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nail hole in oil filter
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:40 pm
by clem
Just got finished doing some oil changes and remembered a little trick, punch a hole in the oil filter (hammer and nail) before removing the filter lets it drain, so you don't get oil down your elbow!
Re: nail hole in oil filter
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:56 pm
by EBSTEVE
Good tip, another is use aluminum foil to direct the oil if needed to keep stuff clean. On my motorcycle the oil filter is above the header so if I don't use foil I have a huge mess.
Re: nail hole in oil filter
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:10 am
by flatlander42
We used to punch a hole in the oil filters on the garbage trucks we changed oil on. That was a Ton of oil in those filters. Way easier!
Re: nail hole in oil filter
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:39 pm
by tekatlarge
Let me add 1 more oil filter tip.
Take a small gallon size trash bag and wrap it over the filter, unscrew the filter and the oil spillage runs into the trash bag.