Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Has any one discovered the trick when changing filters how NOT to coat the block, diff, and everything else below in oil while changing the filters?

No.

Nup, but have degreaser handy to clean up ya mess

its not that bad, i only get a slight dribble down the block, but what i do is take the car for a short drive to warm it up a bit, get home, while its warm, pull the sump plag and let it drain, normally i go and do something else for a couple of hours, when i go back, i get another drain pan, and sit it under the oil filters ontop of the diff, wind em off heaps quick and put in another pan, do the same with the next, wipe up any mess before it dribbles over the block, and replace it all

I just go around to dads and mess up his driveway. As since he drove over the oil can full of waste oil, me spilling abit isnt going to make any differance. Then it is just $2 down at the carwash and it is all clean.

I cut out an ice cream container, place it under the filter against the block, remove the filter quickly and upright, very little mess. Also cover the parts underneath with newspaper, have old piece of cardboard to catch the stray drips. Cake.

Just as well its not a 2f Landcruiser. Anyone remember them? They wouls coat your arm nicely in deisel oil right down ro the elbow

Just make a hell mess, swear a lot, then remember how easy it is on my Zook, swear some more, then clean up the mess and winge to the wife how much it s**ts me off when I have to service her car.

Not recommended but i've seen people do it.....

1. drain oil
2. sit in car and start
3. wait till oil pressure gauge starts dropping and light comes on, stop engine.
4. remove and replace filters
5. refill with oil
6. start engine and wait for eternity for oil pressure to arrive, hopefully pump primes itself and pressure does arrive......


now you know why you do your own services.......

Cheers
Daryl

Put plastic bag over slip joint to stop oil making seal soft. And you can carefully drill a small hole right at the end of the filter element (the end away from the engine block) and let oil drain out into an icecream container. Then remove filters without any mess..

Nick

Woop wrote:Put plastic bag over slip joint to stop oil making seal soft. And you can carefully drill a small hole right at the end of the filter element (the end away from the engine block) and let oil drain out into an icecream container. Then remove filters without any mess..

Nick

Or just use a pin punch.

Woop wrote:Put plastic bag over slip joint to stop oil making seal soft. And you can carefully drill a small hole right at the end of the filter element (the end away from the engine block) and let oil drain out into an icecream container. Then remove filters without any mess..

Nick

Geez thats a lot of effort & time. Easier to put a drain tin under it then wash it with degreaser when your finished

Drain oil from sump.
Put plastic supermarket bag over front diff.
Replace sump plug.
Move oil cont under bag.
Remove filters and lift up so oil stays in them.
Wipe exposed block with a rag.
Replace filters.
Replenish oil.
Remove bag and oil cont.

Spray any left over mess with degreaser, ($1:70 a large aerolsol at Supercheap) Hose off.

Have a beer.

Bazzle