Oil filter

[Auto Doc's]

Hi Slomo,

I used that trick years ago when I worked in an automotive shop. We occasionally would have a vehicle that the drain plug would not seal properly on. Applying a vacuum to the filler and then quickly switching the drain plug worked pretty slick.

Not sure how that would work with an oil filter change on a rider engine. Maybe it will draw the excess oil out of the oil filter if left to set for a few minutes.

 

[slomo]

Oil is too heavy to get into the vacuum. Way up on top of the engine so to say.

 

[Auto Doc's]

Yep, it's too heavy. The idea is to apply a vacuum (negative pressure) effect to the crankcase.

 

[Rivets]

Back when I was teaching, ran into this problem on a wide variety of engines. Made about a half dozen what I call oil troughs. Here’s what I had my students do. Get a piece of polyethylene plastic about 6” X 8”X1/8”. Get a new or cleaned up used filter you need a solution for, two work better, plus a heat gun and good gloves. Slowly heat the plastic to the point where you can form the 6” side around the filter, making a tube. It does have to be completely closed. When it is cool you may have to cut the tube back so you can turn the filter. When you want to change the filter, loosen the filter a little and then slide the tube over the filter, tight to the block. Finish removing the filter and oil runs out the tube into your drain pan. Label tube with paint pen and put in storage for future use. Students got to keep theirs, but I also kept left overs as spares. Might have to do a little rework to get them to fit right. Not perfect, but does save a lot of cleanup. PS: Found milk jug plastic to thin and flexible.

 

[Skippydiesel]

All way too complicated - I use a piece of malleable aluminium flashing (replaced lead).
Can be purchased from the hardware in a small role.
Its thin enough to cut with scissors (best with metal shears/snips), soft enough to be easily fashioned into a trough, that will hold its shape.
Can be reused indefinitely and you will find lots of other uses for malleable aluminium.

 

[Rivets]

Metal was a material I tried, but found that it would not hold its form. Easily distorted especially the area around the filter. Plus it had sharp corners and edges, which caused an increase in the bandaid supply. I forgot to add that once you size the plastic around the filter, heat the plastic one more time and end in slightly, giving the tube some tension to cling to the filter.

 

[Skippydiesel]

"Metal was a material I tried, but found that it would not hold its form"

Obviously you did not try aluminium flashing. Its designed to be easily formed by hand, no tools or heating required ( similar to the lead flashing it replaces) and hold its form

 

[sgkent]

did anyone look at the Amazon link I posted? These things are incredible.

 

[ljb]

did anyone look at the Amazon link I posted? These things are incredible.

Yes I did. I will order one next time I change the filter.

 

[SeniorCitizen]

Yes , that would be convenient if i could find it when i needed it .

If the Form A Funnel man would do it as i do it , he wouldn't have those streams of running down the side .