Working in a trade school I had access to many different types of materials. Metal formed very easily, but the environment of a shop got banged around leaving openings around the filter which would leak. Plastic solved that problem and as I said reduced the number of times hands and wrist were cut. Out in the field we also found cardboard a good one time substitute.
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Skippydiesel
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What is it with us humans? - We almost always prefer the costly $$$ solution to the cheap.did anyone look at the Amazon link I posted? These things are incredible.
Why purchase this single use item, in a glossy package, when you can get a small role of ductile aluminium flashing (probably for less $) that will do the job just as well & can be used for a host of other projects.
The aluminium can be shaped/formed by hand, will hold the shape as long as you want, can be cut with scissors (better with snips) into whatever length you want and reused indefinitely
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With the engine warm, drain as much oil as possible. Use and aluminium pie plate to form a trough beneath the Filter.
Is there a trick or easy solution to removing the oil filter on a Kohler Courage 22 hp SV715 without oil going everywhere on frame and dripping on the main engine pulley? I put a bunch of paper towels behind and below the filter but it still released a lot more oil than I thought was inside it. And yes I drained the engine first
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Cardboard is what I use then it is re-cycled for some of the kindling in the wood stove .
I use a plastic drinking cup big enough to cover the filter after loosening it. Unscrew and let it fall in the cup. Works on many engines. I also use dog raining pads and line the chassis and floor to catch any drips. They work fantastic.
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Better engineering by the design engineers would help.
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interestingly, my JD x585 has a drip tray that the engineers designed to catch the bit of oil that spills out when replacing the filter. It's also nice hold JD has a flexible drain tube, so you can direct the oil flow into a container, and not all over the machine or floor. If they can do it, hmmmm....
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Do some oil filter research. That engine may not require anti-drainback valve but there's VERY likely one with same specs otherwise that'll substitute