To Much Oil - Drain Off Tip
 

My late Dad (RIP 2003 top car mechanic) showed me this trick when I used to help him at his garage. I've read about this issue on here a few times and I've done it myself lol.

So you've topped up your oil or you've changed it and put to much in?, either way there's really no need to drain and re-fill or even worse get a mouthful of oil trying to siphon a bit off. There's 2 options depending what you have handy.

1st option:

Find an old oil bottle with one of those long plastic bendy tubes on the nozzle. Make sure it's clean and empty. Squeeze the bottle getting rid of most of the air before you place the nozzle into the oil in the frame, as you gently let go it will suck the oil up for you. Re-check oil until happy bunny appears. ;0)

2nd option:

If you've got an old empty plastic bottle with one of those spray nozzles which has the long tube going down inside the bottle. So make sure it's all clean and just pop the tube into the oil and spray back out into a container of your choice. Re-check oil until happy bunny appears. ;0)

Common sense note:

Obviously you need to make sure all your kit is clean and make sure there's no danger of anything falling into the frame coz the happy bunny will not appear but will in fact leave the country in fear of his life... :gbxtank:

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Wonder if your late Dad would have had ideas of how to get the tube out - bless him.

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ahh... thanks KB, I wasn't to sure is if this was a safe thread and you already upset the bunny.. but....
as you ask there is a very clever tool of the trade that we used to use for your exact problem. Its a cable grabber. Basically it's a long thin bendy tube with a cable that runs down the middle, at the other end are 4 small legs that open up here's the link to ebay.... and be careful again with this..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-...item4160ff83c3

Keith's next post "I bought a cable grabber, it's now inside my frame" :D

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that's soooooo funny... at least you won't get that saw down there... lol :boxing: you can try i suppose...

I realise that this is a very late smarta***e observation; but if the hose really is in the bottom of the frame, then the easiest way to remove it is to undo the delivery oil line and filter screen plug where they exit the front downtube. Hose should obligingly abandon ship along with remaining oil (you will have drained the oil reservoir first...) into a suitable pan. Maybe:toothy11: