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When to call it quits? When is enough, enough?
I was changing my oils the other day and was letting the bottle drip the last few drops before starting to pour the next quart. It got me thinking…
When do you call it quits? Do you let the container drip dry, until no more drops come out? Do you pour until the majority of oil is out, then pitch the container? Or are you like me and use the Popcorn Rule(R) - you let the container drip until there’s a two seconds between drips? When is enough, enough? |
It just really depends.
What kind of oil do you use? |
leave it tipped overnight and the rest of the oil can get dumped into the hand oiler, good enough for cutting oil
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Originally Posted by 702
(Post 21641828)
It just really depends.
What kind of oil do you use? |
Originally Posted by diablos;[url=tel:21641838
21641838[/url]]leave it tipped overnight and the rest of the oil can get dumped into the hand oiler, good enough for cutting oil
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I go down to the last drip drip drip 🙌
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It's the same as standing at the urinal. Empty it out, shake it a bit to get the last few drops out, then button it up! :D
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Dripping isn't a good thing, I'd suggest checking for a STD
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which stage of the oil change are we talking?
the old oil must first be warmed properly by taking the bike out for about 15-20 minutes then you empty the old oil, and replace the filter now before you fill, remember, the entire inside of your bike is coated with old contaminated oil, it's in the pump and any passages, etc as soon as you put new oil in and start running it through the bike, it immediately picks up those contaminants this is why you change it a second time, after warming it up and allowing the new temporary oil a chance to mix with the old contaminated residual oil in the system once you drain a second time, there will still be the aforementioned residue inside and throughout, but it will be less contaminated now that you've done your double oil change, warm the bike up one last time with a quick ride obtain a sample and have it sent for ppm analysis by any of a number of capable testing laboratories....if it tests well, a third oil change is not needed I love oil, we should have a whole section here dedicated just to oil |
Originally Posted by Calif Fat Bob
(Post 21641861)
It's the same as standing at the urinal. Empty it out, shake it a bit to get the last few drops out, then button it up! :D
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Originally Posted by Spivitz
(Post 21641847)
I go down to the last drip drip drip 🙌
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Originally Posted by Calif Fat Bob
(Post 21641861)
It's the same as standing at the urinal. Empty it out, shake it a bit to get the last few drops out, then button it up! :D
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shake it more than twice and you're playing with it :icon_laugh:
At $22 a quart the Harley primary and trans oil is liquid gold, Like a good whiskey, I get every drop! |
Originally Posted by CaffeineBuzz;[url=tel:21641868
21641868[/url]]which stage of the oil change are we talking?
the old oil must first be warmed properly by taking the bike out for about 15-20 minutes then you empty the old oil, and replace the filter now before you fill, remember, the entire inside of your bike is coated with old contaminated oil, it's in the pump and any passages, etc as soon as you put new oil in and start running it through the bike, it immediately picks up those contaminants this is why you change it a second time, after warming it up and allowing the new temporary oil a chance to mix with the old contaminated residual oil in the system once you drain a second time, there will still be the aforementioned residue inside and throughout, but it will be less contaminated now that you've done your double oil change, warm the bike up one last time with a quick ride obtain a sample and have it sent for ppm analysis by any of a number of capable testing laboratories....if it tests well, a third oil change is not needed I love oil, we should have a whole section here dedicated just to oil |
Originally Posted by Uncle Larry;[url=tel:21641872
21641872]Don't turn this in to a coffee thread
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Originally Posted by snipit
(Post 21641870)
And when you get older, it takes a little longer to 'empty it out'.
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Depends if I’m wearing chaps or not… I like to use the 2 seconds rule pretty much.
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Originally Posted by BouseBill
shake it more than twice and you're playing with it :icon_laugh:
At $22 a quart the Harley primary and trans oil is liquid gold, Like a good whiskey, I get every drop! I'll be appearing here all week . |
Originally Posted by CaffeineBuzz
(Post 21641868)
which stage of the oil change are we talking?
the old oil must first be warmed properly by taking the bike out for about 15-20 minutes then you empty the old oil, and replace the filter now before you fill, remember, the entire inside of your bike is coated with old contaminated oil, it's in the pump and any passages, etc as soon as you put new oil in and start running it through the bike, it immediately picks up those contaminants this is why you change it a second time, after warming it up and allowing the new temporary oil a chance to mix with the old contaminated residual oil in the system once you drain a second time, there will still be the aforementioned residue inside and throughout, but it will be less contaminated now that you've done your double oil change, warm the bike up one last time with a quick ride obtain a sample and have it sent for ppm analysis by any of a number of capable testing laboratories....if it tests well, a third oil change is not needed I love oil, we should have a whole section here dedicated just to oil Change it 2 or 3 times? Too OCD for me. |
FJB will decide when you've had enough oil.
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At the end of the day I use a straw and sip the last out and swallow it with a shot of bourbon,makes me shit good in the morning.
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I believe in the "Life by the Drop" method so stated by Stevie Ray Vaughn
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Wait...what... there is oil somewhere? It needs to be changed?????
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Originally Posted by FlamedFXR
(Post 21642082)
Wait...what... there is oil somewhere? It needs to be changed?????
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Originally Posted by BrandonSmith
(Post 21641843)
Wow didn’t think of that… u smart. Thx
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I think I will look into an oil scavenger, wonder if there are any posts about that.
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Popcorn rule...love it. Is that a worldwide known thing? It's what I do
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Originally Posted by elPrez;[url=tel:21642113
21642113]Popcorn rule...love it. Is that a worldwide known thing? It's what I do
Figured I’d put the reserved mark (R) on it so no one steals it |
Originally Posted by BrandonSmith
(Post 21642143)
like most of what I say, I just came up with that. You know when cooking popcorn, you wait until its like 2-3 seconds between pops, then you know it’s done
Figured I’d put the reserved mark (R) on it so no one steals it |
Originally Posted by diablos
(Post 21642086)
just dont ask what the best oil is :D
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Originally Posted by Calif Fat Bob
(Post 21642195)
Wait should I not be using Amsoil?? ;)
Don't pour dirt in your bike. Get with the program. Use honey. |
It depends, Brandon. If you use new oil from the same container to lube the O-ring on the new filter then you need to let it drip two more drops than you normally would to compensate for the oil lost on the O-ring. If you use old oil on the O-ring then however you normally do it.
Originally Posted by Calif Fat Bob
(Post 21641861)
It's the same as standing at the urinal. Empty it out, shake it a bit to get the last few drops out, then button it up! :D
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I vote Popcorn Rule. But use peanut oil.
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Years I asked a girl I was dating when she last had the oil changed in here car...blank look....what ?
She had other great attributes tho...yeah she was blonde I usually warm it up 1st, then let it drain while I go do something else It will never drain out fully if you watch it Why isn't this in the Earl Four'em ? |
Originally Posted by elPrez;[url=tel:21642182
21642182[/url]]that’s my go to rule for decades, taught my kids that. Maybe it’s written on the bag?🤷🏼♂️
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Originally Posted by DaveyFB;[url=tel:21642267
21642267[/url]]Years I asked a girl I was dating when she last had the oil changed in here car...blank look....what ?
She had other great attributes tho...yeah she was blonde I usually warm it up 1st, then let it drain while I go do something else It will never drain out fully if you watch itW Why isn't this in the Earl Four'em ? |
Originally Posted by Bone Doc;[url=tel:21642262
21642262[/url]]It depends, Brandon. If you use new oil from the same container to lube the O-ring on the new filter then you need to let it drip two more drops than you normally would to compensate for the oil lost on the O-ring. If you use old oil on the O-ring then however you normally do it.
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I thought "oil" talk was banished by mods?
As long as we are talking about oil, changing, etc, and dripping... OP talked about the oil in the jug dripping. I think some of you got off topic. FOCUS But what about how long do you let it drip FROM the engine? I usually check the tire pressure while I am waiting. I do 36 and 40. Or 40 and 36? Only flat on the bottom |
Empty a quart, set the container on its side, empty the next 3 then go back and get what collected in the empty containers while you were draining the others. (Doesn't everybody do this?)
:D |
“Do you pour until the majority of oil is out, then pitch the container?”
This. |
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