I take a trash bag and push the opening onto the engine below the filter. When
the filter is removed I just let the whole mess drop into the bag. I have a
shop rag handy to wipe off any oil that escapes the bag. I have found that a
large trash bag that is also thick works best and I take the first bag and drop
it into another incase the first one gets a hole in it during the removal. I
have done this for years, always works for me.
Gary Kolc
"Liberty" 38' MK II
---- Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I asked this same question about two years ago and tried both techniques. I
> found for myself that stuffing an absorbent pad around the filter was the
> best and least messy solution. I tried the bag trick twice but it actually
> made more of a mess because you just can't twist the filter very fast with
> the bag on, especially once the oil actually gets in the bag and lubricates
> the entire outside of the filter.
>
> Just get the pad good and stuffed in at the base of the filter. It's the
> best way for me.
>
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 5:49 AM Tim Goodyear via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> > The ziplock bag helps. If you want to have less oil in the filter,
> > punching a hole in the top with a screwdriver before you drain the oil also
> > helps, but there will be something to wipe up in any case.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > On Oct 31, 2015, at 8:41 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List <
> > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > One neat trick I learned at a diesel clinic is, slide a gallon zip lock
> > up around the filter & then unscrew it letting it drip into the bag, then
> > drop the filter into the bag and seal.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill Coleman
> > > C&C39
> > >
> > >
> > > -------- Original message --------
> > > From: Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> > > Date: 10/31/2015 8:16 AM (GMT-05:00)
> > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> > > Cc: Indigo <ind...@thethomsons.us>
> > > Subject: Stus-List Changing oil filter Yanmar 3gmf
> > >
> > > I will be winterizing indigo tomorrow. I am looking for help from this
> > amazing group on techniques used to change the oil filter while minimizing
> > drips and spills. I don't seem to be able to get the old filter off
> > without dripping oil down the side of the engine. What am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > > --
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