DIY Scavenger Puck
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01-02-2010, 09:54 PM
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DIY Scavenger Puck
Made my own Oil Scavenger Puck for under $10.00, All you need is a cheapo auto oil filter and the lid off a sugar dispenser and some JB Weld.
I picked up a cheapo auto oil filter that fits my bike and already hard the JB Weld in my shop and found the sugar dispenser lid at a dollar store for a buck. The photos below explain how it was done/
You could just use the oil filter as is but this will create a lot less mess because there is no filter media in the DIY puck and will be easy to clean out and store for next time.
How the Scavenger works
http://www.roguechopper.com/video-tcb.html
First off cut open the oil filter open (I used a dremel tool) and discard the contents.
Next take the lid off the sugar dispenser
You can see the lid fits perfectly into the open end of the filter
I used JB Weld to attach and seal the lid to the cut down empty filter and also to close up the hole in the center of the lid
The next day I cleaned off the excess JB Weld with bench grinder and gave it a few coats of Rock Guard
I picked up a cheapo auto oil filter that fits my bike and already hard the JB Weld in my shop and found the sugar dispenser lid at a dollar store for a buck. The photos below explain how it was done/
You could just use the oil filter as is but this will create a lot less mess because there is no filter media in the DIY puck and will be easy to clean out and store for next time.
How the Scavenger works
http://www.roguechopper.com/video-tcb.html
First off cut open the oil filter open (I used a dremel tool) and discard the contents.
Next take the lid off the sugar dispenser
You can see the lid fits perfectly into the open end of the filter
I used JB Weld to attach and seal the lid to the cut down empty filter and also to close up the hole in the center of the lid
The next day I cleaned off the excess JB Weld with bench grinder and gave it a few coats of Rock Guard
#2
01-02-2010, 10:17 PM
That's brilliant! I went to earls plumbing awhile ago, trying to source a filter relocate adapter to plumb inlet to outlet... couldn't find anything. Earls is who makes the puck for the scavenger. I think I'll give your method a shot. So what if it's overkill to scavenge. Thanks for the tip!
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01-03-2010, 09:36 AM
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01-03-2010, 09:41 AM
I'm an advocate of getting as much of the old oil out as possible.
My bike don't hold that much oil to begin with.
When changing car oil, no one would even consider dumping a quart of dirty oil back in, (even though no failure would occur).
So why would they consider leaving 20% of the old oil in their bike?
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My bike don't hold that much oil to begin with.
When changing car oil, no one would even consider dumping a quart of dirty oil back in, (even though no failure would occur).
So why would they consider leaving 20% of the old oil in their bike?
.
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I'm an advocate of getting as much of the old oil out as possible.
My bike don't hold that much oil to begin with.
When changing car oil, no one would even consider dumping a quart of dirty oil back in, (even though no failure would occur).
So why would they consider leaving 20% of the old oil in their bike?
.
My bike don't hold that much oil to begin with.
When changing car oil, no one would even consider dumping a quart of dirty oil back in, (even though no failure would occur).
So why would they consider leaving 20% of the old oil in their bike?
.
I'm not telling
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01-03-2010, 10:28 AM
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This got me wondering. Alot of guys take their bikes to the dealer for oil change. Does the dealer pump out the old oil? Or do they say they do? Or is it an option when you take your bike in?
I ride a 1991 which has not been to the dealer in many, many years!
I ride a 1991 which has not been to the dealer in many, many years!