hey ppl.
i am about to do my first ever home oil change, and was wondering 2 things:

A) when you guys do your own oil changes, what do you use to flush the old oil out? Brands would be helpful.
i have heard some talk about using a cheap k-mart kinda oil after draining the old, running it through the engine for a few kms, and draining it again, then adding the new oil.
Pls comment, and

B) how do people disose of the used engine oil? i know you don't wash it down the drain. I can just see the poor dolphins now :D :D

Some service stations have a used oil collection service (bins to dump it into).

Not many people 'flush' the oil - they just chuck the new stuff in and it dilutes the old.

Cheers
Heath Young

u can buy a bottle from an auto shop, like supercheap auto ect.. and u can put yur old oil in that then they dispose of it for u, or u can put it back in a bottle that u got oil out of and give it to them and they dispose of it that way....


with the engine flush i just put in any flush treatment which will help remove the sludge that has build up, let it go through ya engine for bout 10 mins then drain it out and put the new stuff in

or for the flush you could alternatively just use some ****ty bilo oil ond just let it run through then put in the new stuff. I normally can't be botherd though

Hi all.

I've always used the old oil to kill the weeds along edges of paths and fences.
Not too much in one spot....just dribbles here and there where the weeds are
growing. That's probably not environmentally correct these days.

Most council waste depots have a recycle section where you can leave old oil.

Tipping it down the drain is not an acceptable option for most people, for obvious
pollution reasons, plus the certainty of a fine if caught doing it.

Old One.

Seriously, you'll drain about 4 quarts of oil and need 4.5 quarts to refil it (erm.. 4quarts to the gallon i think if that helps?)

You really dont need to flush the system unless you're experiencing excessive power loss or just feel that its really gummed up in there, which it shouldnt be if oil is changed regularaly.

As for disposal... used motor oil is the best damn fire starter known to man, start one, get a few friends over and drink a few beers while you watch **** burn. :D

Alternatively, i'm not sure where in Aus you live but if its in the south where you get colder winters you could store the stuff and sell it to warehouses/garages/large open commercial lots as a form of heating fuel. I know used oil furnaces are in high demand over here in the states due to the insane natural gas prices. Though check with local regulations as the law states here that you're not allowed to store more then 3 50 gallon barrels of used oil in any residential lot.

cheers for the input guys,
i thingk i'll get some flush treatment from supercheap or somethin.

let ya all know how it goes :D :D :D

Did my first home service today - so easy.
used Wynn's engine flush and then adjusted my idle speed and checked my brake pads-saved myself 80 bucks. Getting the Oil sump plug off was a real b*tch, but it all worked out in the end.

I recommend it to anyone.
Another happy newbie :D :D

yup all good except for me I dont know how to do the brakes so I am going to KMart next weekend.

i know on my car, at on the front, at the bottom of the caliper theres a through bolt. You undo this and then the whole caliper can be opened, like its on a hinge at the top.

Grab a gergories, save some money

yup all good except for me I dont know how to do the brakes so I am going to KMart next weekend.

i got myself a service manual last week, and it has details of everything, and also tips and tricks, with photos as well. so i am reasonably confident that with that and the forums, i can do a few things on my car now as long as i have all the toolsand patience:D

Do you guys have to jack up the drivers side to get the bolt off? :rant:

yeah, or you can use a trolley jack to get the front up to get to the sump plug.

later:cool:

you can jack up the drivers side, or get urself some ramps is what i did. coz undoing the sump plug can be a real effort, and so its easier to do if the whole front is raised.

If you are doing your brake pads yourself, don't forget to gently push the caliper pistons back in before you pull the old pads out. A decent size screwdriver in between the pad and disc then lever against the pad. Don't forget to have someone watch the brake fluid reservoir to make sure you don't overflow it. Brake fluid and paint do not go together very well. once done pump your brake several times to make sure you have full pedal. Don't do a Lowndes and get on the road with no brakes.

In regards to engine flush- Does anyone use diesel?
My dad says thats what they used to use in the past and the stuff in the bottle smells and looks the same. Diesel is non flamable and would certainly thin the oil down just like a comercial engine flush treatment for a hell of a lot less.

I think thats what I will use next time around.

Or Kerosene.

This has been discussed before I believe (perhaps another forum, not sure), and somebody who was "in the know" said that the engine flush they manufactured was about 95% Kerosene.

Oh, and kudos for the threadmine :)

I have used diesel in an old crappy car i had. Drained the old oil first then filled the sump with diesel up to the full mark. Fired the car up was a little noisy at first but once it started flowing through the engine it was fine. Just left it idle for a few mins then dumped the diesel. The amount of crap that came out of that engine was unbeleiveable.
Re filled it with new oil and a fresh filter and all was good. Actually i think it did more good then bad. Cleaned the sucker right out.

Note im not advising anyone to do it. Thought i would try it and it worked out fine.

Regards

Yeah Ive done a kero flush on my KE, filled with 4L of kero & 1L of crap oil, ran for a bit then drained, comes out BLACK.

Did it twice, also did it to my mums VT both of which are still running perfectly.

as for the disposal of old oil, if you have any old fence posts that are starting to rot tip some of your old oil over them.