Oil container for keeping in car

[MParallel]

Got one of those bags for 1ltr bottle from Opie Oils.

[to3m]

Thanks for the replies. I was thinking there might be some brand of container that was well known to have a tight seal on its lid, but if the usual solution is simply to put a container in a bag then I can manage that.

Haltamer said:

I'd have thought the original container would be fine

1 L or 2 L containers seem OK, but then I bought a 5 L one and put it in the boot. It was all going fine until I opened it up and poured 1 L into the engine, leaving something like 3.5 kg of oil to slosh around in a no-longer-100%-watertight container...

ARHarh said:

Just keep the bottle at home and fill up when you get home. Not often you do 2000 miles in one trip surely.

I'd normally just top it up at appropriate intervals, but my car has no dipstick, just a stupid readout that can tell you (a) when it needs 1 L, and (b) nothing else useful. I don't much fancy guessing, and I've had to fill up mid-trip often enough that keeping some oil in the car seems sensible.

[Pica-Pica]

colin_p said:

You want something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-Top-Up-Oil-Boot-Ba...

Bottle goes in bag, bag velcros to boot side carpet.

Same as supplied with Skoda. It had a small Castrol oil bottle from new, needed topping up before first service, then nothing between subsequent services.

[Pan Pan Pan]

colin_p said:

You want something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-Top-Up-Oil-Boot-Ba...

Bottle goes in bag, bag velcros to boot side carpet.

Yep. these are very good, and you can just stick them anywhere in the boot that has carpeting, so they don't even get in the way of any luggage.

[Riley Blue]

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

[bigdom]

to3m said:

Thanks for the replies. I was thinking there might be some brand of container that was well known to have a tight seal on its lid.

https://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Products/Fuel-Oils-and-Canisters/Canisters/244263-1561/Mixing-bottle.aspx

[yellowjack]

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

Probably inversely proportional to the length of time it ends up parked on a shiny new pale coloured block-paved driveway...

OP - I'd just get myself along to Halfords, or a proper motor factors, and buy a 'Top-Up Pack' from the likes of Castrol...
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-flui...
...along with a full size pack with the flexi-neck. Use the 1 litre bottle to top up, then refill it when you get home. Repeat as necessary. I use my top-up size oil bottle these days for taking used paint brush cleaner, etc, to the local recycling centre to pour away responsibly. Mine came free with a purchase of a larger container of engine oil, and was supplied in a sturdy clear plastic bag with handles, and also contained a pair of disposable gloves and a cloth to wipe the dipstick.

Edited by yellowjack on Wednesday 11th December 11:18

[Pan Pan Pan]

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if it is testing your attention span?

Edited by Pan Pan Pan on Wednesday 11th December 12:30

[xjay1337]

Do you never live at home? Why not just throw in half a liter every week when you check your tyre pressures?

[pjfry]

Pan Pan Pan said:

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if is testing your attention span?

I laughed.

[Riley Blue]

Pan Pan Pan said:

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if it is testing your attention span?

Edited by Pan Pan Pan on Wednesday 11th December 12:30

Ahem, oil - drip.

Oh never mind...

[colin_p]

Riley Blue said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if it is testing your attention span?

Edited by Pan Pan Pan on Wednesday 11th December 12:30

Ahem, oil - drip.

Oh never mind...

I tell you what, soon it'll be about washing seagulls in fairy liquid on the beach.

[Pan Pan Pan]

Riley Blue said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if it is testing your attention span?

Edited by Pan Pan Pan on Wednesday 11th December 12:30

Ahem, oil - drip.

Oh never mind...

At last the penny has dropped! (which is more than can be said about the oil I use, as I don't seem to have dripped oil anywhere
Think its time for me to get my coat!

[lyonspride]

colin_p said:

Riley Blue said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if it is testing your attention span?

Edited by Pan Pan Pan on Wednesday 11th December 12:30

Ahem, oil - drip.

Oh never mind...

I tell you what, soon it'll be about washing seagulls in fairy liquid on the beach.

I find it better to use Aldi own brand, Fairy is too expensiv

[Pan Pan Pan]

lyonspride said:

colin_p said:

Riley Blue said:

Pan Pan Pan said:

Riley Blue said:

How much longer is this thread going to drip on for?

There are may other threads on many other topics, so whey even bother commenting on this one if it is testing your attention span?

Edited by Pan Pan Pan on Wednesday 11th December 12:30

Ahem, oil - drip.

Oh never mind...

I tell you what, soon it'll be about washing seagulls in fairy liquid on the beach.

I find it better to use Aldi own brand, Fairy is too expensiv

Plus the fact that they prefer the effect and great smell of Aldi for that seagull look they always promised themselves!

[old'uns]

litre bottle at the oily end, mines wedged by side of battery- VW caddy

oil in boot = Exxon Valdez clean up, plenty of detergent needed

[SouthHamsGaz]

Your garage lists your current car as a 330i, so am going to assume E46, given the M54 is notorious for using oil.

My old 3.0i Z4 did the same, about 1L ever 1000 miles. After I performed the 'o2 pilot' mod it used next to non, and only costs a few £ in parts.

https://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=111...

Could also be a blocked CCV, worth getting to the source of the issue rather than endlessly spending loads on oil.