Oil Change Mess
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Tuned
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Oil Change Mess
Hi, I realized at the first oil change almost 40 years ago that I needed to do something to limit the mess created by draining the sump directly onto the cross-member of my 360 (now 390) based F100.
Just wondering what others have come up with to avoid the mess in the last 40 years.
Just wondering what others have come up with to avoid the mess in the last 40 years.
Mountain Pass
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Best answer is some aluminum foil covering the crossmember, and then shape it into a spout.
Mountain Pass
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I have Fumoto valves in my other 4 cars and really like draining into a bottle with zero mess. Tried several styles on the truck and no go. Either they won’t thread because of clearance, or the nub/lever lines up the wrong way. Can’t use their extension, and cannot find an alternative that fits. It would need to be a 35deg angle that threads perfectly, (unicorn). Next time I pull the engine, that oil pan is getting a relocated drain.
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I have Fumoto valves in my other 4 cars and really like draining into a bottle with zero mess. Tried several styles on the truck and no go. Either they won’t thread because of clearance, or the nub/lever lines up the wrong way. Can’t use their extension, and cannot find an alternative that fits. It would need to be a 35deg angle that threads perfectly, (unicorn). Next time I pull the engine, that oil pan is getting a relocated drain.
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Tuned
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X3 on relocate the drain plug! I moved mine to the back of the pan, while I had the engine apart. It works much better.
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Tuned
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I have fashioned a trough (so to speak) out of a 2-1/2" metal stud track with 1-1/2" high legs, a little forming and it has worked great for me for years.
Still wish I would have thought about relocating the drain plug, next time I guess.
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Cross-Country
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change your oil pan to a 390 thunderbird or galaxie pan. they are rear drain plug. did mine when i rebuilt the 390. i used the thunderbird four barrel intake also. there is a 390 galaxie oil pan on ebay.
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