[EdmJunky]

I'll be needing to do a full coolant evacuation here soon after I fix my current leak. I've been filling it with water until the leak is fixed so once I do that I want to do a complete evacuation and refill with actual coolant.

That being said, I'll also be doing a few more fluid evacuations soon (brake fluid, diff fluid, etc.)..

So I'm looking for a tool I can use for this, I have one of these harbor freight vacuum pumps that I used for my AC in the past. I'm wondering if this will work for all the above as well. Or if anyone can make suggestions on a tool that would.

This is what I have currently: http://www.harborfreight.com/air-vac...ors-96677.html


Edit: Reading the description on Harbor Freight's site it looks like the above vacuum pump is just for AC systems... Queue suggestions lol

[PichaDis11]

Look up there transfer pump. Useful for Brake, differential. Unfortunately can not be used to evacuate coolant.

ECS seems to have a good evacuation tool but needs a air compressor to pressurize the unit. https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-32...ing/ES2712734/

They also carry a fluid extractor: https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-32...g_Drain_15324/
I haven't used any of these tools however. I did the pull the radiator plug and pump U hose method.

[EdmJunky]

Originally Posted by PichaDis11

Look up there transfer pump. Useful for Brake, differential. Unfortunately can not be used to evacuate coolant.

ECS seems to have a good evacuation tool but needs a air compressor to pressurize the unit. https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-32...ing/ES2712734/

They also carry a fluid extractor: https://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-32...g_Drain_15324/
I haven't used any of these tools however. I did the pull the radiator plug and pump U hose method.

Thanks! I looked up the transfer pump from Harbor Freight. For $7 I'd have no problem buying that just to do my brakes and diff so I'll be picking that up in the next few days.

For the coolant, I've seen the ones from ECS but I can't bring myself to pay $80 for those. If I can't find anything else I guess I'll most likely go with that schwaben extractor, seems like that would work well for more than just the coolant. But I vaguely remember reading something on this forum about a cheaper vac pump that worked just as well. Haven't found anything while searching though.

[Efthreeoh]

Just drain the coolant.

For the diff there are lots of options. A pneumatic fluid extractor works great.

For the brake fluid, a turkey baster works good along with a Motive Power Bleeder.

[EdmJunky]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Just drain the coolant.

For the diff there are lots of options. A pneumatic fluid extractor works great.

For the brake fluid, a turkey baster works good along with a Motive Power Bleeder.

I saw the motive power bleeder, awesome little tool. I def want that in my tool shed.