Dumb Idea of the Day - Oil Change
11-20-2008, 03:21 PM
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Dumb Idea of the Day - Oil Change
Time for the end of season oil change, and I've been thinking about how the first rush of oil when I release the drain plug always comes out with such force that it slops over the side of the pan until it settles down into a steady stream.
So here's the idea. What if I leave the oilfill cap in place when I release the drain plug. Will the lack of a good vent help me out or make it worse? It can't hurt anything to try it this way, or can it? Thanks in advance,
Eric
So here's the idea. What if I leave the oilfill cap in place when I release the drain plug. Will the lack of a good vent help me out or make it worse? It can't hurt anything to try it this way, or can it? Thanks in advance,
Eric
11-20-2008, 03:29 PM
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11-20-2008, 03:42 PM
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there is another trick that honda guys introduced me to. take a plastic quart milk container and chop off the bottom. then cut two hole on adjoining sides. one hole big enuff to go around the drain port, other hole big enuff for your fingers to go thru and reach the drain plug
get the plug finger loose, then put the milk container with the drain port hole up against the drain port. take the drain plug loose thru the other hole you cut. oil stream should gush out against the side of the milk container and run down and out the bottom where hopefully you have the catch container.
get the plug finger loose, then put the milk container with the drain port hole up against the drain port. take the drain plug loose thru the other hole you cut. oil stream should gush out against the side of the milk container and run down and out the bottom where hopefully you have the catch container.
11-20-2008, 03:48 PM
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there is another trick that honda guys introduced me to. take a plastic quart milk container and chop off the bottom. then cut two hole on adjoining sides. one hole big enuff to go around the drain port, other hole big enuff for your fingers to go thru and reach the drain plug
get the plug finger loose, then put the milk container with the drain port hole up against the drain port. take the drain plug loose thru the other hole you cut. oil stream should gush out against the side of the milk container and run down and out the bottom where hopefully you have the catch container.
get the plug finger loose, then put the milk container with the drain port hole up against the drain port. take the drain plug loose thru the other hole you cut. oil stream should gush out against the side of the milk container and run down and out the bottom where hopefully you have the catch container.
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Just before you pull the plug, lift up the empty oil pan to just under the bolt. After the initial pulse of oil, lower the pan to the floor. Rocket science!
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