Sorry for the lack of a better name for this thread. So, I don't know about any of you out there; but the first time I changed the oil in my '05 MGM was a freakin mess! I thought the '86 CV was bad; and then Ford made it much worse. So when you spin that filter off; it's supposed to pour out onto a plastic channel that directs the oil alongside the steering rack and out of a spout-looking thing. The problem is that some oil takes that route; but most of it takes other less resistant paths (like onto the steering rack itself). It took a couple more oil changes to figure out a better way (IMO). After realizing that I needed to reroute the oil; I dug into the recycling bin and discovered that cutting an empty seltzer bottle in half and laying right under the oil filter would accomplish the objective. Just point it out towards the front of the car and 99% of the oil will run out the bottle spout and into your dirty oil basin (or whatever you use). When you have removed the oil filter, carefully pull the half bottle forward over the sway bar and point it down to drain what's leftover in the half-bottle. Then you're good to go.
This is a very simple solution, but it works for me. What do you guys do when changing your oil filters? I know somebody has to have a better way.
This is a very simple solution, but it works for me. What do you guys do when changing your oil filters? I know somebody has to have a better way.
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