Oil drain pan?

[1fastvx]

OK guys I am looking for some help here. I am sick of the cheap oil drain pans that I have been finding in the stores. I have two like the one in the link below. The first one I bought a long time ago drips out of the drain spout. So I have to keep a paper towel on the floor near the spout when I store it. The second one I bought is almost exactly the same, but it had a newer cap which I thought may seal better and it did. Until a short while later I noticed a crack on the cap...now it leaks from there. I have searched around the net looking for something better, but I have not come up with much at all. Does anyone have any ideas? My ultimate oil drain pan would not drip and also have some way to store it on the wall without also dripping out the contents. Maybe some king of bracket on the wall that holds it when not in use and also makes it so you can drain it yourself without spilling it everywhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Blitz-USA-11838-Plastic-Drain/dp/B000AMGYNA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1225283116&sr=8-3

Thanks for any info!!

John

 

[bluesman2a]

do you have a lift? if so, I have been EXTREMELY happy with this one:

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/18-Gallon-Steel-Oil-Drain-p/htod18.htm

The price has recently gone up, but I have found Greg Smith to have a very "flexible" pricing policy. I think I paid about $120 for mine.

If you don't have a lift, then the one you have a link to is about the best I have seen, I have two of them, and I put rubber washers in the spout to keep them from leaking.

 

[1fastvx]

Unfortunately no lift at the house. The rubber washers sound like a good idea. The other issue is draining them. I find that I have to ask the wife to help since they are a real pain to drain by yourself.

John

 

[CraigFL]

If it's the typical crack I've found in plastic containers, a rubber washer will not work. I see the top cracking at the corner where the threaded section is until eventually the top portion comes off. Some would say I tighten them too much but they need to be snug to keep from leaking. A replacement metal cap would be best but good luck finding the right threads...

 

[rickairmedic]

I just drain mine into Plastic 1 gallon milk jugs as soon as I am done fairly easy to drain into and then theres no oil in the drain pan to leak out. I do usually get help draining if you dont want to geet the wife involved just get a 5 gallon bucket from Homie depot with a lid problem solved.

Rick

 

[ImportTuner]

OK guys I am looking for some help here. I am sick of the cheap oil drain pans that I have been finding in the stores. I have two like the one in the link below. The first one I bought a long time ago drips out of the drain spout. So I have to keep a paper towel on the floor near the spout when I store it. The second one I bought is almost exactly the same, but it had a newer cap which I thought may seal better and it did. Until a short while later I noticed a crack on the cap...now it leaks from there. I have searched around the net looking for something better, but I have not come up with much at all. Does anyone have any ideas? My ultimate oil drain pan would not drip and also have some way to store it on the wall without also dripping out the contents. Maybe some king of bracket on the wall that holds it when not in use and also makes it so you can drain it yourself without spilling it everywhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Blitz-USA-11838-Plastic-Drain/dp/B000AMGYNA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1225283116&sr=8-3

Thanks for any info!!

John

I have the exact drain pans; leave the vent (yellow cap on top) off and your oil leaking problem should go away. You can replace the cap (I usually find one from other household products). It's not an ideal pan in that it is too shallow and oil coming from the car seems to splash. I'm still looking for a oil pan that is deeper and has a cover.

 

[Lyaec350]

I just use a cheap open plastic pan with a nice spout for each oil change, then, Blitz now sells a gas can style used oil container--4 gallons or so with a nice big cap. Pour oil from pan in to big jug, every 3 oil changes or so take big jug to parts store and dump out. Done deal.

 

[Jiffycake]

I have that pan and it is really nice. I don't keep oil inside of it though. I drain it to milk jugs like that Rick said.

 

[volvo]

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I have a cheapie 15"x24" plastic black box drain system from Wal-Mart,it dose a good job for that in a hurry lof at home, Once the oil drains into the covered pan you can just push it out of the way until you have time to drain it. The drain caps are very cheap and poor quality such that the cap will need replacement. Old coolant jug caps from work are real tough and seem to last forever, so I would recommend to everyone to save a few of them for future use....H

 

[Phatsub]

1Fast,
I have the same pan you have. My cap cracked and leaked as well. I replaced it with a cap from a 5 qt oil container and that stopped all leaks.

 

[kbs2244]

The one you showed on Amazon is big.
15 quarts?
I am afraid of the temptation to not drain it right away.
Mine is about 6 to 8 inches deep. Maybe 20 inches in dia.
I use 5 gal pails as a holder.
(I am always on the look out for pails with the pourspout tops.)
A large funnel into the cover hole.
After draining the major part of it I hang it from a cord around the handle so that the spout is in the funnel.
Overnight it will be dry.

 

[1320stang]

I buy my oil in 5 quart jugs and pour the used oil back into the jugs after I'm done. I stand the pan up against the house while it's draining into the jug. After I'm done it never drips. Mine also has handles like the one opposite of the spout on either side of the spout. I've wrapped rags around each of the handles, kinda nice to wipe your fingers on in case you get a small amount of oil on them and don't have a rag handy (ie. it's sitting on top of the radiator).

I've had my pan for about 15 or so years and lost both the spout cap (it broke as well) and the one for the middle of the pan. I ended up cutting out the middle. It gets stored flat under the bench or under a restoration project usually.