Oil Drain Pan / Oil Disposing Container

[Nocturnal-G]

Looking at buying a high quality oil drain pan and a good oil container I can dump the oil in to recycle. I'm mainly going to use the drain pan for my Isuzu which has 5 quart capacity... I saw this drain pan and wanted to know what you guys think about it. Can't seem to find a disposing container yet...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JFHMVQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Btw, do any of the techs here know the size of the oil filter on a Isuzu 3.5 6 cylinder motor, I have a few oil filters... I counted 14 flutes, but when I checked online it says it's a 92 mm 15 flute... my MB oil filter wrench fits on the Isuzu oil filter...?

Thanks guys!

 

[firebox40dash5]

Look like the green ones we buy from Napa. If so, they're beefy, and they... um... well, they hold oil? You could always pick up a 5 gallon gas can to hold it for disposal. With the new nozzles, they're no good at being gas cans, so might as well find a use for 'em.

 

[Leadberry]

I use one of these:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/RhinoGear-15-Qt-Oil-Drain-Pan/20440558

Catches the oil, but unlike the Lisle model you have linked, it doubles as a container. Spout makes it convenient to dump the oil out whenever you get to your recycling place of choice. I don't really think there's anything "premium" about it if that's what you're trying to go for.

Fram.com has an online oil filter catalog. Once you have the relevant Fram part number, you should easily be able to cross-reference with your filter brand of choice.

 

[Nocturnal-G]

I use one of these:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/RhinoGear-15-Qt-Oil-Drain-Pan/20440558

Catches the oil, but unlike the Lisle model you have linked, it doubles as a container. Spout makes it convenient to dump the oil out whenever you get to your recycling place of choice. I don't really think there's anything "premium" about it if that's what you're trying to go for.

Fram.com has an online oil filter catalog. Once you have the relevant Fram part number, you should easily be able to cross-reference with your filter brand of choice.

One of the reasons I'm going with two separate containers is because I've read the RhinoGear plastic pieces break easily whereas the Lisle looks like one big piece with nothing to break.

I'll check out the Fram website... thank you for that.

 

[wise]

If you do your own oil changes, just get the filter off and install as per directions. Only over torqued filters (I.E. Installed with a tool) will be a pain to get off. Lube the gasket with a finger full of the waste oil and hand tighten (and not even all of your strength).

 

[AStrahota]

I would recommend the Purolator PL14459. There is also the L14459

If there are other manufacturers you are more comfortable using, you can try these, note that some of these(aside from fram) are probably made by a different company:

Fram: PH3593A
Mighty: M4460
Napa: 1334
Pennzoil: PZ33
Carquest: 85334
Service Pro: M4460A



Valvoline has the VO106 listed for this application. The VO106 is made by Purolator.

 

[ATC]

Changing the oil on my diesel, I'd put a 5 gallon bucket under the truck and drain it into that. Put the lid on, then haul it to Advance Auto to dump it the next time I went out.

On my gassers, I'd drain into a 10 quart open pan, then dump that into another 5gal bucket. When that was full, I'd take it and dump it.

I've been procrastinating lately, as I have about 4 buckets to take...

 

[Nocturnal-G]

If you do your own oil changes, just get the filter off and install as per directions. Only over torqued filters (I.E. Installed with a tool) will be a pain to get off. Lube the gasket with a finger full of the waste oil and hand tighten (and not even all of your strength).

I prefer using an oil filter wrench, I'm not fond of strap wrenches or anything else. This is what I use for MB's... works way better than anything else. Made by Matador. I can always use a oil filter wrench to torque to spec as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Be...E55-S500-C220-C240-C36-C43-E430-/110804787474

 

[jeremy v]

Let me go get a picture of what I made for draining my oil. It is like the Rhinogear one linked to from Walmart, but I modified it to work much better. The rhinogear one has to be cleaned completely before turning it on its' side to dump out the oil, and the one the OP linked to works ok, but you have to pour the oil out the drain spout really slowly or else the oil in the pan overtops the side and runs right out over the top edge of the drain pan.

 

[jeremy v]

Here is what I did. I looked on the bottom of mine and it is a Blitz brand, but it looked just like the RhinoGear one in the Walmart link when it was stock.

I used a cutting wheel and cut out a wide notch and left the stock material on both ends. The one side was left to allow the oil filter to sit and drain into the pan and the other side was left so I can pour the oil from the pan faster without it overtopping the container.

The large center opening allows the oil to drain from the car directly into the pan so I don't have to wipe down the top when finished each time before turning the pan on its' side to dump the oil out the spout.

I also added two small bolts to the top edge to hold the oil filter in place better while draining. I tried it without the bolts there and I had the filter drop into the oil while sliding the pan out from under the car.

In as far as taking the oil for dumping, I pour the oil into a 5 gallon bucket with a sealed lid that has a built in spout. You can find them for free easily as they are used for 5 gallon buckets of paint to allow you to pour paint directly from the bucket, or you can buy them separately for cheap. Then I only fill the 5 gallon bucket to 3-4 gallons before taking it in so it is easy to pour out at the recycling facility.