Tips for NOT getting oil all over engine?
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Road Warrior
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Tips for NOT getting oil all over engine?
Been doing my own maintenance forever. Oil/primary/tranny etc. I'm set up to the point where I am now starting to do this for others. In the past, I accepted oil spilling while removing the filter as a part of life. I bought on of these worthless things from HD...
Seems like if I even breath, it moves and allows more oil to spill than if I didn't use the damn thing. I was thinking of putting tin foil under it to keep any oil from getting on the engine when I change the oil for others. But, I'm sure there is some sort of old-school trick out there.
How do you guys keep from getting oil on the motor when pulling off the filter??
Thanks!
Seems like if I even breath, it moves and allows more oil to spill than if I didn't use the damn thing. I was thinking of putting tin foil under it to keep any oil from getting on the engine when I change the oil for others. But, I'm sure there is some sort of old-school trick out there.
How do you guys keep from getting oil on the motor when pulling off the filter??
Thanks!
Road Warrior
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From: Massachusetts
I form a piece of aluminum foil under the filter up against the engine.
I've also split a 1 liter plastic soda bottle in half, that's basically what you have now with that funnel.
Another option os to hammer a screwdriver into the bottom of the filter and let it drain before removing.
No matter how careful I am, I always manage to drip some oil though.
I've also split a 1 liter plastic soda bottle in half, that's basically what you have now with that funnel.
Another option os to hammer a screwdriver into the bottom of the filter and let it drain before removing.
No matter how careful I am, I always manage to drip some oil though.
Road Master
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I just keep well stocked in aerosol brake cleaner when it's on sell. Change the filter and then hit the area with the brake cleaner and a shallow oil pan under the bike. I then hit it with the garden hose. Not that big of a deal every 3,000 miles.
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Drill a 1/4" hole on the end of the filter near the bottom while using your HD filter drain thingy. That way most of the oil in the filter drains away before you take it off.
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Road Master
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Did that kit not come with a nail? I have a similar kit, not HD, that came with a nail and the instructions said to poke a hole or two in the bottom of the oil filter (outside surface) and let it drain before twisting it off. Have you tried that yet?
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Thanks!