I went with Valentine V1
after the great reviews

 

You should know by now...only use a Porsche approved oil drain pan! I do not understand the complication of this question. I use a plastic drain pan I got at Wal Mart about ten years ago for next to nothing. Drain oil, take it to recycle center, empty drain pan, drive away. The drain pan has a plastic end cap and has never leaked a drop. I've used it for oil, brake fluid, coolant and as a parts cleaner basin. Really, let's not over complicate things!

 

+996... Zanzibar, if you're worried about the oil container, wait until you try to find a decent wrench for the oil filter!

 

At the risk of breaking my streak of mostly useless answers on RL, here's a container similar to the one I use:


The one I purchased at Autozone is solid. Thick walls, and the seams don't weep oil as has been the case with the oil pans with screw-on tops I've tried in the past.

 

It's actually funny that you wrote that as I'd like to caution members to not get the oil filter adapter from Autozone. It is shallow so it doesn't grip the oil filter housing as much as some others. This can actually present an issue if your oil filter housing was tight to a degree.

^^^ That seems pretty solid and one I would use if I lived in Cali. Hell I might just buy one at that price for my extra blinker fluids.

 

holy! 3 pages for an oil pan.

these are handy...

 

^^ Why do I get the feeling that the pan gets dumped back into the tank every so often?

 

At the risk of another scolding from Zanzibar for not answering his exact original question, the Hazet 2169 works great! Have had it in my toolbox for years, previously purchased for working on BMW Moto's. [Note: Hazet 2169, not Hazet 2169-1, 2169-27, or 2169-any_other_suffix]

Nicer than the OEM filter wrench IMHO.

 

Autozone - 12 qt oil recycle can 6.99 online, or in-store:

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...mString=search

Hopkins/12 qt. dispos-oil recycle can

 

Ditto...

 

I've had a sealed oil drain pan spout cap "pop" off in my trunk on the way to the recycler and lube my trunk... never again. I simply use the leftover laundry detergent bottles my wife gives me (grab the spout insert with pliers and it pops right out to give you wide opening)... secure screw on caps and strong container made for dense fluids. Each holds about 5+ quarts enough for a standard oil change (Porsche needs 2). Why buy a dedicated container when we all do laundry and these are available for extended life? I think I have been using the same set of 6 for like 10 years now...