Oil drain pan recommendations

Oil drain pan recommendations

Author
Discussion

LP670

Original Poster:

822 posts

126 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
quotequote all
Currently ive got an old 5 litre oil can with a square cut out of one side which i always manage to spill oil when doing an oil change. Looking at an oil drain pan, there are a few different styles on ebay but wondered if anyone here had any feedback on which of the types on offer work best.

Jimmyarm

1,962 posts

178 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
quotequote all


http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Waste-Oil-Drainer-65l...

smile

Assuming you don't have a 2 post ramp, just get the biggest one you can fit under the car, a big funnel and something else to decant it into for taking to the tip etc. We have a couple of these floating around at work which do the job if the big one is in use.

http://www.oilandfuelpumps.com/14l-oil-drain-pan.h...

E-bmw

9,219 posts

152 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
quotequote all
I, like you did the same & made the same mistakes for years until I bought one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-Motorcycle-Oi...

9 litres is more than enough capacity for me to drain the sump & then decant it at will.

lexusboy

1,099 posts

143 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
quotequote all
I'm guessing you're on the floor going on the fact you're using a cut out oil pan. I would recommend this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291324442663

PositronicRay

27,012 posts

183 months

Wednesday 14th September 2016
quotequote all

phillpot

17,115 posts

183 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
quotequote all

Blimey, you lot are posh!

This does for me once it gets too scruffy to keep in the kitchen.............





half a litre of White Spirit, add an old paint brush and it becomes a parts washer smile

Evanivitch

20,075 posts

122 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
quotequote all
phillpot said:
Blimey, you lot are posh!

This does for me once it gets too scruffy to keep in the kitchen.............





half a litre of White Spirit, add an old paint brush and it becomes a parts washer smile
Same here!

paintman

7,687 posts

190 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
quotequote all
^^^^Me too!

finishing touch

809 posts

167 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
quotequote all
^^^^^^^^^ And me.

No sharp corners so easy to wipe out... and you can wash your hands in it afterwards.

Win win.

Belle427

8,951 posts

233 months

Sunday 25th September 2016
quotequote all
PositronicRay said:
I had one of these, it's been fine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OIL-COOLANT-GEARBOX-FUEL...
Make sure you buy an open one like this, the ones with covers/lids are a nightmare to use without making a mess.