Most cities have oil drain receptacles on most streets. Quite frequently near an intersection. Look for a metal bar grating built into the curb.
From: Rory Conaway via Af Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 7:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I must be bored today The biggest problem with home oil changes is getting rid of the oil. I used to do it but every time I would go to Auto Zone, Checker, etc… Their oil drum was always full. I finally gave up and just get the free car wash when I do it. From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of TJ Trout via Af Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 6:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I must be bored today http://www.fumotousa.com/about-fumoto-valves.php On Nov 29, 2014 5:01 PM, "Josh Luthman via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: You do the plug first... Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Nov 29, 2014 7:52 PM, "Ken Hohhof via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: So on the Subaru engine the oil filter sticks straight up. Does that make it incredibly easy to change or incredibly messy? From: Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 5:48 PM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I must be bored today About the only place I'll have change the oil anymore is when I take the car in for the major service interval at the dealer. They carry the oil I use and I figure a genuine Subaru oil filter isn't any worse than the M1-108's I use normally. Other than that, it gets changed at home anymore. I've discovered that throwing a pan under the car and pulling the oil/plug filter takes so little time that it's actually faster for me to do it. I generally will do it before a trip out of town and will pull the oil filter/plug and then clean/vaccum the car out while the oil is draining. Once I'm done vaccumming, I put everything back together and refill the car with an appropriate amount of oil. Takes me less time than waiting at an instant lube place, and then I know what oil/filter is actually in/on the engine. Sadly, I haven't found anything fun drawn on my car's oil filter when it comes from the dealer. On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Rory Conaway via Af <[email protected]> wrote: We bring Mobil 1 oil filters in when we have the local oil change place change the oil. Last oil change, neither my car or the work van had them on their when I looked about 3000 miles after the change. After some heated discussions concerning the theft of my oil filters and shenanigans that might require a review of whether they are really using Mobil1 1 oil, they changed both vehicles while I watched them open new bottles of oil in front of me. Fortunately this was the first time I used them, and the last time. Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via Af Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 12:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I must be bored today A local guy went out to change his oil today. Found a penis drawn on his oil filter. That filter had been installed by Jiffy Lube. Same company that billed us for an oil change a few years ago (fleet account) for a car that my business partner’s step daughter crashed and totaled a year before.
