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

[Pat Moriarty]

On a Perkins I don't think there is room for a rag much less a short 
pan but I will file that trick away for when it might apply.

Pat #130

At 11:39 AM 11/8/2007, you wrote:
>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

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