krystar

nice. u just seized yer engine hehehe.

lee101315

Hahaha...not that I would ever do that ... being that I have a fully equipped shop and all
But I still hear stories about people who do that... I just think its funny

Tenacious_G

The stock drain plug has a magnet that collects shavings so they dont recirculate throughout the engine -- does the fumoto do anything like that?

mj951

You can always buy a larger oil drain pan.
I would not replace the stock drain plug and don't forget a new washer.

KLR

Makes no difference if you leave the cap on or off -- still shoots out. Try putting the drain pan on a shoe box or a couple of bricks.

DJCarbine

Speaking as a seasoned oil changer, the answer is to either get the valve, or a bigger catch can

I think I've done close to 1500 oil changes (short stint as manager at jiffy lube), and we had catch cans that were about 4x8 feet. Still managed to overshoot the catch can on some cars. Some cars are shooters, some are dribblers. Kind of like people, but thats completely off topic now lol

You can try putting a fine mesh over the catch can, when the oil hits the mesh it sort of breaks up and doesn't hit the can as hard, and in turn doesn't splash up against the walls and spill out. You can also try leaving some old oil in the catch can to absorb some of the initial impact.

Zero10

Use a 6-8" extension, then take the plug out using a socket on the end of that. Once you have run out of threads, just tilt the extension up a little, this directs the oil straight down into the pan. It comes out about 1/4 as fast so you need to sit under there for a minute or two, but it works with no mess every time.

El Commandante

I sense this thread getting a whole lot worse

89magic98

Just change your oil at the Autozone parking lot. Problem solved!

FRporscheman

You guys are all suckers. I have the ultimate solution; I'll share it because I'm such a nice guy.

The oil pan and lower BS cover leak. The rate of oil loss is about 1 qt per 250 miles. So you're constantly adding more oil, and at any given moment the oil is fairly fresh - no oil change needed. Booya.

Catfood

I dont drain the oil I bathe in it. anything 944 related drives me nuts so any chance to rub it all over me I take advantage of.

Lemming

This thread reminds me to change the oil in all my vehicles this weekend as I'll be needing oil to fry a turkey for Thanksgiving

Yabo

There is another easy solution. Use a small piece of cardboard from a box, I usually use one of the closing flaps. Fold it so it is V shaped and hold it right in front of the oil plug. PUll it with your fingers then let the oil hit the v of the cardboard and ride right down to the drain pan.

elf89

^ That's what I've done in the past. Some sort of cardboard backsplash. Sounds like my idea is useless and there's enough venting to the crankcase that the filler cap on or off doesn't make much difference.

Cheers,

krystar

lol i remember a friend telling me a story like this. my friend works at autozone and a guy came in to get oil. Pretty typical thing, my friend tried to upsell and offer the guy a oil filter too. He replied, nah I don't need an oil filter. My truck leaks so much oil, I never have to change it. I just keep on putting a quart more in every 1000 miles.


imagine the gunk buildup. ewwwww