Hi Stephen,
You are probably right. It didn't look like the oil vacuum hose went very deep, so the oil probably was still in the engine block. This is all new to me, but based on the video, changing the oil doesn't appear to require much detail knowledge of engine parts.
http://pics2.tdiclub.com/video/cincitdi/oilextraction.html
Regards,
LelandJ
Stephen the Cook wrote:
>Leland Jackson <> wrote this on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 5:16 PM: > > > >>Let me see, I would need I gallon of oil, or four quarts. I wouldn't >>think much oil would be accumulated within the engine outside the oil >>pan, but why not be as complete with the oil change as possible. The >>oil vacuum hose looks like a nice clean way to get the job done >>without >>the need to jack up the car or go crawling around under it. >> >> >> > >I didn't see any video that you posted and I cleaned the 200+ deleted for >the day. Does the suction start from the oil input pipe on top of the >engine? I thought that just went onto of block and not all the way down to >the oil pan, but what do I know? > >Stephen Russell >S.R. & Associates >Memphis, TN 38115 > >901.246-0159 > >http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ > > > [excessive quoting removed by server]
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