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Removing The Oil Filter

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I changed my oil for the first time, at 1200 miles.
While removing the oil filter oil came over the sides and completly covered the filter and my hand with oil. I have been changing my own oil for the last 13 years, and I have never seen anything like that.

Does any one have a better way?
 
Deja vu . . .

Check a thread I started a while back called 'oil change adventure'.

http://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/index.php?board=14;action=display;threadid=3962;start=0

There does seem to be an unusual amount of oil trapped above the filter ready to spill out when you break the seal. ?Most of the remedies (and what I will try next time) suggest aluminum foil as a way to direct the oil into the catch pan. ?Now, I didn't mind the oil on my hands as much as what ended up on top of the skid plate (Z71) - pulling it and cleaning up the mess was a PITA!
 
?Here's how I did it on the 2nd go around:

(1)Removed drain plug and drained hot oil(then put on Fumoto valve with nipple for future drains).

(2)Slightly loosened filter;then punched a hole in filter(sharp screwdriver)and take a break while it drains.

(3)Used bottom of a 1 liter coke bottle("pop-bottle" for those north of the line) >:D Cut the bottle about 1/2" longer than the filter.Slide it over filter and squeeze to grab and loosen.The bottle catches the excess oil.

(4)Fill new filter with oil and replace.

Piece of cake-no spills ;D ;D ;D
 
aVOLanche,
very intersting idea with the pop bottle. Something I will try in a few weeks I hit 3K miles. My first time was not as cleanas hoped for with the oil all over my skidplate.

Thanks
 
The plastic bottle works well.But only if you puncture the filter first.There is a good amount of oil above the filter that you need to drain off. :B: :B:

 
A trick we use when changing filters in boats is to use a
zip lock bag over the filter to catch the run off. Wear gloves when doing this as the excess oil is pretty HOT.
After removing just zip bag up with old oil and filter inside.

Keeps the overflow out of the boat bilge and minimizes the mess. Should also help keep the underside of
the AV oil free.
 
orboater said:
A trick we use when changing filters in boats is to use a
zip lock bag over the filter to catch the run off. ?Wear gloves when doing this as the excess oil is pretty HOT.
After removing just zip bag up with old oil and filter inside. Keeps the overflow out of the boat bilge and minimizes the mess. ?Should also help keep the underside of the AV oil free.
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Another trick I ALWAYS use that keeps "hot oil" out of the picture:

Park the vehicle where you want to do the change the night before, and then change your oil FIRST thing in the morning......No hot oil....... ;D
Laterz.........
 
lars-ss said:
Another trick I ALWAYS use that keeps "hot oil" out of the picture:

Park the vehicle where you want to do the change the night before, and then change your oil FIRST thing in the morning......No hot oil....... ;D
Laterz.........
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Most of the info that I have received recomends doing it hot to get the bad stuff suspended and not laying on the bottom of the oil pan and other surfaces where it just mixes with the new oil if not removed.

Makes it harder to handle, but the whole idea is to get the old used oil out along with as much of the contaminates as possible. Letting it cool also lets the suspended crap settle to the bottom. JMHO :)
 
orboater said:
Most of the info that I have received recomends doing it hot to get the bad stuff suspended and not laying on the bottom of the oil pan and other surfaces where it just mixes with the new oil if not removed.
Makes it harder to handle, but the whole idea is to get the old used oil out along with as much of the contaminates as possible. Letting it cool also lets the suspended crap settle to the bottom. JMHO :)
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I have confirmed that your HO is a good idea. Here's one of the references I located:

"Run the Engine
Before you begin an oil change, the engine should be hot. Warm oil is easier to suck through a rubber hose or copper straw, but the reason for running the engine is more essential than that. You are changing the oil because it is contaminated with abrasive and chemical impurities. But the dirt in oil is just like dirt in water; leave it undisturbed and it settles to the bottom. Suck out the cold oil and much of the dirt stays behind, immediately contaminating the fresh oil and defeating the whole purpose of the oil change. Run the engine and get all of the contaminants in suspension so they come out with the oil."

So looks like I get to deal with hot filter oil after all.... :7:
Thanks for the tip........
Laterz............


 
I just use a pair of the inexpensive thin leather work gloves for doing the filter removal.

Also nice to have for use while doing roadside assistance, Change tire, tows, etc.
 
at least no one asked the question this time around about how to change the oil filter NEATLY while not draining the oil first . . . :2:
 
jackalanche said:
at least no one asked the question this time around about how to change the oil filter NEATLY while not draining the oil first . . . ? ? :2:
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Hey - watchit...I resemble that remark....>:D :D ;) :B:That was ME last time....
and I will be changing the filter between oil changes without draining the oil.... ;)

( It's the Amsoil way - filters last 6 months and oil can go up to a year...... ) :)

I'll CERTAINLY post how much oil I lose the first time I do it..... (y)
Laterz....... ;D
 
There is a compromise between hot and cold that I've used a on my S-10 Blazer where the filter is just below the exhaust on the side of the engine and very painful (literally!) to change when the engine is hot.

I'll generally drive it home from work (20 miles) so it's good and hot, pull it in the garage and immediately drain the oil. BUT . . I'll wait until the next morning to mess with the oil filter. Gets the oil out hot, and makes for fewer burns!
 
wrchism said:
I'll generally drive it home from work (20 miles) so it's good and hot, pull it in the garage and immediately drain the oil. ?BUT . . I'll wait until the next morning to mess with the oil filter. ?Gets the oil out hot, and makes for fewer burns!
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Sounds like a good one to me. Just be sure to take the keys so someone else doesn't try to drive off with no oil. :(
 
;D Very practical, Trophyman! ;D

For more "entertainment" check out the very LONG thread, "When to change the oil."

You might read there, experiences with changing the oil. There's a big window at the Chevy Dealer I go to and I'll tell you this... That pitman has learned to HATE :D: AVS, Tahoes/Suburbans. When he "pulled" the filter on my AV, oil went everywhere :8:
He threw that filter into the pan. I guess that's why he left a few big smears of oil on my hood, doorframe, door-handle and inside windshield. Fortunately, the oil change manager drove the car off the rack!

Best $14.95 I ever spent... :B:

 
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