The ultimate Miata drain pan
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The ultimate Miata drain pan
Wide and long, shallow enough to scoot under with moderate lift and cheap! Sturdy too. $3.97 at the Home Depot in the concrete section, look for the mini concrete tub.
This one will make a nice litter box.
This one will make a nice litter box.
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My neighbor who is a former mechanic loaned me this shallow extra large funnel device used for catching fluid. It fits into my smaller pan to make pouring easy. I can't find a picture of one online but it's designed to catch trans fluid from auto transmissions that don't have a drain plug, but a pan with 20 friggin bolts that makes a big friggin mess like my Suby and my wife's Sebring.
It fits right on top of my drain dolly under the lift too.
So you too could have my setup for about $3K that m2cupcar is doing for 4 bux!
Frank
It fits right on top of my drain dolly under the lift too.
So you too could have my setup for about $3K that m2cupcar is doing for 4 bux!
Frank
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And that's faster than you can eat it?
har-har. Hey now, it's not just a roller, it's a driver... proof:
AAMOF I just got through put the engine through it's bi-monthly running cycle to keep it healthy.
har-har. Hey now, it's not just a roller, it's a driver... proof:
AAMOF I just got through put the engine through it's bi-monthly running cycle to keep it healthy.
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Mini oil drainpan for oil filter...
Of every method I tried, this worked this best:
Cut the bottom 3" or 4" off a round gallon washer fluid jug and use it as a mini-drainpan under the oil filter - you can position it under the oil filter from under the hood (no underpan removal). Unscrew the filter and let it drain into said mini-drainpan. Remove filter with a rag wrapped 'round to catch any stray drips. Then carefully remove the mini-pan. It can be flexed enough to get it back out past the intake/TB even with quite a bit of oil without spillage - or if feeling tipsy, stuff a rag into it before pulling it...