Oil change with out the mess ?
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 3/23/2008 11:30:21 AM
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KBFXDLI
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Some people cut a 1 litre platic pop jug and use it to fit under the filter and as a funnel. Easier & way cheaper. You cut the bottom and one side out so the oil filter wrench fits onto the filter.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 3/29/2008 11:36:09 AM
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XKROME
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after i break loose i put a double plastic grocery bag over the filter and unscrew it into the bag.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 3/29/2008 3:24:23 PM
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I just put a rag under the filter then put a piece of cardboard (like 12 inches long) on top the rag and under the filter bent to act like a funnel. Unscrew the filter and let the oil run down the cardboard into the oil bucket. Between that and the rag - don't seem to get anything on the engine.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 3/29/2008 8:26:02 PM
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I've tried cut out plastic Coke bottles, mail order plastic tray thingies, tin foil, ziploc bags, etc. and none has worked successfully in preventing a mess. So I just punch a hole in the end of the filter with a nail & drain it into a plastic bag, then screw the filter off & try to get as much in the bag as possible. Regardless of my efforts to minimize the mess, oil usually winds up on everything so I just bust out the Brakleen brake cleaner & spray everything clean.
Brakleen is a whole lot cheaper than the mail order trays that don't work, and if you start out with a six-pack and the knowledge that you're about to make a helluva mess, you're far less likely to get pissed & start throwing things... 
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 3/30/2008 6:41:16 AM
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CardsFanOne
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I'll give that a shot.
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ORIGINAL: XKROME
after i break loose i put a double plastic grocery bag over the filter and unscrew it into the bag.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 3/30/2008 7:17:09 AM
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I normally have used foil.Recently tried the plastic bottle ,what a f--- mess.Going back to the foil next time!
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 4/6/2008 10:50:59 AM
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wydopn231
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i just bent a peice of aluminum up and fit under filter shaped it like funnel and put drain pan under it.Not perfect but helped.And brakeclean cheap wally word has it for less than 2 bucks a can.compared to cost of dealer oil change im haed lots of beer.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 4/6/2008 3:58:51 PM
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watercop
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I changed my oil and filter today on my 06 RKC. I tried the "gear lube" bottle with the bottem cut off and the rest of the bottle cut in half length wise. I use Mobil 75/90 syn in the transmission and the modified bottle worked very well. The plastic is flexible enough to tuck it all the way under the oil filter. I didnt spill a drop. Very handy tip.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 4/6/2008 4:28:46 PM
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Road_Clam
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Is there any way to change the oil with out getting so much oil everywhere. I bought one of those deals where you put it under the filter and then you take the filter off it is supposed to catch the oil and direct it wherever you have it going. Every time I use it I make just as much of a mess I did with out it. It seems that when you take the filter off it falls into the "funnel" and make a large mess. There isn't much room to get a hold of the filter with the funnel in the way.
I take some aluminum foil and bend it into a mini "tray" and slip it underneath the filter. It keeps the mess to a minumum, but there is still some leakage.... you really can't avoid it.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 4/7/2008 10:30:43 PM
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capt775
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I just put the catch pan under the front of the engine, unscrew the filter with my right hand while holding a beer with my left, when it comes loose I usually drop it right there at the down tubes, finish the beer, and let it drip. Install new filter, clean the oil and all the other road goop off the front of the bike. Fill it and ride.
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RE: Oil change with out the mess ? - 5/6/2008 12:32:46 PM
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CurtO
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Capt775, what viscosity of beer do you drink?
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