Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor?

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Sun 13 Nov 2005 11:47
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - alan kearn
Pela 6000 the one with the fishbowl shape oil container. If you do what is your opinion of it.

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Sun 13 Nov 2005 12:16
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - smokie
There is some recent discussion of oil extractors here www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=36...2
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Sun 13 Nov 2005 15:33
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - tr7v8
Mine is great, been borrowed by loads of people for various tasks very few of which were draining oil!
Worth shopping around, Nauticalia were the cheapest when I brought mine.

Jim
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Sun 13 Nov 2005 16:42
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - hogan1
does anybody know if these work on a renault 1.5 dci engine? ive heard they dont work on some vehicles?
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Sun 13 Nov 2005 16:51
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - Aprilia
They don't work on engines that have a horizontal baffle in the sump - for obvious reasons. Don't know about your Renault...
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Sun 13 Nov 2005 16:50
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - Aprilia
I have the 'big Pela' (I think its the 615?). Look at this item on Ebay: 4412882288 It looks *exactly* the same as my Pela and comes out at about £43 inc. shipping - quite a bargain I would say - I think my Pela was the best part of £65.
I occasionally use my Pela, but I have an inspection pit which makes draining oil my preferred method. Snag with the Pela is that (a) you're never sure all the oil is out, and (b) it gets a bit messy when you pull the pipe out of the dipstick tube and oil dribbles out onto your shoes etc. I find conventional draining is actually a bit less messy. I can see that if you only have a driveway for servicing a Pela would be more convenient though....
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Sun 13 Nov 2005 20:54
Do you own a Pela 6000 oil extractor? - Mapmaker
>I can see that if you only have a driveway for servicing a Pela would be more convenient though....

No. I don't even have a driveway. I find the best way to change the oil is to find a suitable kerb and pop one side of the car onto the kerb. And make sure the car is pointing down towards the sump plug. Even better than your pit!
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