So, after following the advice of a friend with an LR4, I got myself the finest oil extraction pump that Harbor Freight has to offer for less than $100 to change the oil in my 2005 v8 LR3. I just put the tube in the dip stick's place, connect the canister and give it a good few pumps. I got almost exactly 2L of oil out, and that was it, all I got after that was pure air. It turns out that the LR4 is specifically designed to use an oil extractor pump (it doesn't even have a drain plug), while the LR3 geometry prevents you from doing that, or at least with the setup I had currently. Anyone else have any experience with an LR3 and an oil extraction pump? I'm thinking of getting finer tubing, but want some input from someone with experience to confirm whether it's a lost cause.

 

Why not just use the drain plug???

 

The drain plug is behind 2 giant skid plats, and it's a bitch getting the rusted bolts off. I really need new bolts too, so I guess that's my next project. Only about $80 just for the bolts, yay. :P

 

As useless fact #73, I have removed the skid plate under the engine oil drain plug on my machine, and only install it if going out to the mountains. This makes oil/filter changes a breeze, plus I'm sure that the loss of that extra 15 pounds gets me 0.001% better fuel economy...

 

I had the same experience. I think it was a total of 12 bolts or thereabouts and I had to use a breaker bar to get most of them off. Pretty straightforward oil change once they are off though.

 

I agree the skid plates are a pain, but oil changes are a chance to look at everything else the holds fluids. i.e diff, steering rack, CV joints, as well as the suspension. More than once I have caught a small leak, ordered parts and then made a plan days or weeks down the road to make the repair before they became big leaks.

The skid plates are the one area where anti seize goo is worth its weight in gold (or copper to be more accurate).

That, and the un-threaded portion of every suspension bolt you can find.

Jeff

General Disclaimer: I might be wrong

 

Totally agree....last week during an oil change (and other stuff) the Tech discovered a coolant leak.....new Thermostat needed.

 

I tried to use an extractor to change my oil last week and only got about 2 liters out. I was also hoping to avoid removing the skid plate. At least the extractor works on my other vehicle. If someone can figure out a way to get the oil changed with the extractor that would be great.

 

I made a post on the "what did you do with your lr3 today" where I go into detail about using a fumoto drain plug to seamlessly drain the oil. You can actually stick your arm in the gap behind the front passenger tire to fit a hose on the fumoto drain and actuate the valve without dropping the skid plate. You need long noodle arms though, and you might need to drop the tire if you're still having trouble.

 

I'll take a look at that.

I'd be interested to see what is blocking the extractor hose from getting to the bottom of the pan to get the full 8qts out. If anyone happens to do an oil pan gasket please take pictures of the inside of your pan and if possible where the dipstick comes into the lower crankcase area.