EWK6L Vacuum Oil Extractor, Fluid Extractor Oil Change Pump for Automotive and Marine Boat

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Price and reviews led me to try this extractor. I admit I was skeptical, but it worked well, actually faster than I expected. I warmed up the engine first which I believe helps. I've read reviews where people complain about products like these being slow. It wasn't like the quick lube place, but completely satisfactory for this home garage mechanic. Good bargain for the utility.

This thing is great. The plastic container is super thick and can hold a lot of suction pressure when pumping. I used it to drain some transmission fluid as my pan doesn’t have a drain plug. I also used it to drain my rear diff for the same reason. It does draw fluids pretty slow, but just pump up the pressure and sit back and wait.

The oil change never was easier in my life. I was skeptical about the price, but after all, it worth it. I just pumped it up, went inside the house to do something and 5-8 minutes later, I came out and it already sucked all the oil out. I will update my feedback if anything happens to this pump in the near future.

Works great, easy to use and no oil misses. Glad I purchased this item, worked great for my seadoo and lawn mowers oil changes. It's not fast but it makes for clean oil changes. Pricing was fair.

This is the first vacuum extractor I've tried, choosing this unit based on the high positive reviews. It does the job nicely, but there are a few things that you need to know if you're going to use it for a variety of jobs.1) it is not very good at removing thick fluids like a heavy hydraulic oil. You can pump all you want and it just flows very slowly. My first job for this is to remove hydraulic fluid from a bulk tank, and I don't know the specific viscosity, although it kinda reminds me of a 50 weight or heavier. I had to mix in some kerosene to get it to flow out with any kind of speed. They do not state what the useful viscosity range is, but I would say anything higher than 40 weight or 50 weight (especially if it's cold) are a no-go limit on this. On something like 5W or 0W synthetics in car engines, I would expect this to work great, especially if you do the oil extraction when the oil is warm / hot (as you should).2) It sure would be nice to have a valve at the end of the clear plastic tube so that you could create the vacuum in the vessel first, and then go extract your oil with your hands free to position the tip of the wand where you want it. When you pump it, you need one foot at least on the base of the canister and one hand on the pump. This is of no consequence for engine oil changes where the tube is stationary, but I can envision so many other uses for this "fluid vacuum cleaner" that it would be great to pump it down and then be able to use the wand intermittently to clean out tank corners, etc. As it is built, if you pull the probe out of the fluid, most of the vacuum is lost unless you're real fast. A valve would make this awesome.3) I did not get a gasket for the spout, so every time you go to empty the pot, it dribbles fluid all down the side of it, so you end up using a bunch of paper towels every time it gets emptied. And the spout and its threads are coated with whatever your fluid is, so it dribbles all over my bench. I don't think it woulda killed the manufacturer to give me a gasket like the one that is in the pump. I'll have to get one from a supply house like McMaster. So I take away one star for having to correct something the OEM should have thought of.I'll be keeping this for a long time, super useful on the right fluids, and priced right. With a few mods, it'll be even more useful.

One of the best investments I've made. A great product that make sit easy to change the oil. You can't beat the cost. There was zero leaking and with in 15 minutes my oil was changed. Make sure you warm up your engine before you use this so the viscosity is not thick.

Warm up car, so engine oil comes to temp or almost. Turn off engine. Push small diameter tube down oil dip stick tube, operate pump to create a vacuum inside round thing. You don't pump air into unit, but its opposite, a vacuum instead. WIll take time, perhaps 20 mins or so. Then just pour oil out of unit into a container to recycle somewhere. Your not using pump thing all the time, like 10 pump pulls, just pull up till resistance felt, let go and let oil flow. I have a kia sorento, filter under hood. So didnt have to put suv on ramps, drain pan. Was an easy oil change, wish did this years ago.

On time, item works well. Good product.