[C320-list] OIL CHANGE

[allan.field at comcast.net]

Bruce - I bought a bunch of kidney-shaped, plastic emesis basins (the things you ralph into after a good night of partying) at the local drug store.  I place one flush up against the engine, under the filter, and then start uscrewing the filter.  All of the oil falls into the emesis basin which I then discard after pouring the oil into the recycle bucket at the marina.  I place a pad under the basin to catch any drops but in all of the oil changes I have done using the basin, no more than 2 drops have ever hit the pad.  The basins are cheap, disposable if you wish or reusable if you want to clean them, and are very effective. - Allan

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From: "Bruce Stumpp" <bstumpp at comcast.net> 

> Warren, 
> 
> Funny and I agree with you 100%! The guy who designed putting the oil 
> filter on its side (Yanmar engines too!) is probably the same guy who 
> designed the water pump that requires removing hoses, etc so you can access 
> the impeller AND removing the oil through the dipstick hole. I didn't think 
> about punching a hole in the filter when I changed the oil and just spun it 
> off in a bag - another mess. From the comments here, apparently you can 
> punch a hole in the top and pump out the oil before removing the 
> filter...added to my notes for next year. BTW, a remote filter adapter 
> would be a great idea. 
> 
> Bruce Stumpp 
> #647, Adventure 
> Frog Mortar Creek, MD 
> 
> 
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> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:09:19 -0500 
> From: "Warren Updike" 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] OIL CHANGE 
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> Cheeze, I'm so angry I could s?it (apply the appropriate letter of your 
> choice, H or P.) This time I loosened the filter just enough so I could 
> turn it by hand, stuffed oil absorbant material undet the filter, then 
> punched a hole in the top of the end, put a plastic bag over it and rotated 
> it until the hole was at the bottom (that's a mere 1/2 turn.) Sure enough, 
> the oil oozed out into the bag. I thought I was in fat city (anyone 
> recognize that term?) That is, until I looked under the engine to see a 
> smear of black oil coming down the sump. This was the worse mess of any 
> previous filter change attempt. Why would one design such an affair. Isn't 
> there an adapter to allow a remote filter install? Time to change the 
> filter: 5 min.; time to clean-up: 35 min. To make matters worse, unless you 
> are Ichabod Crane or anorexic, there is no way to reach far enough under the 
> oil pan to clean-up all the mess. (You can guess my age group by the 
> comparisons I use.) 
> 
> Back to the drawing board. 
> 
> Warren & Pattie Updike 
> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar" 
> Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River 
> Chesapeake Bay 
> 
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