How not to spill all the oil?

[FrozenBiker]

Yep, know exactly what you mean. I use this odd triangle pan, fits right in there when on the center stand:

Triangle-Drain-Pan

I'll have to get one of those next time I change my oil, cleaning up aint much fun

fyi - they are available at most AutoZone stores. I picked one up today for $3.20 ..Perfect pan for this bike :thumbup:

 

[Flyinace1]

fyi - they are available at most AutoZone stores. I picked one up today for $3.20 ..Perfect pan for this bike :thumbup:

Thanx for the heads up, and everyones advice, hopefully next time I'll end up with the oil in the pan and not on the floor :thumbup:

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Thanx for the heads up, and everyones advice, hopefully next time I'll end up with the oil in the pan and not on the floor :thumbup:

Oil on the floor is part of the joy of wrenching yourself!

 

[bluremi]

It's not the size of the funnel opening, it's the seal created around the top of the used oil container.

For quick funneling use one hand to lift up the funnel half a centimeter so the air can escape from the container as it's being displaced by the used oil.

 

[FinalImpact]

It's not the size of the funnel opening, it's the seal created around the top of the used oil container.

For quick funneling use one hand to lift up the funnel half a centimeter so the air can escape from the container as it's being displaced by the used oil.

Fwiw: a strand of #14 copper wire bent into a J so it doesnt fall in or out frees up a hand. Just drop it in the neck of the container and toss the funnel in...

Also, cereal boxes cut to shape work great for dodging the stands. They're coated andstable once bent on the sides... Maybe i said that already... Ha!

 

[rsmith2072]

http://youtu.be/ykW1e-fdo2c

Try This.

 

[iviyth0s]

I'll have to get one of those next time I change my oil, cleaning up aint much fun

+1, lucked out into having one of these and it worked perfect for my first and only oil change on my FZ

 

[bigdog9191999]

i use foil usually, just to keep the oil off the pipes.

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

It's not the size of the funnel opening, it's the seal created around the top of the used oil container.

For quick funneling use one hand to lift up the funnel half a centimeter so the air can escape from the container as it's being displaced by the used oil.

+1 ^^^ but I use a wire coat hanger (short piece, maybe 5") bent at a sharp angle and the very short end (1" maybe) holds the funnel away when filling the "haul away container" to prevent the "sealing effect".

Also +1 on the aluminum foil over the header.

A decent sized piece of card board (or news paper) UNDER your catch pan makes clean up MUCH easier for any splatter too.:thumbup: