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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

Used oil container?

  1. Guest former user
    #19 Jan 2008, 7:46 PM

    What do you guys use to drain your used oil into? I was using one of those Blitz oil containers with the screw top lid for a while (like the one below), but it was cheap, leaked, too small, and eventually the top cracked. I liked that it had a screen on the top to set oil filters on and I didn't have to wipe anything up after I was done. Just screw the top back on. Now I'm stuck with a pan and milk jugs that I have to clean up everytime. Any suggestions or are you all Jiffy-Lube types? 😀 I was also using it for diffs and what not.



    What I'm looking for is a quality version of the one below that holds about 5 gallons.



  2. JohnDF Subscriber
    #29 Jan 2008, 7:49 PM

    Just drain it in the dirt.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  3. Dan-H Subscriber
    #39 Jan 2008, 8:00 PM

    plastic kitty litter Jugs. They hold about 2 gallons.

    Closed Mondays.
  4. Dan-H Subscriber
    #49 Jan 2008, 8:02 PM

    Oh, and I use an 8 quart plastic pan to drain it into and they pour the oil into the jug.



    no matter how careful I am I almost always slosh some on the garage floor.

    Closed Mondays.
  5. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #59 Jan 2008, 9:28 PM

    I use a $6 kragen special and it seems to work fine, but I also put the oil into milk jugs. I give them to my friend in elk grove. His trash service picks them up.

    Kathleen and Brad
  6. Fred Subscriber
    #610 Jan 2008, 6:34 AM

    I got around the capacity issue by using three drain pans. The ones I've got are from Walmart I believe. The top of the pan is recessed with two screw in plugs. To use it, remove the plugs and drain the oil onto the top of the drain pan. The nice thing is these pans are stackable so they don't take up too much space.

  7. Guest former user
    #710 Jan 2008, 7:35 AM

    Ideally, I'd like to get one container that holds the whole amount. I've helped Larry with his truck before and it holds 3 gallons. We used a pan that held five but only had one little hole to drain into. The plug fell into the hole and we ended up cleaning about 1.5 gallons off the garage floor. Two holes like Fred's could work. At least then I'd have a back up. I'll check Wally-world.

  8. Guest former user
    #810 Jan 2008, 10:33 AM
    "Bender" wrote: Ideally, I'd like to get one container that holds the whole amount. I've helped Larry with his truck before and it holds 3 gallons. We used a pan that held five but only had one little hole to drain into. The plug fell into the hole and we ended up cleaning about 1.5 gallons off the garage floor. Two holes like Fred's could work. At least then I'd have a back up. I'll check Wally-world.



    sounds like its larry that needs a container 😛 😛 😛 😛

  9. Justin Subscriber
    #98 Feb 2008, 5:15 AM

    Digging up an old thread but:



    I was in Rebies Auto Parts on Palm Ave. in Auburn last week and back in the heavy truck part room (by the dealer counter) they had something like this. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BMFYRG?smi ... nkCode=asn

    If you are still looking.

  10. Guest former user
    #108 Feb 2008, 6:59 AM

    58 qt! WOW! That's a lot of oil. Looks heavy duty, but the price is steep. I'm still looking so I'll check it out. Thanks.

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