stevepaa

Yeah, it will overflow easily. Get one that has a huge opening. Mine is 6 inches across

Larry Herman

That's the problem. I suppose that you could cut a 3" hole in it so it could fill quickly, but you still may get some spill over as the initial stream of oil splashes against the top of it. A deep pan like this works best.

mada1

I WILL get a deep pan like the yellow one for sure (Thanks). That initial flow is what gets you. Can I take the other one back to the store now?

I did drill the hole in the filter and no drips...it works.

Pretty funny when I came in proclaiming I just saved 100 bucks for doing my own change...after spending all day doing it. Didn't get the cheers I was expecting...

I did manage to keep the transaxle fluid in there..I think?

Adam

stevepaa

I would just caution not to really drill a hole but just use a nail and punch a hole. No telling where the drilled material will go.

JasonAndreas

What you can do is go out and buy a 5 gallon container of cat litter and then use the 15 quart oil container once. When the oil overflows the sides dump out all the cat litter on the floor to clean it up and then next time you change your oil drain the tank and the crankcase into the (now empty) 5 gallon cat litter container.

Dave R.

I think the risk of shards from drilling is low... any that fall inside the filter should fall onto the sticky (oily) filter media, and if any should flow back toward the crankcase they'll just get picked up in the new filter.

To each his own.

dfinnegan

Just leave the drain plug open when you pull the filter and there is no mess.

I had the constantly flowing filter the first time around. With the drain plugs open there was no mess at all. No need to risk the metal bits in the oil flow.

Gary R.

Nope, pissed me off so I sold the damn car!

stevepaa

Mada1


as you might guess from the posts there is more than one way to skin a cat and there are opinions on the same method.

Just be glad you did not ask about the proper sealant to use when putting case halves back together.

Mike_964

I also had the mishap of oil everywhere, but I made the job on our shared parking lot, that was really embarrasing :-(

RS man

Why not just use a big bucket - I did, and no mess, no overflow from the pan!

Harry

ilko

Bucket works if you have enough clearance. I dont.

ttAmerica RoadsterAWD

If you punch the oil filter, punch the top, then prior to removal, place a piece of masking tape over the hole so you wont leak any oil that may be there when you screw it out. I would just use a phillips screwdriver and punch it smartly.

RS man

Yes, of course... I have a mid-rise lift so it helps

Harry

Wachuko

Yamabond of course