Recommend an oil-drain tray

[Ash]

one of these:

superb. no flex when full, pours away easily. best i've ever used

about £10/15 from snap~on man a few years back. not actually made by snap~on, so may well be available somewhere else & very probably cheaper.

i have one also.great bit of kit.100%

 

[Mech]

I know that you're having a larf, but it's not the volume, it's the fact it spills over the sides that causes the problems.

I rather like the item cookie recommends - I'll do some searching.

Greg

I just use an old washing up bowl and only have problems with spilling over the side if its windy

 

[greggs]

Engine bars off to change oil ???

We must get a different model in the colonies - never had to take the tank of my 1150 to change oil !!

I have to loosen off the engine bars to get the filter out, but thats another story.



cheers
gregGS

 

[Rev Chuck]

Why is the king of Oonyakistan not on here giving some kind of advice on this in light of his recent experimentation with a new mixture in his engine?

 

[(RIP) Bobble]

one of these:

superb. no flex when full, pours away easily. best i've ever used

about £10/15 from snap~on man a few years back. not actually made by snap~on, so may well be available somewhere else & very probably cheaper.

I ordered one of those from the local Snap-on man 5 weeks ago, still haven't got it yet

 

[Keith Chapman]

save ££££s on a drip try, just wheel your bike into the kerbside and remove the sump plug and filter while the bike stands over a lovely metal drain.

Be carefull not to drop the sump plug though.

 

[Baldrick]

You do if it has factory engine bars.



Greg

OOHHH ERRRR... forgot bout them... Herman didn't have any fitted... perhaps he would still be here if he had

 

[MikeP]

I know that you're having a larf, but it's not the volume, it's the fact it spills over the sides that causes the problems.

Keep the cheap Halfords one.

I have one. It's a five litre oil can thing with a catch tray on one side. There's a vent bung that has to be open otherwise the volume of oil draining into the can slows and that's when it will slop over the side.

Spend 50p on a cheap, large diameter plastic funnel, stick that into the drain hole on the Halfords oil pan (shorten the bottom of the funnel and it will flow quicker).

I like Cookie's one but you still have to transfer the oil to another container to get rid of it. The Halfords/HG types mean there's one less chance of spillage twixt draining and disposing of the oil.

 

[cookie]

I like Cookie's one but you still have to transfer the oil to another container to get rid of it. The Halfords/HG types mean there's one less chance of spillage twixt draining and disposing of the oil.

true, but it has rolled sides so sloshing is not really a problem. get the odd drip out of the spout occasionally.

i empty it into one of two 40L containers, then empty that into the bulk tank at the council tip when it's full, but i do have a fair bit more to dispose of than average.

 

[ELIMINATOR]

I tried the funnel idea, after spilling oil in an earlier oil change. So what happened? I dropped the sump plug into the funnel, end result ,more oil splashed on the drive.

Washing up bowl seems to be the best bet. The problem seems to be the rate at which the oil pours out.

 

[Big Lee]

one of these:

superb. no flex when full, pours away easily. best i've ever used

about £10/15 from snap~on man a few years back. not actually made by snap~on, so may well be available somewhere else & very probably cheaper.

Yep I have one also It doesn`t take 6.5 litres of a 530i sump though so owt over 5 litres keep the sump plug at hand

 

[Dick Dastardly]

Mate of mine drops his straight into a washing up bowl, then gives his garden fence a treat so as not to go to the council tip.

He has the only waterproof fence i've ever seen. Does EXACTLY what it says on the tin

 

[cookie]

He has the only waterproof fence i've ever seen. Does EXACTLY what it says on the tin

i draw the line at using oil in my bike recommended for preserving fences

 

[jetjock]

This is what you want

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Oil-Fluid-Drain-Pan-17ltr-Sealey-DRP03?sc=9&category=131

 

[KOTM]

What sort of oil are you planning on putting into your oil drain tray?

 

[PaulW]

I know that you're having a larf, but it's not the volume, it's the fact it spills over the sides that causes the problems.

I rather like the item cookie recommends - I'll do some searching.

Greg

Greg,

is this of any interest ? RS components 400-1091 £4.15
http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/s...kefkcefeceeldgondhgh.0&cacheID=ukie&Nr=avl:uk

paul

 

[Greg Masters]

Got one today in a tasteful blue colour with a mesh tray to drain yer bits on.

£12 from the Enfield Motoring Pageant supplied by Classic Oils



Greg