Lidl Oil Dipstick Choob Suction Thingy

[burraston2006]

what happened to the other 4 bolts?

 

they are probably the camouflaged ones that as soon as you put done you can't find the bastards!

[holbeck]

I cracked, and bought one this morning (no immediate use for it either).

[Cavcraft]

Could they be used to syphon fuel from a car petrol (or diesel) tank, and (because I worry about these things) does the close proximity of a car battery needed to run it make it dangerous?

[JohnK]

Could they be used to syphon fuel from a car petrol (or diesel) tank, and (because I worry about these things) does the close proximity of a car battery needed to run it make it dangerous?

1. Yeah

2. get somebody else to do the deed - worst case scenario you blow a bag of shit car up and your conscience is a bit tainted.

[Cavcraft]

It won't work. Not after the last time I said to my missus 'hold this, love. Dont worry, it won't go off in your hand'

[mercrocker]

Haha...I once got a girlfriend to check for a misfire on my Bonneville by copping hold of a plug lead.....She wasn't very girlfriendly for a good while afterwards....

[DSdriver]

I got mine today... and a wet and dry vacuum cleaner at about half the price of a proper one.

[SiC]

I got mine today... and a wet and dry vacuum cleaner at about half the price of a proper one.

Are those Lidl wet+dry cleaners any good?

 

Debating to get a Lidl one or Screwfix - http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb350vac-1300w-16ltr-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner-240v/36516?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area2&_requestid=333285#_=p

 

Screwfix is smaller capacity - however that means it'll take up less room in the garage...

 

Also where can you get spares for the Lidl one from?

 

Are there any other noticeable differences from the one you have got?

[The Moog]

The scrwfix one is brilliant. Ended up being our main household vacuum. Then will happily suck out the water from a flooded wheel well.

[beko1987]

Their probably 32mm tools, which 76% of other vacuums are. Failing that, a Numatic Henry hose cuff and cheap toolset, would cost under a tenner

[daveb47]

Just bought an oil drainer thingy,wife picked it up for me,not checked it out yet though.

[lisbon_road]

It says for use on diesel and engine oil.  It doesn't say for use with petrol.  I would not use it on petrol personally.  No way.

 

The proximity of the battery might be an issue but if it doesn't say for use with petrol, the proximity of the pump/motor is more of an issue as it is so close to the petrol.

 

Might be good for things like gearboxes and rear axles with no drain too.

[NorthernMonkey]

It does actually state on page 4 of the destructions, and I quote:

 

'Do not use the device to pump petrol, paraffin or other inflammable liquids.'

 

'Be especially careful when dealing with inflammable materials or fuels. There is the risk of an explosion!'

 

That seems to clarify things?

[beko1987]

Challenge accepted...

[NorthernMonkey]

Challenge accepted...

See if Bub fancies popping down to give you a hand...WCPGW?

[bub2006]

Don't bring me into it.

[UltraWomble]

See if Bub fancies popping down to give you a hand...WCPGW?

[Bstardchild]

I don't understand why this is a necessary invention.

It takes what...? 5 minutes to safely jack a car and put it on stands, and 2 minutes to remove the sump plug and drain the oil.

If the argument is that it's cheaper to buy the pump from lidl than a reasonable set of stands and a jack then you may as well just get a garage to do the oil change anyway.

 

5 years ago that would have been me saying that.......

 

One of my cars has a steel sump guard that takes at least 2 people to get it back on and bolted up when it's been removed

 

It was this car that prompted purchase of a vac system to remove oil.

 

I took the time to evaluate the qty left in the sump after the vac system was used to extract the oil and I was astonished by what was left in the sump when I drained it manually by removing the sump plug......

 

Less than a tablespoon and I had to wait a fair while to extract that......

 

I've since carried out the same test on other cars and it each case it's been the same result

 

I now use it for all my cars

[DSdriver]

Are those Lidl wet+dry cleaners any good?

 

Debating to get a Lidl one or Screwfix - http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb350vac-1300w-16ltr-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner-240v/36516?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area2&_requestid=333285#_=p

 

Screwfix is smaller capacity - however that means it'll take up less room in the garage...

 

Also where can you get spares for the Lidl one from?

 

Are there any other noticeable differences from the one you have got?

My old one is a Karcher so built like a brick shed. The Parkside (Lidl own brand name) one is much lighter but has a 1.3 litre engine so sucks pretty well. The hose fitting is a push in and turn affair so not interchangeable with the Karcher, takes up the same space in the workshop and has a much bigger on off switch which should be an easier target for me to hit with the end of the hose.

Spares don't happen any more - welcome to the throw away society.

 

I think the ad said the sump pump could be used for pumping diesel, no mention of petrol.

[Danblez]

You can get pretty much any spare needed for lidl and Aldi stuff. There are a couple of websites I will dig out later or just by dealing with the number in the manual.

 

I lost the drain plug to my aldi compressor and I got through to the company in Germany who sent me a spare completely free of charge. I was rather impressed.

[Danblez]

Not sure if the vacuum is made my Einhell but many of the tools are.

 

http://www.einhelltools.co.uk/cmspage.php?page_id=69

[The Moog]

Forgot to say that the Titan vac can blow as well as suck, which is great. 

[DSdriver]

Forgot to say that the Titan vac can blow as well as suck, which is great. 

 

ooer Mrs.

[Christine]

So you can do oil changes on really big engines  like a ship engine , with the wet vac ?? 

[BorniteIdentity]

Just to say mine decided to stop working last week.  I successfully used it once.

 

It wouldn't fire up on any battery, so pissed about with the connectors and it started sparking at the terminals.  Still it wouldn't fire but was HOTTER THAN THE SUN.

 

In the bin... off to buy a Pela.

[holbeck]

Something to look forward to next time I try to use mine.

[BorniteIdentity]

I really want these things to work.  My Toyota Fun Bus has a rounded sump plug and a repaired sump too - so working from the top seems to be the best option.  But if I'm going to spunk £40 on something like a Pela - I need to know it's going to work and work well.

 

Bit of a quandry really.

[BavarianRetro]

Don't these have a decent warranty?

[BorniteIdentity]

Don't these have a decent warranty?

Box gone. Receipt gone. Unit covered in oil.  Two ties missing.

 

Didn't fancy the 15 mile round trip for an argument with someone on a till working 16 hours a week TBH.

[Sheefag]

How about this?

 

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cftp12-12v-oil-and-diesel-pump/?da=1&TC=GS-051012212&gclid=Cj0KEQjwxLC9BRDb1dP8o7Op68IBEiQAwWggQEzB1JmiByy6NiVRRKytGQykqgrtJMiTrg3ufGGh1rcaAi598P8HAQ