Customer Reviews

Jabsco 17860-0012 Marine Flat Tank Oil Changer System (3.5-Gallon, 12-Volt, 5-Amp)

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Even after I was warned by a fellow dockmate I bought this system. His leaked and mine leaked. Don't waste your time or money and don't sit there with paper towels trying to restrain the leak.

This worked fairly well but did not drain all 5 quarts of oil (maybe 3 1/2 or so). Not a big deal on the boat as I don't use it that much so when I do a yearly change the oil is generally still clean. I wouldn't use it on a car as it is better to get all of the oil out when driven until it is dirty. I took at least a half hour to remove the oil I did get out of the engine and I kept turning it on and shutting it off so it would start up with good suction again. It is nice to be able to do a change at home and not pay the $85 per hour marina labor fees. I would recommend this unit for that convenience but there may be other models out there to research that work a little better.

Don't waste you time with this unit I am a long time boater this will not get the job done. I have used the 5 gallon oil changer units for years and thought this flat tank unit would be good since it should not be top heavy. The pump unit is too small and slow.

It never worked right out of the box...too many vacuum leaks make this product virtually worthless. I epoxied every fitting/joints to seal them. Once the leaks were fixed, it worked good for 2 oil changes (took a good 10-12 minutes to drain 10 quarts of diesel oil) then the diaphragm pump failed.

I ended up replacing it with a 6 gallon oil changer unit from Harbor Freight that is powered by compressed air from my air compressor. Works much better.

I would not recommend this product to anyone. If anyone needs what's left of my Jabsco for parts, just holler!