jagnut66 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, poppyman said: Just suck a bit of engine cleaner or a bit through it Mike to clean it. It will work to refill it but will take just as long Hi Tony, As I don't have any engine cleaner to hand I flushed it through with the same oil as I refilled the diff with: EP90. Also, this way, I'm not risking mixing the oil with any cleaning fluids. As to time to refill, I was impressed! 😃 It only took as long as it took me to make a sandwich and eat it. To be fair, this may have been because, for refilling, I removed the (possibly flow restricting) piece of brake pipe, that I had pushed into the end of the suction pipe (as recommended above), to aid my accessing as far into the diff as possible to remove the old oil. By the time I'd finished my sandwich it was flooding back out. Fortunately I suspect it looked worse than it was, as the level indicated on the side of the plastic EP90 container (originally 5 litres) showed that I had probably used not much in excess of the 0.70 litres capacity indicated in the manual. Anyway I removed the filling pipe and the backflow increased slightly, so I got the plug back in and screwed down tight quickly. I would now thoroughly recommend this little suction pump. Best wishes, Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, jagnut66 said: Hi Tony, As I don't have any engine cleaner to hand I flushed it through with the same oil as I refilled the diff with: EP90. Also, this way, I'm not risking mixing the oil with any cleaning fluids. As to time to refill, I was impressed! 😃 It only took as long as it took me to make a sandwich and eat it. To be fair, this may have been because, for refilling, I removed the (possibly flow restricting) piece of brake pipe, that I had pushed into the end of the suction pipe (as recommended above), to aid my accessing as far into the diff as possible to remove the old oil. By the time I'd finished my sandwich it was flooding back out. Fortunately I suspect it looked worse than it was, as the level indicated on the side of the plastic EP90 container (originally 5 litres) showed that I had probably used not much in excess of the 0.70 litres capacity indicated in the manual. Anyway I removed the filling pipe and the backflow increased slightly, so I got the plug back in and screwed down tight quickly. I would now thoroughly recommend this little suction pump. Best wishes, Mike. Already on my shopping list Mike, always good know when something works well. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 I eyed them with just a passing interest until I was in the mate's scrapyard and he was using one to drain the brake fluid from scrap cars prior to crushing. I was impressed enough to head off to Lidl and buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff.b Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 My oil sucking device has now arrived and will be using it on my diff soon. A friend who also has a classic car has been trying to convince me to use molyslip/liquid moly when I refill it. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts/experience/opinions etc regarding this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 i dont have a like for addatives , but up the ep90 to a ep140 will gain less noise and help the life ive just bought 5 ltrs on the smith and allan link earlier should last many years maybe sell it at the pub meets in bottles pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff.b Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: i dont have a like for addatives , but up the ep90 to a ep140 will gain less noise and help the life ive just bought 5 ltrs on the smith and allan link earlier should last many years maybe sell it at the pub meets in bottles pete Ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: i dont have a like for addatives , but up the ep90 to a ep140 will gain less noise and help the life ive just bought 5 ltrs on the smith and allan link earlier should last many years maybe sell it at the pub meets in bottles pete Lucky you; as the Mountain wouldn't go to Lindsay I had to go to the mountain ie James Paddocks in Chester and buy some - bit of a '*******' moment when I arrived and their shop was shut due to Covid. Unfortunately they'd left the back door open so I was able to nobble one of the staff who sold me two bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: Lucky you; as the Mountain wouldn't go to Lindsay I had to go to the mountain ie James Paddocks in Chester and buy some - bit of a '*******' moment when I arrived and their shop was shut due to Covid. Unfortunately they'd left the back door open so I was able to nobble one of the staff who sold me two bottles. They are "working" out of the back door at present. My Grandson lives "just up the road" and as he was comming to us anyway Tuesday Last. He went to Padocks for me and picked up the replacement Side light and two seals I had ordered and paid for. Saved me the Postage. (Mind, he cost me more than that in Beer!) Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 hours ago, PeteH said: They are "working" out of the back door at present. Just sheer luck that I arrived at the back of the building, first. Otherwise, I'd have gone off again since the view through the front door was total darkness. Bet they were all hiding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 25/08/2021 at 12:10, cliff.b said: A friend who also has a classic car has been trying to convince me to use molyslip/liquid moly when I refill it Don't know if it will do any harm in the diff. but defiantly NOT to be used in an overdrive or anything that uses friction to work. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Decades ago, when I was even greener than I am today, Lucas Services, who used to do our MOT's, advised the Herald needed a new Diff (along with two new rear hub bearings which they then couldn't get out even with multiple tons fo puller force). Of course it wasn't needed, but because of my stupidity I agreed and they too, put in a Diff with no drain plug, about which I was later most aggrieved . . . why wouldn't you . . . ??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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