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How to change the oil

[Site] How to change the oil - add to MyResources
By Torresen Marine

The many short steps to changing oil in your boat′s engine and changing the filter with no mess.

[BoatSafe.com, USA]
- Changing the oil

Marine Engines forum

[Site] Marine Engines forum - add to MyResources
Non-commercial forum

A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on selection, operation and maintenance of yacht engines, drive trains, and related systems.

[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
- The marine engine forum

Adding a remote off-engine oil filter

[Site] Adding a remote off-engine oil filter - add to MyResources
Personal Website By Richard Coerse
Adding a remote off-engine oil filter

Using a kit, an owner moves his oil filter from the knuckle-scraping bilge-dripping position on the engine to a nearby bulkhead where he can use a larger non-proprietary (cheaper) filter.

[Early Light, Solomons, MD, USA]
- Remote fuel filtering

A permanent electric oil change pump

[Site] A permanent electric oil change pump - add to MyResources
Personal Website By Richard Coerse
A permanent electric oil change pump

A Sabre 34 owner installs a pump that operates off the sump drain at the touch of a remote 12-volt switch with circuit breaker.

[Early Light, Solomons, MD, USA]
- Electric oil change

Remote Oil Filter Considerations

[Site] Remote Oil Filter Considerations - add to MyResources
Dealer Remote Oil Filter Considerations

Moving the oil filter off the engine and onto a bulkhead can make oil changes much easier. Here′s why and how.

[Foley Marine & Industrial Engines, Inc., Worcester, MA, USA]
- Gear oil coolers and flex couplings

Portable Oil Changers

[Offline] Portable Oil Changers - add to MyResources
Comparative Tests

Electric and manual portable systems for removing crankcase oil through the dipstick tube are tested. Units from Jabsco, SHURflo, Reverso, Ray Zagar Airpower, Tempo, and West Marine.

[Practical Sailor, 15 May 2004]
- Preview the Practical Sailor back issue

MarinaPro and TopSider oil changing systems

[Vendor] MarinaPro and TopSider oil changing systems - add to MyResources
Manufacturer MarinaPro and TopSider oil changing systems

Manual pump-and-tank combinations for extracting crankcase oil through the dipstick tube.

[Airpower America, Schoolcraft, MI, USA]
- The MarinaPro oil handling system
- The TopSider system
- A review of both

Pelapumps

[Vendor] Pelapumps - add to MyResources
Manufacturer Pelapumps

Hand pumps with reservoirs for extracting crankcase oil, in three capacities.

[Gelplane International Ltd., Mid Glamorgan, UK]
- The Pela oil change pump

WaterWolf oil change pumps

[Vendor] WaterWolf oil change pumps - add to MyResources
Manufacturer WaterWolf oil change pumps

Self-contained electric pumps for drinking water, bilge, oil changing and winterizing, deck washdown, toilet maceration, refrigeration and other uses. Also makes faucets, accumulator tanks, hose, and other fluid accessories.

[SHURflo Pump Manufacturing Company, Cypress, CA, USA]
- The SHURflo faucet selection

CruzPro engine instrumentation

[Vendor] CruzPro engine instrumentation - add to MyResources
Manufacturer CruzPro engine instrumentation

Range of water temperature, oil pressure, engine hours, and exhaust temperature instruments and alarms.

[CruzPro Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand]
- The CruzPro instrument selection

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