R50/53 Messy Oil Changes
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Messy Oil Changes
I have tried everything I can think of and after 2 years of oil changes I still go through a whole roll of paper towels during each oil change. I watched Ant on Wheeler Dealer change the oil on the MC40 and did not spill a drop of oil on camera. Can anyone tell me how they do a “Clean” oil change
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The mess is when you unscrew the filter housing. When it is unscrewed but not pulled off is starts leaking oil. when I remove the filter housing a lot of oil runs out and again when i remove the filter. It all drips down on the control arms, sub frame an hoses under the filter. There has to be a better way to remove the filter than what I am doing. Also I have Fumoto installed so no runs or drips from the draining the pan. I can't be the only one making a mess
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When I changed mine I obv drained the pan 1st then cracked loose the filter housing and let it drain for 5min..then removed it with a towel wrapped around it and didn't get a drop of oil anywhere but I did see it start to drip down the filter housing but I quickly wiped it. I read these can be messy but imo it was easy and a clean job. Lol my mark8 I had to fish the filter in and out of some killer angles then the oil drain would flow onto the subframe and go EVERYWHERE!
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Thanks for the suggestions. I guess this is always going to be a messy process, but here is how I do it now. I will wait much longer to remove the filter housing on the next oil change
1) I unscrew the oil fill cap and remove the dip stick.
2) I loosen the filter housing to just be hand tight , but not completely unscrewed
3) remove the drain plug and let it drain until the stream is just a drip
4) re insert the drain plug and tighten. Forgot to do this once and had 2 quarts of new oil on the garage floor!
5) pack paper towels all around the underside of the filter housing and then remove the housing only.
6) now remove the filter element
7) cuss quite a bit because the oil went everywhere
7) clean up all of the spilled oil from the frame, hoses and control arm
8) install the new filter and housing with new o-ring
9) fill it with new oil
1) I unscrew the oil fill cap and remove the dip stick.
2) I loosen the filter housing to just be hand tight , but not completely unscrewed
3) remove the drain plug and let it drain until the stream is just a drip
4) re insert the drain plug and tighten. Forgot to do this once and had 2 quarts of new oil on the garage floor!
5) pack paper towels all around the underside of the filter housing and then remove the housing only.
6) now remove the filter element
7) cuss quite a bit because the oil went everywhere
7) clean up all of the spilled oil from the frame, hoses and control arm
8) install the new filter and housing with new o-ring
9) fill it with new oil
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Thanks for the suggestions. I guess this is always going to be a messy process, but here is how I do it now. I will wait much longer to remove the filter housing on the next oil change
1) I unscrew the oil fill cap and remove the dip stick.
2) I loosen the filter housing to just be hand tight , but not completely unscrewed
3) remove the drain plug and let it drain until the stream is just a drip
4) re insert the drain plug and tighten. Forgot to do this once and had 2 quarts of new oil on the garage floor!
5) pack paper towels all around the underside of the filter housing and then remove the housing only.
6) now remove the filter element
7) cuss quite a bit because the oil went everywhere
7) clean up all of the spilled oil from the frame, hoses and control arm
8) install the new filter and housing with new o-ring
9) fill it with new oil
1) I unscrew the oil fill cap and remove the dip stick.
2) I loosen the filter housing to just be hand tight , but not completely unscrewed
3) remove the drain plug and let it drain until the stream is just a drip
4) re insert the drain plug and tighten. Forgot to do this once and had 2 quarts of new oil on the garage floor!
5) pack paper towels all around the underside of the filter housing and then remove the housing only.
6) now remove the filter element
7) cuss quite a bit because the oil went everywhere
7) clean up all of the spilled oil from the frame, hoses and control arm
8) install the new filter and housing with new o-ring
9) fill it with new oil
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