Oil Change from Hell and Screw-on Filter - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

vath2001 · 05-26-2009, 03:38 PM

Oil "cans"...... wow, I haven't seen those... well let's just say for a while.
I still have a can opener in my tool box from when oil came in cans. I never did get an oil spicket that you force through the top... my dad still has that in his garage.

And one trick is to piece the other end of the can (top and bottom) to allow air in as the oil pours out. And use a funnel. I use to have one big enough to hold a quart.

70Sixter · 05-26-2009, 04:51 PM

They are not the old cylindrical cans, they are 2 ltr oblong rectangular solids. And made of recyclable metal. Easy to pack and ship without a lot of dead space.

The pouring hole is opened by pulling up on an inner plastic pop-top that is resealable by screwing the outer cap back on. I still have some oil left in the last can

And yep, next time I'll be popping a hole opposite the pouring end.

My 6" diameter funnel did not hold a qt, but it was fine for the job. I did not want to pour too fast anyway.

Steve Tinker · 05-26-2009, 09:43 PM

Mike, a lot of the European oil manufacturers (Motul, Repsol, Pentosin, etc) supply thir oil in 2 l metal containers and there's a definate knack to pouring the contents, as you tend to squeeze the metal sides which flex easily and spill the contents. The trick is to hold the can on the narrow side which flexes less.
I'll be interested how you find the Motul product in the Porsche - I used it a lot in my motorcycles with excellent results. I believe Motul (like Redline) make their own synthetic basestock & sell to other oil companies.

jmatta · 05-27-2009, 11:55 AM

"The adapter went on as advertised and same for the filter. Also replaced the engine oil plug with LN's aluminum plug with magnet in center."

I did my car with 15k miles on the clock, as well; used a Mobil 1 (M1-107) filter which the local auto parts store had in stock. Could not believe the strength of the magnetic drain plug!

Next up is my 160* low temp t-stat which is sitting in the box waiting for me.

I appreciate what Jake and Charles are doing and take their expert opinion seriously (I do not use Mobil 1 synthetic oil, even though I change it around every 3k miles).