[C320-list] OIL CHANGE

[Jane & Ken]

You should recycle the stuff

Jeff Church <jjemail at comcast.net> wrote:  Third attempt to send this, my apologies if you've seen it before but I don't think it got thru to the list......


I think you guys are going about this the hard way. I just form a trough out of heavy duty aluminum foil which I slide under the filter and up against the engine block. The trough channels the oil forward from the engine where it drains into a ~12" foil pan that sits on the sole. After I remove the filter I just fold up the trough and pan and throw them in the garbage. Done.

JeffC 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jeffrey Hare 
To: 'C320-List' 
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] OIL CHANGE


Hi Warren,

I always get a little oil dripping when changing the filter. The way I do
it is to stuff paper towels in the space below the filter. Then loosen the
filter slightly (not enough to let it drip), then slip a large ziplock over
the filter. I press the ziplock against the engine and paper towels and
loosen it as fast as I can. Others have mentioned using
newspaper/disposable diapers, etc in the bottom of the engine pan. Whatever
works, nothing's perfect.. :)

My trick for the cleanup is to have a bottle of water soluble spray
degreaser. Then it wipes up easily from the pan in less than a couple
minutes. I do always take a rag with wd40 and wipe down the engine block to
keep it as clean as possible. That way it's easy to notice a new leak.

-Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Warren Updike
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 8:09 PM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] OIL CHANGE

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