Oil change set up ?
 

Building a new boat any good ideas on how to set up a system for easy and quick oil changes?

There is a kit available that has a valve you install in place of your drain plug in the oil pan. There is a 3 or 4 foot piece of hose you run out the bilge drain hole. Open the valve and all the oil drains. NO mess. I'm not sure where to get this kit, my marina did it for me when I repowered. Later, 88 Mach 1

Are you useing stock pan or aftermarket.On my stock bbc pan it uses a 12 mm by 1.75 threads and seals like a regular car pan and I found that summit had a plug called Fumoto Engineering Oil Drain Valve that has a little lever for open or closed,and also it has a nippel,used a pice of hose and two fittings from from home depot and made up the tail with a cap.If you have aftermarket they useally have a npt thread and you can make one up from home depot or or order one from any one who sells marine stuff orbertons-west marine.If you use the one from summet make shure that you part number has a N at the end of the part number or it will not have the nipple on it. :cool:

Oil Drain Kits
 

cbudge

You can buy the oil drain kit comes with a fitting for the pan, a 42" hose and an end cap for 34.99 from Ward Marine phone number is 617-846-1421 or fax at 617-846-4602. Define your thread size then give them a call. They also have a web site Ward Marine .com
Good luck.
Brian

I have what you need.

I had one made up at a local fitting place about $10

This one came on my old boat when I bought it new so I would imagine it is from Mercury. Where ever you get it from you will be glad.

That last picture is just a little discusting:D Looks like your boat has a woody, or something:rolleyes:

27 FOUNTAIN
 

27 FOUNTAIN, where did you find that kit?

thanks.
Ned

That is exactly what I need too. Where do I find two?

Blue, I build those, 100% stainless. The water plug is on a swivel so that you can unscrew normally to drain water, pull a little further to access the oil drain. The nice part about the solid rod is it can be pushed right back in without the cable bunching up. The drain hose is just a regular hose kit that can be bought at most marine stores or I can supply.

how much would you want to put me together a kit for a 1990 7.4L

thanks.
Ned

Pep Boys sells a Fram kit for $15..1/2" 20 thread. Whats nice is there isnt any hose flopping around in the bilge.
My Canton oil pan has a 1/2" pipe fitting on the side. I just threaded a 1/2 bushing adapter and screwed it in. All you do is attach the hose and run it out the drain plug hole.
Works good

Dan

Blue64, $35 for plug, $25 for hose. Let me know if your interested. Thanks,Charles

cbudge.
I use a Preluber pump.. I prelube the motor, and when it is time for an oil change, I have a quick disconnect fitting in the output hose on the pump.. I connect another hose to this one and hit the switch.. drains in a couple of mins.. no mess..

Dick

Those look really great. However with my boat I have twins and the is a stringer right down the middle. It is notched out in the lower back to allow water to leave the hull when you pull the plug. This would not work for me.

I have actually considered adding two additional plugs, one for each engine just for oil change, but really have concerns about drilling two additional holes in the transom.

The preluber is a good idea, just not sure you still get everything out of the pan?

Thanks

Doc. you could run 2 lines to a Tee, then one out the back. ;)

cbudge,
So tell us what are you buiding this time??? I suspect more awesome than the last one!!

Dick

Building a new 28 Howard again. (long story, freak storm in Wyoming swamped my old one insurance totaled it) Having a Paul Pfaff racing 598 quad super charged , detuned to about 1000 hp. Imco SC / standoff box with the new "secrect trany in the box" . Rode in a simalar 28 Howard open bow with the same motor with a B-Max drive last year 104 mph. (same boat hot boat tested) . Hopefully with the stand off box and short drive it will run even better.

cbudge,
That sounds like an awesome ride.. Keep us posted on how it comes together..

Dick