When I removed the oil pan on my 3QM30 to extract a dropped "whatnot" during my upper job the oil pan was empty. I use the old suck it out the dipstick method. Surprised me as to how much is not there.
Sent from my Android. Please forgive typos. Thank you. ________________________________ From: Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1:15:44 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: 3HM35F oil capacity puzzle This may help...I took the oil pan off our 3GM30F because I lost a piece of tape off the oil extractor hose when it was in the dipstick tube. (Yes, I know I'm an idiot). I discovered that the oil extractor hose actually hits the top of the suction thingy on the bottom of the engine, so it never actually gets near the bottom unless you are really lucky. It really does take 2.6 litres of oil, which I verified when I refilled it. I have almost never got more than 2 litres out/in on a regular oil change. I seriously considered putting a banjo fitting on the bottom of the oil pan so I could drain it from the bottom, but I got nervous about drilling a large hole into an expensive aluminum casting and chickened out. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Sun, 16 May 2021 at 17:57, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: I can't recall exactly but if you asked me how much oil I buy in preps for an oil change I would have said 6 qts without even thinking about it. I use a hand vacuum pump but can't recall it's capacity. As I recall it was the larger of the 2 Moeller models at the time when I bought it. The suction hoses have a metal rod inside which allows you to pre-bend the tube to better suck hard to reach area. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Yanmar 3HM35F Solomons, MD On Sun, May 16, 2021, 20:18 Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Every time I change oil on Alera I check the engine spec for the Yanmar 3HM35F that calls for 5.7 quarts. I have never been able to get more than 4 quarts out or in. I use an electric pump extractor via the dip stick hole. I understand that the angle of the engine on my 37+ results in the oil laying at the aft end of the pan and try to make sure the tube gats all the way back there. Anyone else been able to replace over 4 quarts! Tom Buscaglia S/V Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon WA P 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660 Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cedbed29856f240f4a29f08d919bc0908%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637569117659534691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=UIwK2%2F1X%2BKD5ogI11NOpnmDi5fwsWSU6w%2B7F%2BoxjnZQ%3D&reserved=0> Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cedbed29856f240f4a29f08d919bc0908%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637569117659544684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=yrzqGhH%2Fs6d7b4JWl09IV%2BNd8BV%2BRCG7xprJkhYKi0s%3D&reserved=0> Thanks - Stu
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