Tired of the MESSY oil change on your Chinese Mini Excavator? 🤢 This 18-inch oil drain hose is the ultimate, frustration-free solution! It replaces your factory 12mm drain plug for quicker, cleaner, and easier maintenance in the future.
Watch the full, simple DIY installation and my overnight no-leak test! This upgrade should work on almost any mini excavator with a gas motor.
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00:00 Introduction
00:28 Get yours from my Amazon Store!
00:45 Check out my Mini Excavator Playlist!
00:56 Removing the back bumper to get to the oil drain (pre-hose install)
01:19 The bumpers under the bumper bolts.
01:41 The Four Uncles fluid extractor pump explained
03:34 Warm up the machine before changing oil
03:48 A simple trick with the oil extractor pump to prevent a mess
04:43 Sucking the oil out with the four uncles oil extractor
05:52 The oil drain hose explained
07:16 Installing the Oil Drain Hose
08:47 Using Narrow Wrenches to tighten the new drain hose
09:29 Where to stow the oil drain hose
10:22 Using spiral wrap to protect the hose from chaffing
11:02 Filling the oil and talk about oil capacity
12:27 Making sure that the oil is full
13:50 Testing the oil drain hose for leaks
14:06 Final thoughts on the oil drain hose
14:28 Having a look at the break in oil
14:51 Conclusion