Anybody have any good oil change tips / suggestions?

[Irving]

Is that a Pinz?

[NFATrustGuy]

I'll add a +1 for the Fumoto quick-drain valves. I just ordered a few of them for some of our family cars that don't have them. They've got a new design where the hose nipple (yes, I just said nipple) is removable so it's less likely to snag on anything. I think I like that concept. I hate it when my nipples get all snaggy.

[Irving]

^^ Tow truck driver crawls out from under your wife's vehicle and says, "What can I say ma'am, looks like you snagged your nipple on a rock."

[StagLefty]

^^^ Mechanic crawls out from under and says "your nipple is pretty chewed up "

[kwando]

I don't have this anymore, but i use to have a little scissor jack

My friends NSX


My S2000

[MarkCO]

Not exactly on topic...but relevant.

My lift blew a seal, but I needed the change the oil in my drag car. US West was out in the street with the manhole off. I walked over and asked if I drove my car over the hole, if he would mind draining the oil into a bucket. He said sure. I handed him a wrench a a 5 gallon bucket. He drained my oil, put the plug back in. I poured in 10 quarts and pulled it back in the trailer. EZ Peasy.

[Fentonite]

Is that a Pinz?

Yep. Good eye!

[rondog]

FWIW - I have a few of those big plastic cat litter jugs that I saved from when we had cats. Been using those to put dirty motor oil in for years. There's all kinds of big plastic jugs out there, some thin, some thick, many for free. Ask at restaurants too, some get cooking oil in big jugs. Or, you could just buy a bigass plastic gas can or steel jerry can. Lots of things to store dirty oil in, but I'd never use something that can't be sealed up, like an open bucket.

[Fentonite]

Lots of things to store dirty oil in, but I'd never use something that can't be sealed up, like an open bucket.

agreed. I always put a lid on the bucket between changes. Remove it to add more oil, snap it back on after. Works great, no spills.

[gnihcraes]

I also have a giant piece of polypropylene that comes on shipping pallets? - I use it to slide around on under the vehicles instead of concrete. Any drips of oil just wipe up.