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lanerd
Explorer II
Nov 14, 2013

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 containers?

Ron

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    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Nov 14, 2013
    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..

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