I've done it for years. Lately, it's gotten so bad that neighboring boats leave for the day when I change the oil.
Sucking the oil out the sump with the Pela oil suction pump is neat and tidy as you please, but when the oil filter comes off, all hell breaks loose. Oil drains down the side of the block, oil splatters on to nearby boats, oil slick everywhere, the air turns purple with vitriolic curses, grandmothers faint, mothers cover their children's ears, and the heavens turn black with rage. Definitely not a good thing when I change the oil on our boat.
And I've tried them all ....... covered the filter with a plastic bag while removing, punching a hole in the end of the filter and draining, but always the same results. Oil draining down the side of the block and worse. Cleanup around the oil pressure transmitter and under the block is a bloody mess.
So, with the rainy miserable weather we get here at this time of year on the Wet Coast of British Columbia and absolutely nothing better to do, I set about to design a better way to remove the filter.
Figure 1 above shows a device so simple (3/4" copper tubing) that I'm embarrassed to admit, has never crossed my mind. Too emotionally involved, I suppose.
Figure 2 above shows the device in place and catching the oil as it drains from the filter inlet and discharge ports as well as the filter itself. The wire to the oil pressure switch is removed for clarity.
Figure 3 above shows the location of the device to catch the spilled oil. Positioning is a bit tricky as there is a protrusion on the block which forces it away from the filter attachment if pushed too far back.
Look for it in the WM catalogue next spring for only $79.95 in polished copper and $69.95 in cheap vinyl.
Sucking the oil out the sump with the Pela oil suction pump is neat and tidy as you please, but when the oil filter comes off, all hell breaks loose. Oil drains down the side of the block, oil splatters on to nearby boats, oil slick everywhere, the air turns purple with vitriolic curses, grandmothers faint, mothers cover their children's ears, and the heavens turn black with rage. Definitely not a good thing when I change the oil on our boat.
And I've tried them all ....... covered the filter with a plastic bag while removing, punching a hole in the end of the filter and draining, but always the same results. Oil draining down the side of the block and worse. Cleanup around the oil pressure transmitter and under the block is a bloody mess.
So, with the rainy miserable weather we get here at this time of year on the Wet Coast of British Columbia and absolutely nothing better to do, I set about to design a better way to remove the filter.
Figure 1 above shows a device so simple (3/4" copper tubing) that I'm embarrassed to admit, has never crossed my mind. Too emotionally involved, I suppose.
Figure 2 above shows the device in place and catching the oil as it drains from the filter inlet and discharge ports as well as the filter itself. The wire to the oil pressure switch is removed for clarity.
Figure 3 above shows the location of the device to catch the spilled oil. Positioning is a bit tricky as there is a protrusion on the block which forces it away from the filter attachment if pushed too far back.
Look for it in the WM catalogue next spring for only $79.95 in polished copper and $69.95 in cheap vinyl.