Draining large quantites of motor oil
My Cummins ILS holds 28 quarts of oil (7 gallons). The largest container I can find that is used to drain the old oil into is only 5 gallons. What do others use so that you don't have to use two con...
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Ivylog wrote:
Not the answer you wanted, but the easiest is to use two 5 gallon buckets moving the first one when only half full so it's easy to slide the second one into postion. With the half full one under the filter, punch a hole in the bottom of the filter and come back in an hour when it and the engine are finished draining..
I thought about that, but I don't know if my jacks will raise the back of the coach that high. I'll have to check it out.
thanks,
Ron
Why not use one of those waste totes folks use for grey/blackwater? Just wash it out with some good grease-cutting soap like Dawn afterwards if you're concerned about "contamination" of the tote.
And it's easy to transport for dumping at an "approved site", assuming that's where it's going.
If I had one, this would probably be a good idea. Not sure how I could direct the oil flowing out of the engine's pan into the tote's inlet hole. But, I think the tote is a little too expensive to be used in this manner. Thanks for the idea.
Ron
