Like this idea? Check out my Jeep/Car/motorcycle channel at: kzread.info Thanks everyone for all the great comments and subscribes!! Y'all have a great day now .. ya hear!

I made a catch bottle years ago from a mason canning jar with fittings in a lid. Use a harbor freight electric AC vacuum pump, works great for changing oil in boats with inboard engines.

You smart SOB. I'm changing one my fluids on the ole GM just so I can try this.

I think he packed the most amount of info into one vid that ive ever seen. This guy has an improper idea for everything! Great great video. I bet manufacturers hate this guy lol.

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great comments! I just try to be resourceful when I can to save money and time. Soon I'm going to making one a bit larger for changing the differential fluids in my Jeep. Here is my channel that demo's Jeep and motorcycle fixes. kzread.info

Chuck - thank YOU man. I made an almost duplicate of yours. Overfilled some hydraulic fluid and was worried why it wasn't working. Needed to remove some and your idea worked PERFECT. Thank you for the idea ;)

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+BasementShopGuy You're welcome, glad it worked for you. Sorry about the crazy slow reply. KZread notification thingy didn't notify me you left a comment. Thanks for taking the time to leave a great comment! Have a great day!

I like people that use what they have at hand and recycle and use their brains a bit... I make a lot of my own tools...

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

My other KZread channel has all my car stuff. There are some "recycled" or "homemade" tools on it. I'd be honored if you would like to check it out: kzread.info

Hold the jar lower than the bottle that is being drained, you will find that once you start the flow it will continue without suction until either you raise the jar or the bottle is empty, sods law.

@gregorykusiak5424

3 жыл бұрын

I was just coming to describe the siphon effect, but was beaten to it.

@caspere.8461

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregorykusiak5424 That sucks

I just used an ear syringe and a flexible straw that fit tightly on the tip end of the syringe. This was slow . However it still only took about 5 minutes to extract the power steering fluid from its tank.

That was awesome. Thanks! I have to get all that hydraulic fluid out of the tire hub area on my tractor and it's in a tight spot. So I am totally going to take my hose and peanut butter and hook up the compressor to it and let it do all the work.

@Homemadeidea

8 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Glad the video helps!

I loved your insight, it's American know how. Merry Christmas!

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+Grady O'Brien Hey man .. go do with what ya got :-) Thanks for dropping in and taking the time to leave a great comment!! Merry Christmas!!!

Thanks for making this video I was stumped trying to get the brake fluid out of my car and thought I had a syringe but couldnt find it and had no way to go to the parts store so I tried this and it saved the day. I saved the contraption and put it on my shelf! Ive even had to borrow it to friends and are amazed that it actually works! Thanks from Montana!

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

snipezilla69 Pretty cool how a simple rigged up contraption works so well... huh? On my other channel, here is one that I pulled so much vacuum that it was collapsing the jar... kinda cool! kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4ukyLGJgKq9fbg.html Thanks and happy it worked out so well for you and your friends! Thanks for taking the time to leave such a great comment! From Tennesseee .. I wish upon you many Great days!!

@Ali-7676

9 жыл бұрын

HomemadeIdea that demonstration of the venturi effect was great. I will make one of these tomorrow to drain off excess transmission fluid.

Hi, you can remove the power steering belt and start the engine, pull 1 intake hose and put the clear hose into it. Let the engine vacuum suck it. I use this Technic to bleed all my dirty brake :) Thanks for the Jar tip

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

axenz axtiz Heyyy . thats a cool idea! I will definitely try that. Thanks for taking the time to leave a great tool tip!! Have a great day!

@just_a_guy13

4 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me more about how you do this with your brakes??

Awesome video. I ended up using a mason jar, some vinyl tubing, and an old air mattress pump. sealed it up with electric tape and hot glue. didn't work very fast. gonna have to try something with a bit more suction.

@steveb.6267

4 жыл бұрын

David The Goliath I use a shopvac for suction. Works great

I kinda wanna try hooking some tubing up to a pump dispenser from a body wash bottle and seeing if that can pull it out.

Going to try this to remove excessive oil in my boat ( previous owner did that )..thanks,,saves me 50 bucks,,cause I was about to go buy an Oil Extractor...

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

It works great every time I've used it. Depending on how much oil you have to remove it may take a few rounds. As long as you can provide some form of vacuum on the "clean end" it will pull the oil no problem. What I didn't demo in the video was if you have one of those hand held "brake bleeding" vacuum pumps. Hook the pump to the clean end and pull the vacuum there while the other end is in the oil, that works great. If you don't have one of those pumps you can rent one from one of the auto parts store "loan-a-tool" programs. Take it back when you are done and get all your $$$ back. Thanks for checking out my video. Hope it work as well for you as it does for me :-). Have a great day!

Thanks buddy!! Good info right here partner!!

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

walkerswayweighttrai You are very welcome! Glad you liked it! For my Jeep/car/motorcycle channel and more tinkering ideas that I come up with .. check this out: kzread.info Thanks for taking the time to leave a great comment and most of all .. Have a great day! :-)

Hello sir, I just bought one and saw your video....I need it for the same reason....was looking at mine before using and the upper and lower cap seem secure,was just wondering if you checked yours first? My thought was maybe your caps we're broken from the start from careless handling from the store clerks, or should I just try and squirt some J.B Weld down there too seal the caps before use? stay prepped sir......cheers !

Use your shop vac for the suction, if you have issues with your container collapsing switch to a glass jug.

Nicely done....

It will be quicker to pump it out, I used an old liquid soap pump, worked in a few seconds.

You are a genius

great stuff.....like your style.

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+George Weaver Thanks! Glad you liked it. I've got more at this channels if you would like to check it out. kzread.info . Thanks for droppin by. Have a great day!

I used my electric shop vac and the same hose you are using. Cost like 1 dollar for the hose. No pumping at all.

@Homemadeidea

7 жыл бұрын

Thats a really good idea. I'm gonna try that. Thanks for the tip! Have a great day!

THAT^^^^^^ was awesome BRO

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Have a great day!!

This is very helpful. I bought a used car from a private seller and they put too much oil. Thanks

good idea...you can just hook a little shop vac to it...

awesome video dude thanks

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+twinndub You're welcome! Have a great day!

The container that is catching the fluid should be lower than the other one to make the vacuum work better...

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

If I were using larger diameter tubing or a long run it would definitely help. Tubing that small and a run that short, the actual difference would be minimal. Thanks for checking out my video and taking the time to leave a comment. Have a great day!!

Thank you very much lovely informative video Sir. Wide angle lens and tiny bit focus on the apparatus would have been nice too. Thumbs up subscribed. Have a nice day

@Homemadeidea

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting and subscribing! Here is my automotive channel that has lots more useful tips: kzread.info . Have a great day!

THANKS DUDE.. EASY AND WORKS

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+raul chagoya Ya welcome!! Thats what matters .. it make life easier! Glad it worked for ya! Have a great day!

@raula.h.chagoya8526

8 жыл бұрын

GOD BLESS!

great video what if you attached this to engine vacuum instead of using the venturi effect. As long as the fluid level doesn't reach the hose it should work a hvac vacuum pump should work good also.

@Homemadeidea

7 жыл бұрын

Some vacuum sources will cause a high idle situation while pulling the fluid. Honestly, I think it should work. I may try it sometime for the fun of it.

@JonathanRader

7 жыл бұрын

I just made one of these to bleed the brakes in my S10. I used a glass peanut butter jar with a metal lid jb weld putty around the hoses to keep it from leaking. I used a hand vacuum pump. I was tempted to use engine vacuum but I wanted more control over it. It worked great thinks for the idea.

@Homemadeidea

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. The glass jar should work great!

That's a good idea with creating a vacuum with the air blower.

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

As you can see, it pulled the fluid out quick with very little work and minimal mess ... thats my favorite part .. lol

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

HomemadeIdea Thanks for checking the video. Have a great day!

Great idea.

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+Charles dixon, Jr Thanks, glad you like it. Thanks for taking the time to leave a great comment. Have a great day!

great job .

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Also, thanks for checking out my video. Have a great day!

Dude, I know this is an old video but were you pinching off the line in between sucks? lol Because if you weren't then you don't have an air leak, it was just sucking in air back through the line after you let off the vacuum pressure. You have to keep it pinched off completely in order to maintain a vacuum.

Hey Chuck, About that air leak. You used a plastic peanut jar. The lid seals on those are not air tight. Try a plastic mayonnaise jar instead. Their lid seals are air tight. Jimmy

@Homemadeidea

7 жыл бұрын

Yea .. actually it was way better than I had started. I had to remove all that foil bonding around the lip. I dont eat mayo so I didn't even think about those Jars. You are correct, they provide a much better seal. May have my dad save one for me. Thanks for leaving a great tip! Have a great day!

great idea.

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks .. it works great. Hope it works out for you. Thanks for checking out my video and taking the time to leave comment. Have a great day!!

In the long, cold Russian winters, only Vodka flows so freel (Thanks for posting, I happen I save mayo and PB Jars just for stuff like this. Awesome. How about PVC/silicone sealant instead of hot glue?

@Homemadeidea

10 жыл бұрын

The clear or white silicone would work fine. Also engine RTV gasket sealants for engines would work. As for the PVC, I think of the blue stuff I use to glue the plastic water pipe together, I don't think that would work. I used the hot melt because it sets up fast as I was needing to get that car done. Otherwise I would have used some engine RTV gasket sealer. Thanks for checking out my video and taking the time to leave such great comments. Have a great day!! :-)

Hello, I just use an Turkey baster from the dollar store with a small piece of hose on it and done

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

1995dresser That would work great. Next time I run across one in the store, I'll pick one up just to keep in the tool collection. Thanks for taking the time to drop a great tip. Have a great day!

Why hell yes! Thin-kin's always been the best way to travel. Got an overfilled transmission & am about to try it. Reckon hot glued strong magnets on the base of those tripod legs might work under the hood? Thanks till your better paid HomemadeIdea. -gilpin 11517

@Homemadeidea

7 жыл бұрын

Cool .. glad you like the video. If you like more good automotive / Jeep videos, check out my main channel: kzread.info . Thanks for dropping in and leaving a cool comment! Have a great day!

How did you get it to begin drawing out the fluid?

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike M Using the handheld vacuum pump to pull a vacuum in the container.

I use sanding kompresor gun , 2 gallon container ,attach the hose , and in a minute drain whole engine oil.

@Homemadeidea

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds good!! Thankd for dropping in! Have a great day!

Perty neat!

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

JasonKench Thank ya sir! Thanks for leaving a great comment!! Have a great day!!

Hoseless- just use a long plastic straw, suck it out and spit it into a jar.

Harbor freight has a AC vacuum pump that runs on compressed air for 14 bucks i wonder how that creates the vacuum? might be worth the 14 bucks to find out. if its made to bring a AC system down to the proper vacuum then it should work.

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Boudreau Buddy of mine has one of those. Never really thought about using it for anything other than AC work. May have to get one to experiment with it. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! Have a great day!

@mannys9130

8 жыл бұрын

It works by passing the compressed air through a venturi. They're not adequate for AC work. AC systems need to be drawn down to almost perfect vacuum and held for 30 minutes to boil moisture out of the lines. That pump can't do that, and you'd need a humongous compressor tank to supply the air for a 30-45 minute vacuum cycle...

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

I really haven't dealt with AC systems much. Slowly putting my 84 GT Mustang back together. I was gonna put the AC back in it this time. Found that my compressor had locked up. Sooo ..reckon I'll put the AC in when I score another compressor. As for an air compressor, I have a 5hp 2 stage 60 gallon Kobalt that has held up to anything I've thrown at it. Not sure how well it will work with the venturi vacuum pump. I've seen my dad and my buddy use the pump for AC work. It seemed to work OK. but possibly if it were pulled to a stronger vacuum it may have worked better?

@mannys9130

8 жыл бұрын

+HomemadeIdea The venturi pumps are not adequate for AC work. The purpose of vacuuming is to remove incondensable gases, and to boil off moisture that would cause acid formation within the system. As the vacuum gets stronger and stronger, the water boils and removes energy from the system, making the remaining water colder and harder to boil. That requires an even deeper vacuum to boil the now colder moisture in the lines. Actual proper procedure is to use a strong vacuum pump like a 2 stage unit, park the vehicle in the sun so heat can enter the system, vacuum for 45 minutes, fill with 150psi of dry Nitrogen and let it stand for 1 hour, if no leaks are found the system is vacuumed again for 45 minutes so the N2 is evacuated and any moisture that was freed by the N2 is removed, and then the system is charged with the proper weight of refrigerant gas and performance us verified by checking pressures and either superheat or subcooling calculations.

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

Makes sense to me. Not exactly something the backyard mechanic can do on his own. Ive had the AC totally removed from my Mustang for a long while. What do you suggest when I put it all back in?

MAKE SURE YOUR PEANUT BUTTER JAR IS CLEAN. YOUR JAR APPEARS TO BE DIRTY ON THE LID. THERE IS SOME PAPER STUCK ON THE LID. YOU NEED TO CLEAN THE PAPER OUT.

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

+Rudy Rodriguez I don't reuse the fluid so I wasn't worried about it. If the fluid is reused, yes make sure the jar is clean.Thanks for the suggestion. Have a great day!

Use a shop vac.

how about put both tubes in the oil reservoir, one up to the bottom of the reservoir the other one above the oil level.....blow the one above oil level while covering the opening or the reservoir with your hand try to make it air tight as posible.... dont you think that is better than sucking???????

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

EvendimataE Honestly, purchasing a cheap vacuum pump of the trick I demo'ed with the air nozzle is the best option. Much less effort. I put a link in the description to a vacuum pump similar to the one I use. It works great. Thanks for taking the time to check out the video and leave a comment! Have a great day!!

@EvendimataE

9 жыл бұрын

actually i have a home made sucker too....i used that kids summer toy that is like a super giant syringe...i think the kids call it squirter or super soaker....i used a clear tube like yours, glue gun, then the squirter from the dollar store. very useful cheap tool :)

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

Hmm ... Very cool idea. I'll have to keep an eye out for that.. I enjoy "out of the box" thinking like that. :-)

Will this method work for gas? I put too much gas in my car, and afraid to drive it....

@Homemadeidea

6 жыл бұрын

Supposed it could with the proper containers and hoses.

An even simpler and easy method would have been to just use the laws of physics with gravity and just siphon the fluid out. All you would need then is your clear hose, any kind of catch container, and the knowledge of how to siphon fluids.

@Homemadeidea

9 жыл бұрын

Killer2600 Thanks for a great tip! Been siphoning fluids for a long time. The method I presented also works on differential fluids. Diff fluid doesn't siphon very fast. Also the vacuum force will pull almost every bit of anything left. Where siphoning, once an air bubble is introduced, the flow stops. Thanks for taking the time to leave a great tip! Have a great day!

Jus start your car and hook the tube up to a vacuum on the motor.

Even better unplug one of the vacumm hoses of the car and connected with this device and bingo

@Homemadeidea

8 жыл бұрын

You have a very good point there! Don't know why I didnt think about that. I had a duh moment I reckon .. lol. Thanks for dropping in a great suggestion! Have a great day!!

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I love tools from Harbor Freight . . . .

sorry bud ,thats not your idea. its been around for thousands of years...mine is made of a plastic Gatorade bottle. i chose that because of its thickness.

@Poweraddicts

7 жыл бұрын

Never said it was my idea. I simply made a bigger version of the brake bleeder set up I have. I've made a few of these. The Gatorade bottle works better I agree, not only because of the thicker plastic. But also the ridges along the Gatorade bottle help stiffen the walls from caving in so easy. Oh .. I'm replying through my main KZread channel. Thanks for checking out the video! Have a great day!

gitter dun!

@Homemadeidea

6 жыл бұрын

Thats right!! :-)

Just get a turkey baser

cheap