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Topic: rookiest question ever
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dubstar
Gearhead Posts: 399
From: Long Beach, Ca 1966 A-Code Coupe
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-03-2003 10:35 PM
  
how large should my oil drain pan be. the one i set under the car when i change the oil. and whats the official term for the pan, i cant find them anywhere online. I couldnt find one at Autozone either!I think something is seriously wrong with me.  ------------------
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Hell_Fish
Gearhead Posts: 513
From: Austin, TX.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 01-03-2003 10:40 PM
Ya mean a drain pan? At least 6 quarts to be safe.
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dubstar
Gearhead Posts: 399
From: Long Beach, Ca 1966 A-Code Coupe
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-03-2003 10:44 PM
yeah, drain pan. i dont see prices or anything anywhere. www.autozone.com
www.summitracing.com
www.jegs.com none of these have them for sale... little odd to me. ------------------
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68DARKHORSE
Gearhead Posts: 272
From: Austin, Tx
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 01-03-2003 11:02 PM
Just goto Wal-Mart and get the round 10qt. It has a large diameter to avoid spills.
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 911
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-04-2003 12:20 AM
I got a 15 or 16 quart from Advance. Nice big drain area. I even use it to catch coolant when draining the radiator.
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2830
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 11:46 AM
Here's a cheap alternative... an old kitty litter box  ------------------
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 01:23 PM
That what I use Todd, and it makes a great oil drain pan too. 
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SCOOP
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1280
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-04-2003 03:14 PM
I use an old metal ex-laundry bowl. Just about ANYTHING will do, dub
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Toronado3800
Gearhead Posts: 167
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 04:30 PM
I used to have trouble remembering to buy kitty litter for the garage. Always had to run to the store after I had a spill. The problem fixed itself when I took in a small cat. By the way, I think my drain pan is only about 8 quarts. If I was buying a new one I'd go for the widest/flattest one possible. The pan is useless if it doesn't fit under something.
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 911
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-04-2003 05:12 PM
How do you guys take open containers of oil to the collection center? Seems like it'd splash and spill everywhere.
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 05:40 PM
I have both a n open and closed container.I sometimes will put the old oil back into the new plastic bottles.------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 846
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-04-2003 05:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
That what I use Todd, and it makes a great oil drain pan too.
No indoor plumbing?
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30261
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-04-2003 06:13 PM
I have a cool container that lays on it's side, you drain the oil into it, then you spin off the funnel which snaps onto the side, cap it and carry it off like a container. It will hold three 5 qt. oil changes in it. ------------------
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2830
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 06:16 PM
Sounds like a slick deal  ------------------
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 06:18 PM
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Originally posted by 68 S-code GT:
No indoor plumbing?
Hey when you gotta go you gotta go. ------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2830
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 06:23 PM
ROTFLMAO! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL ------------------
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soaring
Gearhead Posts: 116
From: New Mexico
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 01-04-2003 07:14 PM
Glad to hear you are taking the old oil to a recycling center. I've seen guys pour it in the gutter drain. But, then again, I used to use it on the farm to pour over fence line weeds. Works....------------------
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Fastymz
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From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 07:18 PM
What do you guys do with your old anti freeze no one around here takes it for free.There is only a few places that you have to pay to get ride of it.------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30261
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-04-2003 07:20 PM
Our local recycling center takes oil, antifreeze, and surprisingly 'any other chemical' in different tanks.------------------
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 197
From: USA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 07:22 PM
dubstar, I use a drain pan that was purchased at Pep Boys or Trak Auto on the east coast. It will probably hold about 8 qts. Anything long and wide and low enough to stay under the car when the jack is lowered is okay. Keep in mind that it must be rigid enough to pick up whn full to drain. Think Rubbermaid has something?
As for old oil, I keep empty gallon sized bleach or window-wash fluid bottles for hauling the stuff to the county recycle facilty. Once I had nothing empty and had to refill the quart bottles the new oil came in and that was a drag.
Last tip! I learned this from dear old Dad. Go to a home appliance dealer. They have empty cardboard containers from washers, driers, refrigerators, etc. Cut them wide enough to fit between the wheels and extend from the radiator to the bell housing. These cardboard "drop cloths" will absorb any minute drips or major mistakes. I larned this from Dad, but really saw the importance when I got my own place Charlie
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 07:38 PM
quote:
Originally posted by MidLifCrisis:
Last tip! I learned this from dear old Dad. Go to a home appliance dealer. They have empty cardboard containers from washers, driers, refrigerators, etc. Cut them wide enough to fit between the wheels and extend from the radiator to the bell housing. These cardboard "drop cloths" will absorb any minute drips or major mistakes. I larned this from Dad, but really saw the importance when I got my own place Charlie
I do that too I have plenty of cardboard arond my work.So keep a piece under my car all the time. ------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2830
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 07:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
What do you guys do with your old anti freeze no one around here takes it for free.There is only a few places that you have to pay to get ride of it.
I'm spoiled  We've got a 200 gallon recycling tank at my shop that gets emptied on a schedule. I just dump it in the tank, and the company pays to have it recycled ------------------
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 07:45 PM
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Originally posted by V8 Thumper:
I'm spoiled We've got a 200 gallon recycling tank at my shop that gets emptied on a schedule. I just dump it in the tank, and the company pays to have it recycled
Well I get all the cardboard I could ever use.I could start a homeless town homes with all the cardboard we have around here. ------------------
SCOOP
oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 911
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-04-2003 08:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
What do you guys do with your old anti freeze no one around here takes it for free.There is only a few places that you have to pay to get ride of it.
I took mine to our local speedy oil change place. They told me to just pour it in the oil drain. I did notice on the last jug of antifreeze that I bought that it said to discard it down your sink. Oh well, so much for taking care of the water supply. I'm sure the folks down in Columbus and Eufaula would appreciate that.....
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 846
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-04-2003 11:20 PM
I find that laundry detergent bottles that have one of those drain back spouts works great for a container to bring the old oil somewhere. It has a little hole that drains any oil that gurgles up between the funnel and the spout. My town takes oil and anti-freeze and dumps it in the same tank.
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 3244
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-04-2003 11:55 PM
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Originally posted by 69 Sportsroof:
How do you guys take open containers of oil to the collection center? Seems like it'd splash and spill everywhere.
I don,t have to worry about old oil or even doing an oil change, have not done my own for just over 3 years now on any of my vehicles. I have a buddy who works in the Wal-mart auto service dept, he has the oil and I have the salmon . All my vehicles get their oil changed every 3000 miles without fail. The old barter system works great when two people can agree on an equitable trade. JOHN ------------------
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1108
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-05-2003 12:06 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastymz:
What do you guys do with your old anti freeze no one around here takes it for free.There is only a few places that you have to pay to get ride of it.
I try to give it to the neighbors dog to drink, he is like CUJO 
Local Texaco lube center takes ours.
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 16507
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-05-2003 11:05 AM
We have a friend who a Supervisor of a truck Fleet shop and he does our oil changes now (free)we bring the type filter we want used and since Peg works for NAPA
sam
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dubstar
Gearhead Posts: 399
From: Long Beach, Ca 1966 A-Code Coupe
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-05-2003 02:02 PM
wow, thanks all.------------------
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 5452
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-05-2003 07:07 PM
oops[This message has been edited by steve'66 (edited 01-05-2003).]
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 5452
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-05-2003 07:08 PM
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Originally posted by steve'66:
Dub,Don't use an open pan. I had some gas in an open pan in my shop today for washing parts. This stray dog walked up and drank some of it! He ran around the shop twice and fell over! SteveW
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67coupe
Gearhead Posts: 337
From: dallas NC usa
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-05-2003 10:29 PM
hey steve dont feel bad my buds dog did that and acted like he was stoned for bout a day then was fine oh and he drinks gear oil like syrup dont know how many times ive drug him away from a drain pan ------------------
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67 coupe with 351c
8.41 in the 1/8
1.90 60'
at 82.03 mph
94 Explorer
30 model A currently rustbucket
in process 67 convt with efi 5.0 and t5
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 5452
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 01-05-2003 10:39 PM
Josh,He was ok, . .
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He just ran out of gas. SteveW
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skips69
Gearhead Posts: 187
From: Catlin, IL USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 01-07-2003 08:03 PM
I cut the bottom off of a 55 gallon plastic barrel. It's about 5 inches deep. I haven't had a problem draining trannies into it, oil pans, radiators, etc. Plenty of room and it is low profile, so it slides under the car's easily. It sets perfectly under my engine stand as well when tearing down an engine. Barrels can usually be picked up for free or next to it, and a saws-all will have it whittled down in no time. Plus you can use the remainder as a trash barrel for the garage!
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30261
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-07-2003 08:14 PM
That's a great idea. It would make a good disassembly pan for a tranny, too.------------------
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