[norken47]

I have the 2.0 diesel engine what I want to know it has a dip stick can I suckmthe oil out from there some say you can some say not any ideas thanks ken

 

[norken47]

Should have Sid Jaguar I pace 2.0 ingenium

 

[Philayl]

Hi, As the dipstick goes into the sump I can't see any reason why you can't extract the oil from it. Phil

 

[nor9193ken]

When I had the XJ it had adedicated tube but this one has ordinary dipstick I quess I will have to push small tub all th way to the sum or perhaps just attach to top of tube any ideas

 

[Philayl]

Hi, push it all the way in(Oooh Matron!) Phil

 

[Gav]

No one has tried this method on a 2.0D ingenium, so you could be the first to report back

 

[cutlea01]

I guess it all depends on how straight (or rather, bendy) the dipstick tube is on the 2.0D. Typically, a dipstick tube ends a way before the bottom of the sump, an oil suction tube ends a fraction above the sump floor. I see no reason why a small bore tube can't be inserted to the 2.0D dipstick tube until it contacts the sump floor. Running the engine a while to warm the oil would be very beneficial. Most oil suction tanks come with a selection of small bore tubes.

 

[Gav]

It takes quite a convoluted route that’s that why it’s an unknown.

 

[OzXFR]

There are several You Tube vids out there showing how to suck the oil out with an extraction pump via a thin tube down the dipstick tube, it is a quite common practice, just never seen it for the 2.0D Ingenium.
Funny thing is there have been a few queries over the years about using the oil extraction tube on the 5.0 V8 and 3.0 V6 (both petrol and diesel) as a dipstick tube, seeing as those engines don't have a dipstick and they have a digital dash oil level readout instead. But it can't be done, that oil extraction tube has way too many sharp bends to poke anything down it.

 

[OBC John]

The only issue I see with using the dipstick tube is how much residue you'll leave. The dedicated suction tube in the V6 diesel and other engines, terminates in a "well" in the lowest part of the sump ensuring you get the maximum volume out. Not so the dipstick tube and even if you push the vacuum tube down until it stops, you're never going to know if it's reached the lowest point.

 

[cutlea01]

Guess there's only one way to find out then, try it and see. Then drop the undertrays and remove the sump plug, if say less than 250ml comes out, extraction method was a goodun.

 

[Gav]

Guess there's only one way to find out then, try it and see. Then drop the undertrays and remove the sump plug, if say less than 250ml comes out, extraction method was a goodun.

Yup, like I've mentioned before 😊

 

[Phil1]

I've had mostly success with using the dipstick tube and 4/6mm tube to extract the oil. The trick tends to be to stop when you feel light resistance on the tube, and not keep pushing as it will inevitably just fold up inside the sump and either kink, or start curling back up the other side. You can get a good idea of how far you can go with the length of the dipstick itself, and you're likely to be another 4" or so longer than the dipstick.

One thing that's easy to do, is look at the general amount of oil it should hold, and measure what you take out. I really wouldn't be in the slightest bit bothered if you left 5% of the old oil in as you're always going to leave a bit anyway coated to everything anyway.

If it's the difference between a half an hour job and getting most out, or saying sod it and not bothering as you can't be bothered taking all the undertrays off to do it fully, then I know what I'd do.

Dedicated oil pickup tubes are rarely suitable for anything to be pushed down into them, and you're better attaching directly to the top as designed.

 

[cutlea01]

Good picture of a 5.0 V8 with the front removed clearly showing the oil extraction pipe on the right and the tortuous route it takes and why a dipstick won't go down it.