Hi all, happy new year! Newbie to this forum as a proud owner of a 2010 f650gs twin. To make a long miserable story short, rounded off my oil drain bolt socket. Have no idea how I will ever get it off, having tried most things suggested on this and other forums. Trying to deal with this in the spring with warmer, longer evenings might be a better time to deal with it.. My question is: could I use an oil extraction pump to drain the oil? Has anybody done this on this model? Are there any obstructions to get in the way of the plastic tubing? MANY THANKS in advance.
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Yes, I use one on my cars and it works very well.
It's like a pumped weed killer sprayer but sucks rather than sprays.
Warm the engine to make the oil thinner, push the thin tube supplied as far as it'll go through the dip stick tube, pump the plunger several times and within five minutes you hear it sucking air when all the oil's been drained.
I've used it at least six times and because it works so well have no intention of draining oil the conventional way.
The even better news is that they don't cost much - From memory mine was around £25 from Amazon
Hope this helps
It's like a pumped weed killer sprayer but sucks rather than sprays.
Warm the engine to make the oil thinner, push the thin tube supplied as far as it'll go through the dip stick tube, pump the plunger several times and within five minutes you hear it sucking air when all the oil's been drained.
I've used it at least six times and because it works so well have no intention of draining oil the conventional way.
The even better news is that they don't cost much - From memory mine was around £25 from Amazon
Hope this helps
Reggie P
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Nick , there was an argument that they didnt "flush-out" debris in the way a drain plug could......
However, I think so many garages use them, that the argument is invalid.
As Steve says , v cheap these days to boot ;
However, I think so many garages use them, that the argument is invalid.
As Steve says , v cheap these days to boot ;
Because it's easy to do I change the oil twice as much as the car asks for so hopefully very little debris accumulates
+1 
I've been using one for almost two years now. I buy my oil in bulk and change the oils in all the family cars twice as often (particularly applies to my BMW 320d with ridiculous two year service interval)
I've been using one for almost two years now. I buy my oil in bulk and change the oils in all the family cars twice as often (particularly applies to my BMW 320d with ridiculous two year service interval)
You could always get hold of a secondhand sump pan and replace. Be a bit messy getting the old one off but at least it will all be good afterwards.
Find a socket that will almost go onto the rounded off plug and tap it on with a hammer. Fit ratchet wrench to socket and remove sump plug. Fit new sump plug.
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Something like this should get it out
http://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remover-set-5-pcs/96028#product_additional_details_container
http://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remover-set-5-pcs/96028#product_additional_details_container
I assume you have tried applying heat to said bolt?
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They work fine. I also use mine to do my brakes. They're also a godsend for sucking the water out of a blocked sink u-bend before breaking the joint.
Suggest you get the hand pump sort, with a reservoir, like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4L-Syphon...329800?hash=item3a9cb6d088:g:NckAAOSwyQtVy1ge
Suggest you get the hand pump sort, with a reservoir, like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4L-Syphon...329800?hash=item3a9cb6d088:g:NckAAOSwyQtVy1ge
I've used a vacuum extractor my older cars, (not beholden to dealer service requirements) and they're fab, provided that the extraction tube goes right to the bottom of the sump and it doesn't on some vehicles, e.g. my mothers Nissan Micra. If you were to experiment in a washing up bowl, you' see that very little liquid remains. You can also use the extractor to suck out oil which often remains in the filter bowl, which is an advantage. The oil must be warm or it'll take a very long time. Hot oil makes the vacuum bottle collapse inwards, DAMHIKT.
Thanks for your reply, it's not a bolt, it is the hex style, made from cheeserilium with a now perfect circular hole! Best advice I have seen is to weld a nut or Allan key into place and then use a wrench. Problem is from the little I know, welding aluminium to steel is not an easy thing to do. I'm guessing previous owner who had it serviced at a dealer, and it has been been over torqued.
The once hex headed bolt will not be aluminium. Use an old hex key slightly oversize and hammer it in,
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