I have one used twice for oil changes. The rubber connectors that attach the hoses have hardened and leak. The kit to repair is the two rubber pieces and the 3 sections of hose for $25-40. I paid less than $100 for the entire pump. I am looking at better ways to repair. Good product while it lasted, but they get you on repair parts.
@acscolo
11 жыл бұрын
After seeing your tool review on the MityVac, I decided to get one. I just finished doing three oil changes on 3 snowblowers in my shop using the MityVac. I worked slick! Good tool review.
@sevensinsvelocityshop7563
3 жыл бұрын
Just bought one of these for doing oil changes on an Audi I just picked up. Great little tutorial, owners manual didn’t cover much such as which direction the valve has to be to evac or dispense. Much thanks
@donyboy73
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@spresc2180
12 жыл бұрын
Works great on my 4 runner. The 2012 Sonata has a crankcase baffle that keeps hose from the pan bottom. Awesome for lawn equipment. Longer tubing from hdwr store for cars.
@mustie1
12 жыл бұрын
l have the old school version it looks like a metal gas can, works well,
@epiphaknee
12 жыл бұрын
I would still use it for a transmission fluid change. Just by being able to pull out 2 to 5 quarts you would make the job much cleaner and quicker by spilling very little fluid, if any, when you drop the pan. Differentials (with a single plug) and power steering pumps (flushing prior to an R&R) would be a great use too! Cool tool and demo!!
@snw56
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dony, Your help is always appreciated!
@bobblenuts
3 жыл бұрын
It's almost 9 years since you posted this video. Curious what you think of this model pump, how is it holding up to your frequent shop use? Great review video, thanks.
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
i agree with you, unfortunately some new engines don't have a drain plug
@02915a
11 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual. I had my eyes on this mity vac for a while now and everyone says that gas is not accepted by this device because it damages it or something similar which is weird because the same company makes the orange siphon pump that is known to be used and made for gas I just don't see the difference in materials were the more expensive evacuator is some how "allergic" to gas and it's $3 to $10 brother is not. the evac seems to be made stronger so that is why i am confused on gas use.
@knighthawk86855
Жыл бұрын
I have 2 of the 4 uncle cheaper Amazon versions, both pump or forced air, 2 of the green harbor freight air ones, 2 of each in my front shop and my back shop, I'm picking 2 MV4201 plus up today for my mobile van, guy is going EV, and doesn't need em anymore, so great price on both, under 60 for both, I like the feature of push oil or extracting it just by a push of a button, I got 2 of them because one is going to be dedicated for filling oil, and one for extracting oil. Great video as always.
@Travis_H
12 жыл бұрын
we got a couple of these at my work but there the version that works on compressed air they do work good
@robertknight4672
Жыл бұрын
These evaluaters are really good for for chipper vacs since they're a little bit too heavy to flip over. And if you're chipper vac old enough to have drain plug in the bottom of the engine after remove quite a bit to get to it.
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching Tom!
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
pretty good although taking the plug out is always better
@DaeHan2321
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this review! Debating between different oil extractors (cheaper price) but because of your video I'll be getting this!
@blackwell1384
12 жыл бұрын
i have the older design which has a smaller tank. I agree that it is a great tool.
@airmangirard
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for making it. It would be nice if you could add a bit showing how to open it up to clean the inside, that we could get an idea of how hard or easy or time consuming it is to open it up. Thanks again for the nice video.
@henerker
3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to ask for one for Father's Day! Nice piece of equipment, and I can dispose of the used oil or fluids at my local village Dept. of Public Works depot.
@keeganfoster1792
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely a desirable tool save time money rather than dealing with old rotten fuel
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
yes it will, i'll change the title to "fluid" instead of oil
@josephpuchel6497
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Dony can this be used to extract gas and or diesel fuel. I would use it for extraction of gas from small engine. Thank you
@acidking202
10 жыл бұрын
I have to look at the model number.The one I have in my shop is configured the same, but It works on shop air, ...No pump.. Either way..Awesome tool.
@adrenalinehigh2070
3 жыл бұрын
would have loved to see it EVACUATE the dirty oil into a bottle or something....just to see how well it does that job.
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
some transmissions do not have a drain plug
@snw56
11 жыл бұрын
Great tool review Dony. I'm curious to know if this pump can be opened to thoroughly clean the reservoir. For example: If I were to evacuate dirty engine oil, then switched over to use it for pumping clean brake fluid in my master cylinder. Can it be wiped clean before use?
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching
@jr0079
7 ай бұрын
Perfect for bleeding your brakes. I would buy two, One for extracting dirty oil and dispense clean oil.
@donyboy73
11 жыл бұрын
yes
@Paisteboy
12 жыл бұрын
Do you have to keep pumping it until the oil is all out or does it create a suction and continue draining after a few intial pumps?
@BearE9090
5 жыл бұрын
Looks like it will save time cleaning the garage floor from spills.
@leadcounsel4869
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is an excellent review. A must have item.
@sherwoodrogers3443
5 жыл бұрын
Bought me one a few weeks ago gonna try it out soon. Looks fairly easy.
@Rampant_Colt
5 жыл бұрын
did ya try it out yet?
@danielrice5474
4 жыл бұрын
@@Rampant_Colt I just got one and tried it out on the toilet (for testing only). Ran water from commode to extractor and back a few times and did well.
@old64goat
12 жыл бұрын
You did not mention gas, will it suck old gas out of a generator?
@condor5635
7 жыл бұрын
Give my fluid extractor idea a look. I use a vacuum pump which is very versatile and powerful. Interested in knowing your thoughts. I love it and it costs about the same as a Mityvac.
@851995STARGATE
12 жыл бұрын
They want you to pay extra and go to a honda equipment dealer for maintenance they have fluid evacuators as well, I personally just flip the mower over and dump it out then wait a bit before restarting it with new oil
@tractyzadorozny2972
9 жыл бұрын
I have eight of these for auto repair 4 for engine oil 2 for atf 2 for gear oil
@donyboy73
9 жыл бұрын
Tracty Zadorozny I may get a second one, good idea
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
it continues after a few initial pumps
@kasche83
12 жыл бұрын
....heard like someone draining toiliet...lol There is another one usage for this machine....i dont know what vacuum can it perform, but if its around -0,5bar(-15 to -25inHg) you can make a very useful airtight tester for checking of any 2- stroke engine for air leaks(oil seals, seals etc). just need to purchase adequate gauge to connect.
@tool717
9 жыл бұрын
Ok awesome I live in ottawa Ontario I'll look around Thanks dony
@nikazone
12 жыл бұрын
we use somthing like this to pump oil out of sterndrive boats when we winteriz them
@FD-dh2fu
2 жыл бұрын
The plastic tube does not melt?
@kravenofspider
12 жыл бұрын
Great tool. Thanks for sharing Don
@joebriggs9599
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Donny just ordered 1
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info
@stlouissux9119
12 жыл бұрын
Does it adequately remove the oil from flat head tractor engines or do you still need to pull the plug. Sounds like it would be good on my boat.
@donyboy73
11 жыл бұрын
i've used it for gas many times and then i drain it right away
@svcruz
12 жыл бұрын
after use do you clean the hoses and how would you clean it?
@donyboy73
11 жыл бұрын
thank you sir
@kkcapcom2
3 жыл бұрын
How do you remove the large tube from the fitting attached to the tank?
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
any auto parts store or online
@Smashingpottery
11 жыл бұрын
Does Mightvac make something similar to that which runs off of compressed air as opposed to a hand pump?
@gregwright6565
4 жыл бұрын
Curious if you use this for an ATV, specifically a Honda Foreman. I don't think it would get all the way to the drain plug, but I figure I could back it up on ramps and suck most of the oil out. Thanks for the video. After 7 years, is the pump still holding up well?
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
yes a must have tool!
@turrelljeff
3 жыл бұрын
I recently picked up an OEMTOOLS 24389. Would you use it with gasoline or two-cycle mix? Sure would be better than the turkey baster.
@707SonomaComa
6 жыл бұрын
What about the MityVac 7400? This MityVac 7201 has an EXTERNAL pump outside of the reservoir, I am wondering if more connections will pose more problems.
@donyboy73
6 жыл бұрын
no problems, still using almost 6 years later
@fedguy9182
8 жыл бұрын
can you use these to siphon old gas out of a small engine tank?
@02915a
11 жыл бұрын
So in short does anyone truly tried gas in the mitvac evacuator plus and if so had any issues because my guess would just be maybe if it was a high ethanol content, because when you think about it brake fluid can be acidic so let me know what you guys think.
@hudsonjamesc
11 жыл бұрын
nice! I will get one from amazon tomorrow
@tonym6920
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Dony! i’ve been thinking about purchasing a MITYVAC extractor and I was wondering how your experience has been with the unit since you purchased it. I’ve been reading that there is some problem with the seals to fail after a while which causes the unit to spray oil all over. I read these reviews on Amazon. Thanks for your help!
@donyboy73
4 жыл бұрын
well this one in video lasted 8 years before it did that so i replaced it with a new one, i'm happy with it. don't use it to extract gas it may harm the seals prematurely
@kennethroberts1214
3 жыл бұрын
I think if you extracted hot oil it could cause a the seals to fail.
@Thebowzer221
12 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't use this pump 4 the removal of oil. There's dirt/sand/grit even some parts, such as fragments of clutches in an automatic transmission in the bottm of the pan. I want that flushed out through the drain plug. Old school I guess....
@Liamautomechanic
12 жыл бұрын
handy tool.
@alzathoth
2 жыл бұрын
if you stored this unit on its' side, would it leak fluids?
@donyboy73
2 жыл бұрын
it eventually could yes
@tomellson5836
12 жыл бұрын
Can u get these with elec pump
@Junkyard-Restorations
12 жыл бұрын
how can i identify the year on a briggs quantam lawnmower engine
@condor5635
4 жыл бұрын
Donyboy check out my vacuum extractor. I am sure you have a vacuum pump. Much less moving parts, way cheaper, much less space plus no manual pumping. Thanks for posting
@donyboy73
12 жыл бұрын
check amazon or napa
@SAHamel_
7 жыл бұрын
I bought this exact Mityvac MV7201, it was delivered Saturday and today (Tuesday)I tried to use it to take out the oil in my Troy Bilt push mower. I followed your Utube Review but when I pumped it, the oil came up into the tube maybe an inch or two but not enough to run into the unit. I pumped and pumped like crazy; I could never get it to drain the oil from the push mower. What am I doing wrong ?
@jesrf
6 жыл бұрын
You have a defective unit like I did, probably missing the gasket at the top These units are junk, I put RTV on mine, still doesn't work. Did you get your fixed?
@karpenterken1
4 жыл бұрын
@@jesrf Plenty of people have no problem with them and if yours was actually missing the top lid gasket or not working properly, why wouldn't you contact Mityvac for a warranty replacement? It costs nothing but a little of your time to get a working product from them should you have an issue in the first year.
@DerAngriff
10 жыл бұрын
What's the best way to clean the container from remnants of oil?
@questionssm
10 жыл бұрын
any biodegradable degreaser Purple power Simple green
@LLStacheLarry
8 жыл бұрын
I like that item.
@oscarturcios8000
5 жыл бұрын
Great video
@pewolfe1
11 жыл бұрын
Dony, Thanks for all the awesome videos. Have you ever looked into this as an oil extractor: pela oil extractor i been using it for years. I noticed in your video it seemed a little hard to remove the cap seal so you can pour out the old oil. The pela's come with a sprout.
@pavid501
12 жыл бұрын
Where would you purchase one of these?
@desertfox2020
12 жыл бұрын
I'd pump the trans fluid out and then remove the pan. Alot of cars don't have a trans drain plug and removing the pan while it's full of oil is difficult at best.
@snw56
11 жыл бұрын
Can it be flushed out with gasoline, kerosene or something similar?
@spelunkerd
12 жыл бұрын
Why do you think they don't advise evacuating gas? Is it too thin to reliably be contained by the seals, or does gasoline dissolve the seals? Or, is it a safety issue, or a concern about contaminating gas by other fluids previously drained? I think if you are reusing fluids, you need to dedicate the device to specific fluid....
@karpenterken1
4 жыл бұрын
Gasoline is a safety hazard and legality issue for them that they can avoid by telling you not to use it for that. Also there are rubber seals in the unit that will melt from contact with gasoline and some plastics like what this unit is made of deteriorate from contact with gasoline. That's the information I got from Mityvac and my visual inspection of a disassembled unit.
@sw3w537
5 жыл бұрын
I use this to suck tick juice out of my legs after hunting in eastern Maine. I also have used it to extract oil from my marijuana buds and finally I heard it can extract oil from my vw van
@ramtek2702
4 жыл бұрын
People reviewing these systems seem to be avoiding the electric type. Why is that?
@TheWallyjp
12 жыл бұрын
that sucks thanks for the help
@pewolfe1
11 жыл бұрын
Dony here is the link for the pela oil extractor. jerrybleach pelapumps html
@robbiegwinn
12 жыл бұрын
good stuff....nice hat
@brian242
12 жыл бұрын
nice good info
@MrGoosePit
12 жыл бұрын
Hey, that's the same thing my uncle uses to embalm the dead in his funeral home!
@donyboy73
11 жыл бұрын
can you send me a link
@jcharles1470
10 жыл бұрын
Hi, again! Is there any accessory to bleed the brakes with this tool? Greetings from mexico!!!
@NemudusM
10 жыл бұрын
yes sir there is one to use with this tool. mucha surte.
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