Ludedude

Reading comprehension > you.

Drain pan != oil pan.

He means drain the oil into a clean (new) pan, replace the plug with washer, then pour the new (old) oil back into the motor.

NFRAP1

Umm yea I sell drain pans.

If I made this mistake, and I use Mobil1 syn., which is, what $5-$6 a qt.? It would be worth it to me to spend $3 on a cheap a$$ drain pan, or oil dran pan, or whatever you wanna call it. That way I could re use the oil. If its cheap .99 cents a qt oil, I would probably drain it and just put new oil in.

jasonjm

I think you guys are being hard on the dude.

He obviously likes his car enough that he was ready for a new oil pan.


Note: you could re-use the oil if you have a **clean** container.

SheDrivesIt

Or, like was stated earlier. Just have someone help and keep your finger over the drain hole. How much can you lose, a few ounces?

NFRAP1

Im on a couch. very comfy. you cant have any of it. sorry.


Wanna buy one? PM me Im your dude.

Just hilarious.

s2kBryan916

^ Im glad you got a good laugh

So hopefully KnowledgeIsPower found his answers.

JackS

Whatever you decide to do, put the washer back on.
If it were me, it would be something that never escaped my mind until the next oil change.
Not worth the continous worry and concern.

KnowledgeIsPower

hey guys thanks again for the posts....

I will be doing the finger in the hole and catching the couple day old oil in a clean container and just putting it back in...then topping off accordingly....

i just made a 30 mile trip into the city on the highway and i checked everything again...no leaks.....and the bolt is tight

but like jackS said....its going to always be on my mind...10 bucks worth of oil plus an hour of my time is a lot cheaper than a new engine....i just couldint do it again today because of the weather..

aero3685

Heres a little trick...

Do you have a shop vac?

Or even just a regular vacuum with a hose attachment? And does it have a flat endpiece that will fit relatively closely to the oil fill cap?

What you need to do is have the drain plug loosened, and a few twists from the end. Have your buddy turn on the vacuum, and put it on the oil filler part (cap off obviously). You want a somewhat good seal to create enough vacuum in the engine to keep the oil in. Now just pop the plug off, and put the washer on, and put it back on.

I guess it will depend on if your vacuum has enough pressure to hold it in, but it should. You dont need anything gargantuan, just a typical vacuum should do.

I've had to do it a few times working at an oil change place. Its much easier than trying to plug it with your finger. Although its not plugging it with your finger thats the hard part, its putting the plug back in while the oil is spurting out everywhere.

SilentWhiteNoise

Sounds like a good trick if it works... Do it the right way and put the washer on!