Oil + filter change!

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:37 pm

No problem nitin, good luck

Make sure you wear gloves, oil's hard to clean off! And have a deep dish to catch the old oil.

Something like this is very useful if you it yourself from now on:

The oil drains straight into the oil catch pan that you can seal up and easily transport to the dump

Don't forget the oil should be taken to a garage/municipal dump that has the right facilites to deal with used engine oil! Just ask them if they'll take old oil. I can't imagine a garage saying no to be honest, if theres nowhere else to dump it.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:39 pm

I have a huge recycling centre 2miles from my house so I will just take it there!

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:43 pm

nitin_s1 wrote:I have a huge recycling centre 2miles from my house so I will just take it there!

Spot on

Post by **Kawa** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:03 pm

Erm, i haven't replaced my sump bung in last 5 years!!

Post by **indigolemon** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:24 pm

Seriously

Same washer for 5 years? ooft

Post by **Kawa** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:29 pm

I was busy........

Post by **indigolemon** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:32 pm

Kawa wrote:I was busy........

PM me your address and I'll post you one

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:47 pm

I just went to Halfaurds and bought a oil filter wrench from there (£6ish). Just incase the filter doesn't come out.

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:16 pm

nitin_s1 wrote:I just went to Halfaurds and bought a oil filter wrench from there (£6ish). Just incase the filter doesn't come out.

It pays to be prepared!

Post by **paul bristol uk** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:04 pm

nitin if you are going to do this make sure the car is not just on a jack. Block it up with something or use axle stands. You don't want to bring the car down on yourself.