
Splatters everywhere when you do that.
Stops rust :P
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I'm a syringe man as well. Surprised Tunnie didn't just use an air compressor and bolw it out ;D
Splatters everywhere when you do that.
Stops rust :P
So, you don't use that method then ;D :P
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I use a Solder Sucker and a bit screen wash pipe, release the plunger slowly after pushing the button.
You can get suckers off the Chinese Bay for about a pound.
Chris. :y
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Said student now has a syringe, courtesy of my previous employer :-X
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why not just take the plugs out and let is be burned ?
it's what I always do
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why not just take the plugs out and let is be burned ?
it's what I always do
had crossed my mind, I did that with plug 1, but do remember someone telling me it does not do the cat any good? :-/
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a little smoke for five seconds and all is right. Much less messy
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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....