Tired of Oil Baths

[Ralph Johnstone]

Has anyone relocated their oil filter on a Yanmar 2GM20F ? As owners of these engines, we all know what an oil bath it is to change the filters.

I've found a few relocation kits from WIX but nothing that will fit a Yanmar 119660-35150 oil filter. Actually, I haven't bought one of these overpriced filters in years but choose to buy Baldwin B227 filters by the case for about $5.50 each.

Thanks in advance for any information.

 

[Charlie13958]

Save your money, punch a hole in the filter near the top, turn the filter til the oil drains into a pan, can or whatever, then remove filter.

 

[Monty Miller]

Hello West Van, my old home a long time ago!

I use the following procedure with our 2GM20 to minimize messy oil changes.

1: Run engine for a few minutes to warm up the oil
2: Remove the oil filler cap
3: Suck the oil out the dip stick with a manual vacuum pump oil extractor
4: When finished suck a glass of hot water with dish soap to clean the tube
5: Place a container under the oil filter
6: Punch a vertical hole through the top and bottom of the filter with a large screwdriver and let the oil drain out before removing the filter

No more messy oil changes!

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Charlie and Monty,

Thanks for the info. Most often, the simplest solution is the best. I'll try the old "punch the can" solution the next time I change the oil. Anything would be an improvement over the current mess.

 

[JVB]

Punching a hole in the filter ought to work on my Mazda Miata too !!! Thanks for the idea.

 

[rardiH36]

I wish I had known about the punch hole in the filter trick when changing the oil filter on my two Jaguar XJ6's for 10 years! When removing the filter, it was impossible not to have oil ooze down around the outside of engine block and into all sorts of unreachable recesses and finally dripping down onto the driveway from more than one location.

Back to the water variety of engine .... Or another way to minimize the frequency of oil spillage during the filter removal is to install a new filter only every second or third oil change as permitted in the Yanmar service manual .... ? Frankly its what I do. The oil is changed somewhat less than 100 hours. It appears quite good condition and I expect the filter really is not getting clogged up. So I do the filter every other time. Next time though I will do the punch-hole method.

 

[Warren Milberg]

When changing the oil filter in my 2GM20F on my H28.5, I put an absorbent pad under the filter and a zip-loc bag over the filter. Unscrew the filter with the bag on it and most of the drips go into the bag. I hardly ever have but a few drops get into the pan under the engine.

 

[Rick D]

Dog Pee Pads and XJ6's

I have found using a dog pee pad to be much easier and more effective as an absorber of stay drips than a bilge pad (for purposes of oil changes). It also molds easily around obstacles and is a lot cheaper.

:cussing:I had to laugh about XJ6's. I had two for 25 years; still have one. It used to be worse when I had a canister filter. Then I changed to a spin on conversion. I still manage to get it on the X-member and down my arm!

 

[Lee Coller]

A variant of this would be punching a hole on just the top and sucking the oil out with the vacuum pump. That would eliminate having to get a container underneath the filter (a little hard to do in by 44DS with 4JH3E Yanmar).

 

[Bob R.]

Where were you guys last week before I changed my oil! I used the Warren Milberg trick, but I still get oil spilling over the bilge pad before I can get the filter spun off all the way and into the bag. Then I have two bilge to dispose of, including the one I keep directly under the engine.

 

[Cest La Vie]

Just changed my oil this afternoon-have used a disposable diaper that I place under the filter as I screw it of (I have a 3JH3E on my B393 and cannot get a container under the filter). The diaper works like a charm-only had two drops to wipe up after the oil change.

 

[Ken13559]

You don't want to be seens by friends buying adult diapers. Its easier to explain buying the baby ones.

 

[Dan Johnson]

Rick D, Rardi, Ralph & Ken...

the old GM cannister filters were famous for giving your arm a greasing when changing them. My Triumphs had spin-ons so I don't envy you old Jag guys!

With only 20 hours on the engine this year I just changed the oil but not the filter.

Ralph, this will probably start another "discussion" on aftermarket filter choices, but a Fram for my 3GM30F was only $4 at Pep Boys.

Amen, Ken Y...

 

[kloudie1]

Yup. my old Jag cannister oil filter always oiled my arm down to the elbow "pour point" .. The cannister was angled up at about a 45 degree angle so the whole thing would dump when ya loosened the center bolt. My '64 MGB had one too, but I think I remember it being upright so only a few ounces of oil would drop out when it was removed. Ahhhh spin-ons are so much more convenient..