Oil Drain Containers
06-28-2008, 11:56 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 25
Car Info: 08 WBP STI
Oil Drain Containers
So I went to change the oil in my STI for the first time today. Everything went fine, until I realized that the Wedco oil drain container I've been using forever wasn't going to keep up with the super fast flow of oil coming out of the car. 
What should have been a 20 minute job turned into a 90 minute job since I had to clean up all the oil that spilled all over the place. Luckily I had an old office chair mat under the car to contain most of the oil and keep it from dribbling all over my garage.
Anyhoo, can anybody recommend a better oil drain container for me to use? I'd prefer to buy some place local if possible.
Thanks!
What should have been a 20 minute job turned into a 90 minute job since I had to clean up all the oil that spilled all over the place. Luckily I had an old office chair mat under the car to contain most of the oil and keep it from dribbling all over my garage.Anyhoo, can anybody recommend a better oil drain container for me to use? I'd prefer to buy some place local if possible.
Thanks!
06-28-2008, 11:59 PM
#2
Chicks dig me. April Fool's!
iTrader: (31)
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Fremont, CA
Posts: 10,989
Car Info: 1997 Impreza, 2014 BRZ
So I went to change the oil in my STI for the first time today. Everything went fine, until I realized that the Wedco oil drain container I've been using forever wasn't going to keep up with the super fast flow of oil coming out of the car. What should have been a 20 minute job turned into a 90 minute job since I had to clean up all the oil that spilled all over the place. Luckily I had an old office chair mat under the car to contain most of the oil and keep it from dribbling all over my garage.
Anyhoo, can anybody recommend a better oil drain container for me to use? I'd prefer to buy some place local if possible.
Thanks!
What should have been a 20 minute job turned into a 90 minute job since I had to clean up all the oil that spilled all over the place. Luckily I had an old office chair mat under the car to contain most of the oil and keep it from dribbling all over my garage.Anyhoo, can anybody recommend a better oil drain container for me to use? I'd prefer to buy some place local if possible.
Thanks!
06-29-2008, 12:01 AM
#3
Registered User
iTrader: (15)
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Arnold, CA
Posts: 9,171
Car Info: 2003 PSM WRX, 80 Brat ready for Chevy 350 Swap.
i ise the one i got for free.. but it looks just like the one at kragen.. i got mine in my auto shop.. but i just pour it out of there into a gallon jug and take it to kragen to get poured out..
06-29-2008, 12:57 AM
#4
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: East Bay / Pomona
Posts: 3,670
Car Info: '02 PSM WRX
I have one that looks like this: 
It's got a good diameter so it can catch the oil from the pan and the filter. Plus, since the diameter is large, it doesn't have to be all that tall to hold a decent amount. I got it at the local Monument Auto Parts.
Also, the way the funnel is mounted, it won't be hard to drain it into some gallon jugs when it's more than half full like some other ones.
It's got a good diameter so it can catch the oil from the pan and the filter. Plus, since the diameter is large, it doesn't have to be all that tall to hold a decent amount. I got it at the local Monument Auto Parts.
Also, the way the funnel is mounted, it won't be hard to drain it into some gallon jugs when it's more than half full like some other ones.
06-29-2008, 10:27 PM
#6
This one is pretty sweet http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...p+drain+pan.do
06-29-2008, 10:58 PM
#7
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: East Bay / Pomona
Posts: 3,670
Car Info: '02 PSM WRX
This one is pretty sweet http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...p+drain+pan.do
06-29-2008, 11:11 PM
#9
VIP Member
iTrader: (17)
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 22,776
Car Info: '13 BRZ Limited / '02 WRX
This one is pretty sweet http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...p+drain+pan.do
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Speed Element
NorCal Classifieds
4
09-21-2010 07:09 PM
nicknaz
NorCal Classifieds
2
05-06-2008 09:14 AM