HT Moto 6-Liter Oil Extractor Pump - Manual Fluid Extractor for Motorcycle, ATV, Boat & Small Engine Maintenance - Ideal for Oil Changes, Transmission Fluid & Coolant Drainage

I just did an oil change today with an extractor for the first time ever. It is easy, mostly neat, and effective.I have a 2015 Audi Q5 with the 3.0T engine. There's some pretty signficant underbody panels that have to be removed to get to the oil plug for a traditional change.I would concur with JC's excellent review, which was at the top of the favorite reviews when I bought this and when I finally got around to using it a few months later. The pump pieces are all adequately sturdy, but both the pump and the extractor tube are fitted to the spherical chamber with friction-fit push-on connectors with soft plastic gaskets - they don't screw on. You need to push them on tightly, and you need to hold the bottom of the pump onto the main sphere when you're pumping. All it takes is 20-30 strokes and you'll see the oil flowing immediately. You definitely want the oil to be warm (but not hot), although my car takes 0-40w oil, so it flows pretty easily in any case.The extractor tube seemed pretty short to me, but was more than adequate to reach to the oil pan with length to spare. The dipstick cap (there's no physical dipstick on Audis) is at the front of the engine block, but the tube could easily reached anywhere in the engine compartment.The main caveat for me was that my engine has a 6.5L oil capacity, but the capacity of this extractor is 6.0L. I didn't think I would get that much oil out, but the recepticle filled and oil was sucked up into the pump. That makes for a huge mess and it quite difficult to clean. I'm sure this is mentioned elsewhere in the comments but if your crankcase capacity is higher than 5L, then stop it before you get near the top of the sphere - you just need to pull the top off to release the vacuum, dump out the container and finish it off. There is a very convenient spout tip that you can use to pour oil out of the container. It works great, but you'll get quite a gush when you start pouring, so go slow to avoid an oil spill. You can also unplug the pump and pour dirty oil out of the top hole.Unlike the wrenches and funnel that you'd be wiping off for your cleanup, there's a lot of parts here that you won't be able to get the oil out of. Don't plan on putting it back in the box to store, just get some big bags.This was quick, easy, and will be mostly neat next time. Don't worry about the negative reviews, when you use this right it works really well.