Just to start up the old Lidl

[bendrick]

Is rubbish / no its not, theme once again.

Are the battery tester things that they are selling at the moment any good and also does anyone have an opinion on the engine oil emptier pump that they are also selling at present?

Cheers

I await the potential commencement of a 10 page Lidl v Top brands equipment battle

[Heddy]

Why do you need a battery tester? If you know how long it's been on the car you have a pretty good idea when it's at the end. Halfords check them for free. The oil sucker I haven't seen, won't ever use one but would like to see how it compares to the Peela is it?

[Mickyboy]

Oil pump drainer is fairly good I use it in the yard and it’s worked well for the last year or so.
Aldi was selling glove box booster packs that couldn’t start a 1.4 fiesta that had only just started to drain down a little. So I dashed it and got out my Mac tools booster and started the car.
My Philosophy is simple if you can afford to buy good quality tools they last, buy cheap and they either don’t work won’t work for very long however as I said before the oil pump is pretty good and works faster than my pella pump
Mick

[bendrick]

Originally Posted by Mickyboy

Oil pump drainer is fairly good I use it in the yard and it’s worked well for the last year or so.
Aldi was selling glove box booster packs that couldn’t start a 1.4 fiesta that had only just started to drain down a little. So I dashed it and got out my Mac tools booster and started the car.
My Philosophy is simple if you can afford to buy good quality tools they last, buy cheap and they either don’t work won’t work for very long however as I said before the oil pump is pretty good and works faster than my pella pump
Mick

Might give it a go then for £13. I'm never going to get under the car to take the drain plug out so a feasible oil pump would mean more regular oil and filter changes that I can do myself which I would have thought could only be a good thing.


I had been considering buying one of those vacuum ones but they seem to be quite expensive for what they are with varied reviews so I was going to save up for one but if this does the job as you say then I'll give it a go and see how it goes.


Cheers

[MSS]

I assume you mean this one.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/MiddleofLi...rticleId=20255

It's a simple voltage tester based on a comparator IC and uses battery voltage as an indication of the state of a battery's charge. I have one and it is reasonably accurate for the intended purpose. For £3, you cannot really go wrong with it.

Of course, CTEK do a much more elegant device for not much more money. I have these on a number of our cars brought out just under the grill. These serve the same purpose but there's no need to lift the bonnet. They also allow you to easily connect a CTEK charger. The quality is excellent - naturally.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-Indica...Z6H73MZ4GWGPX8

One for the man who prefers a touch of elegance and sophistication!

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by bendrick

Might give it a go then for £13. I'm never going to get under the car to take the drain plug out so a feasible oil pump would mean more regular oil and filter changes that I can do myself which I would have thought could only be a good thing.


I had been considering buying one of those vacuum ones but they seem to be quite expensive for what they are with varied reviews so I was going to save up for one but if this does the job as you say then I'll give it a go and see how it goes.


Cheers

Personally I've been using the vacuum one on my car and my wife's car for many years now. It does a really good job and I would recommend it to anybody.


Those electric ones would take AGES to get 7 litres out of a diesel engine and for that reason only I wouldn't bother with one.

Most blokes beards would grow quite long waiting for that underpowered thing to do its job.---

[bendrick]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

Personally I've been using the vacuum one on my car and my wife's car for many years now. It does a really good job and I would recommend it to anybody.


Those electric ones would take AGES to get 7 litres out of a diesel engine and for that reason only I wouldn't bother with one.

Most blokes beards would grow quite long waiting for that underpowered thing to do its job.---

Well thats exactly my point and the reason for my question. I've fancied getting a vacuum pump for a while now in order that I would be able to change my oil and filter as often as I wish by myself.

I am scared stiff of mucking about with engines or anything that I know very little about as doing even the simplest of tasks invariably goes wrong in my case if working on stuff that I know very little about.

I don't have acess to a ramp and don't want to work under a jack or ramps on my drive so wouldn't attempt messing about trying to get a sump plug out and draining the oil that way.

The pela vacuum pumps seem a touch on the pricey side for what they are but I would have saved up for one but in the meantime spotted the powered ones in Lidls today hence my enquiry.

I think that I will give it a try as Micky seems to be happy enough with his and if it is too slow then its a £13 gamble that does or doesn't pay off.

Thanks for your observation regards possible speed of emptying

[bendrick]

Originally Posted by Heddy

Why do you need a battery tester? If you know how long it's been on the car you have a pretty good idea when it's at the end. Halfords check them for free. The oil sucker I haven't seen, won't ever use one but would like to see how it compares to the Peela is it?

Its just another knick knack to possibly add to the shedful I already have from the centre aisle.

Its fair to say that my just before christmas brand new Yuasa battery going flat ( after an extended spell of me just using the car to pop down the shops and short other trips) leaving me stranded one morning was a bit of a disappointment and if an inexpensive £3 item alerts me to such a situation before it develops in the future then whats the problem?

It also supposedly checks the alternator output in use.

[COLVERT]

[QUOTE=bendrick;2713780]Its just another knick knack to possibly add to the shedful I already have from the centre aisle.

Its fair to say that my just before christmas brand new Yuasa battery going flat ( after an extended spell of me just using the car to pop down the shops and short other trips) leaving me stranded one morning was a bit of a disappointment and if an inexpensive £3 item alerts me to such a situation before it develops in the future then whats the problem?

It also supposedly checks the alternator output in use.[/QUOTE








It totally depends on what is meant by TESTER.-

If a battery lights a bulb, that's a test.--



Your battery went flat because YOU mistreated it.--

( Go and have a look in the thread on the main page. )

The 'really, really useful info' thread. Read both posts about batteries you'll find there.

Then go and be kind to yours.--- ------ Off you go.

[macafee2]

when it comes to a pump it is each to their own. I've not got one as I think it would be hard work to clean it out after use and I'm not bothered about doing it the old fashioned way.

As for a battery tester. Never needed one to identify a dud battery. Only once was I unsure but it was indeed a dud battery

macafee2