[C320-list] Possible Yanmar oil filter change trick...

[Chris Willems]

We have a 3GM30F on our 320, and I got an excellent
tip this year from an expert on how to keep oil from
spilling all over when you take the filter off.  Take
an empty quart oil container, cap on, and use your
knife to cut all around the edge of one side, leaving
you with a 2" high pan.  Loosen the filter so you can
turn it by hand.  Take this pan and place it next to
the block, under the filter where the gasket meets the
block.  Loosen the filter, let the oil drain into your
makeshift pan, and then drip the whole filter into the
pan.

It worked for us... our second oil-ever change was
much less messy than the first... 

I hope this helps!

Chris & Lisa,

"Chrysalis" #828
Branford, CT