Changing oil

[Jake202]

Was wondering if anyone has ever changed the oil in their motor with it in the slip or is it a must to pull it out to be changed. I don't have a trailer and the guy who services my old motor gets $125 to pull it out of the water. Thanks

[Bamaman]

You could always get the grandkid's little plastic swimming pool and float it under the lower unit==and let'er drain. It made a mess on my driveway yesterday with a regular drain pan.

I first drain my lower unit gear oil into a clean, dry pan as I'm looking for any metal shavings or water intrusion indicating any seal problems. Then I drain my motor oil into the same pan..

I have a manual oil pump that can be threaded in the dipstick tube down to the crankcase. Most dealers suck the oil out rather than drain the oil with gravity.

[Aluminum Maiden]

My T60 has a hose going around the drain plug. I simply tip the motor all the way up and remove the drain plug. Then I clamp a larger hose over it and lower it all the way as it drains into an oil 5 gallon jug. Easy Peasy