Oil drain pan and filter wrench

[rfuerst911sc]

Back when I owned several air cooled 911's and a 914/6 I quickly learned NOT to use a catch pan with the small openings .......... think Exxon Valdez . Our Boxsters do not have as much volume of oil as an air cooled 911 but I don't trust ANY container with small openings . My Boxster has an extended sump so quite a bit of oil . So does my wifes Volvo XC90 and my diesel dually pickup .

I now have a 2 post lift so I do my oil changes standing up like a human using a conventional shop oil drain rig . But I still keep two open design containers for my diesel garden tractors and similar equipment . Like this one:

https://www.amazon.ca/Neiko-20762A-2-Gallon-Portable-Drain/dp/B00JJ63MDS/ref=bmx_2/130-3297384-8870303?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00JJ63MDS&pd_rd_r=9b4b9aac-c843-4e67-9f0d-30c109f6d7cd&pd_rd_w=Yf0ps&pd_rd_wg=GGad8&pf_rd_p=f660ec4a-991e-41e4-ae58-c9a67945fc93&pf_rd_r=CVFAT5FHH8APYMS9VHPK&psc=1&refRID=CVFAT5FHH8APYMS9VHPK

I will let the oil cool in the drain pan and then pour into containers that I recycle at local auto parts stores . Letting it cool = less chance of burns .

[jaykay]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Back when I owned several air cooled 911's and a 914/6 I quickly learned NOT to use a catch pan with the small openings .......... think Exxon Valdez . Our Boxsters do not have as much volume of oil as an air cooled 911 but I don't trust ANY container with small openings . My Boxster has an extended sump so quite a bit of oil . So does my wifes Volvo XC90 and my diesel dually pickup .

I now have a 2 post lift so I do my oil changes standing up like a human using a conventional shop oil drain rig . But I still keep two open design containers for my diesel garden tractors and similar equipment . Like this one:

https://www.amazon.ca/Neiko-20762A-2-Gallon-Portable-Drain/dp/B00JJ63MDS/ref=bmx_2/130-3297384-8870303?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00JJ63MDS&pd_rd_r=9b4b9aac-c843-4e67-9f0d-30c109f6d7cd&pd_rd_w=Yf0ps&pd_rd_wg=GGad8&pf_rd_p=f660ec4a-991e-41e4-ae58-c9a67945fc93&pf_rd_r=CVFAT5FHH8APYMS9VHPK&psc=1&refRID=CVFAT5FHH8APYMS9VHPK

I will let the oil cool in the drain pan and then pour into containers that I recycle at local auto parts stores . Letting it cool = less chance of burns .

Is 8" dia opening too small in your opinion? Just came in today and need to make a call.

[JayG]

You can always run the car on ramps to warm it up.
In any case, it takes a bit of time for the engine to fully cool down

Try a small 2x8 in front of the ramp to raise the car a little to get on the ramps