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YOUR RESEARCHFinally found a splash free oil drain pan
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Took me a couple of years as well, but a 5 gal bucket is also what I use (specifically Home Depot brand)...
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They were a little heavier than I thought but now that I know where I’m positioning it and which blocks to use (I used the medium with a hockey puck pad on top).
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Use similar bucket
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They were a little heavier than I thought but now that I know where I’m positioning it and which blocks to use (I used the medium with a hockey puck pad on top).
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Every darn time I change my oil, I get oil on my garage floor.
The splash is even worse with my 996 on my QuickJack.
I�ve tried several different drain pans, and now I finally found a splash free oil drain pan.
1st requirement is a QuickJack or really tall Jack stands.
It holds 5 gallons of oil and there was enough room to capture my UOA.
A 5 gallon bucket, why didn�t I think of that sooner?
It is plenty large enough for a Porsche 996 with a 2 qt deep sump.
Lid on the bucket ready to take to be recycled. No transfer required. The bucket lid tool is essential!
I follow a similar path. Had a couple of messes trying other things and then found this. Big *** funnel and a 5 gallon mineral spirits can. I drilled a 1/4" hole opposite the spout as a vent.
I have the Danmar M6, and think you might be interested in my set up. I bought a oil catch can from Harbor Freight and cut the first tube down so that it can easily roll under the vehicle. I also have a lisle filter/anti splash pad trimmed to fit. Just an idea so you can have the vehicle higher while you work on it.
Thanks Sweet Victory, I definitely had the same thought...but check out the clearance between my garage door opener and top of the car...not going much higher! :-)
I had thought about getting a wall mounted torsion spring garage door opener to increase the headspace, but since my ceiling is already so low I have reverse-winding torsion springs on the garage door, and a wall-mount opener won't work without some creative mounting.
Scope creep at its finest.
I use a similar bucket set up. After the last oil change, I was feeling really proud of myself for not spilling a drop....until I realized I had forgotten to take the oil sample. I hate it when I forget things.
Yup, that�s the way. I use a 5 gallon carboy and a quick jack. Take it to the town transfer station when full, dump and reuse. I used to use a 10 quart low profile pan that was impossible to lift without twisting and spilling when full. Had to use a drill pump to transfer to the carboy. Quick jack made this job much easier. Plus I can roll around underneath on a creeper and check out the rest of the car at the same time.
Ha!... Took me a couple of years as well, but a 5 gal bucket is also what I use (specifically Home Depot brand)... Works wonders, easy to cover and move around as well. I usually put two changes in before running it down to the re-cycler...
looks awesome to me. I just have to make sure I keep my finger on the drain plug when the oil comes rolling out.
I hate the splatter of the �conventional� drain collection pans, coupled with the uneasy feeling when the drain rate is faster then the receiver rate. Ugh.
looks like a good bucket solution!
I used this pan (which was posted in some other thread) last fall and didn't have any splash issues at all:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/FloTool-...03MI/207115129
Of course, I didn't have the car way up in the air, either.
I've been using a regular $10 5 gallon floor drain pan with no spill/splash issues. Roll the car up on some 2 x 4's and drain away and replace filter.
https://www.autozone.com/shop-and-ga...gal/134895_0_0
That's probably the best I've seen for people that do their oil changes on boards.
I haven't seen it for sale locally, but would definitely order one if I didn't use my QuickJack.
I like getting my car higher so I can roll underneath and check all my torque markings for my suspension bolts, hoses, tires, etc.
Most drain pans have a "lid," which allows it to be sealed for transport to the oil recycler. This is the main issue I think, the lid is too high and any drain hole in the lid is not large enough for the rate the oil is coming out, at least initially. So you get splash, if not oil coming over the lip because the lid is overloaded.
For me, I just use an "open" drain pan type (like this, but this one is too small:
https://www.zoro.com/funnel-king-dra...CABEgLphfD_BwE
) and then pour the oil from that into a closed container for transport (I still use the wife's car however.) The advantage with this approach is you don't have to get the car as high as you do, but then I have to pour all that oil into a second container, which could lead to oil on the floor again.
Whoops! Billup beat me to it! Great minds, etc. etc.
I went with the Liftmaster 8500 to be able to lift the car to full height. Fewer moving parts so the quiet operation is another plus. It really opens up the garage space not having all that junk hanging down from the ceiling. I would definitely try to make it work if you can!
Just got some quick jacks and tried this trick. Not one drop on the garage floor. I used an old paint can and it worked great. Thanks Tex.
love the quick jacks as well. They were a little heavier than I thought but now that I know where I’m positioning it and which blocks to use (I used the medium with a hockey puck pad on top). I’m sure I can get the car up in 5 minutes
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