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DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:42 pm
by gkdowson
Hi All,
Just a bit of advice please...
When you do an oil change, what do you do with the old oil. 6 - 7 litres every 3 - 5 thousand miles seems like a lot of old oil to get rid of!
Is it difficult to transport to dispose of... I don't suppose that it could be added to the home oil central heating tank !!! What legal methods are available to DIY oil changes for disposal?
So what do you do with yours?
Whilst thinking about it how do you buy your oil in the first place? again 6-7 ltrs is a lot, do you buy in quantity? if so how many ltrs at a time and where from?
Kind regards,
Geoff Dowson.
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:53 pm
by missfixit70
I got a 20 litre drum from my local motor factors, pain in the arse to decant though, too big to pour. save any old oil containers to put the used stuff in & your local tip/recycling centre should have a disposal point you can tip it into - save the containers for next time.
If you use a Pela pump, just take that down & empty it along with a smaller bottle for the residue.
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:58 pm
by helen&tony
Hi
Preserving fenceposts before you put them in . Soak the bit that goes in the ground for several days.
cheers
Helen
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:56 pm
by aitch
you must have a hell of a load of fence posts Helen is this to surround your estate????
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:19 pm
by francophile1947
helen&tony wrote:Hi
Preserving fenceposts before you put them in . Soak the bit that goes in the ground for several days.
cheers
Helen
As long as you don't get caught
- I'm pretty sure that's illegal now, just like creosote
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:41 pm
by lizard
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:29 pm
by bigdaddycain
For the above reasons regarding actually remembering to dispose of old oil properly, is why i tend to now just nip to the garage and get the oil changed for £25 or so, when you take into account that you won't spill the old oil all over your interior, and the hassle and mess involved in changing it yourself...well, i'm sorry, but i leave it to the one's that already have dirty hands
Plus, i got shouted at off my beloved last time for the mess i made
Re: DIY Oil change / Service
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:54 am
by The Great Pretender
bigdaddycain wrote:For the above reasons regarding actually remembering to dispose of old oil properly, is why i tend to now just nip to the garage and get the oil changed for £25 or so, when you take into account that you won't spill the old oil all over your interior, and the hassle and mess involved in changing it yourself...well, i'm sorry, but i leave it to the one's that already have dirty hands
Plus, i got shouted at off my beloved last time for the mess i made
Ok.....now I know why your Pela pump was pristeen when you lent it to me..............
