Oil Change .....

Today i decided to change my oil .Whenever i do this i always manage to spill some .
Today i was determined to break that cycle .The oil change went fine ,whick left me with about 4 lt of oil in the drip pan to pour into an old used
container .I sensed immediate DANGER ,so with a steady hand i started pouring from the pan into the plastic container .What could go wrong ,i am about to break a record of a no spill oil change .Here is the pan and container.


All was going well when i noticed some oil on the table .Bugger never mind its not much ,concentrate on pouring straight .I look down again oil
EVERYwhere at least 1 litre .WTF+#=! is going on here . I stop and examine the container .
Scroll down the page .

Im trying very hard..........to see.....the.....attached picture of your......possible disaster Gus! Oil mixed with your neighbours leaves pooling in your driveway???
Nup....nothing yet.!

did you send it in invisible ink ? ( you did remember the sump plug didn`t you )

That gave me a guts ache from laughing Gus. Thanks very much.
Glad you can laugh at yourself.
You shall be known from now on as "The Barron"

Very good. I cant say i have done that but i did have a incident a few years back servicing my commodore and forgetting to put the bung back in. 3.5 litres of oil on the ground before i noticed

Thats ace!! Even the "greats" have a blonde moment!

Well at least you won't spill it out of the top like I normally do. Good argument for a see through side so you can keep an eye on it while you're filling. Bit of perspex on the open side and you might be able to claim a patent Gus. Tinkering...tinkering...tinkering...

Here's a tip Gus, use the container you've just emptied into the bike

I'm sure you will be very happy at the retirement home Gus. Bingo on wednesdays, and real meat on sunday. There there.

I use a 20 litre jerry can for waste oil.
20lt is the limit for free dumping at the tip so works out good for me (not a fan of those that dump waste oil in the wheelie bins)

Gus,

I've been using one of these heavy duty plastic concrete mixing tubs when I pour used oil from my car or bike into the empty 1 gal plastic water bottles I use.

It sits out behind my garage and contains any spilled oil that may get spilled. It can store 6 one gal bottles of used oil in along with my oil drain pan and the funnel I use for pouring the oil into the plastic bottles. It's 3 ft long by 2 ft wide a 8" deep, and it's molded out of thick polypropylene and they last forever. I've had this one for over 12 years, and they cost about $15.