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Honda ST1300 Section => Oils, Oil Filters & Servicing ST1300 => Topic started by: Diesel on August 19, 2014, 12:48:05 PM

Title: Oil spills when servicing - how do you avoid them?
Post by: Diesel on August 19, 2014, 12:48:05 PM

For the love of toasted cheese sandwiches - why o why can't I ever change the oil without having to curse whilst running for the degreaser and rags?!!!     :OldMan


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Any ideas?


I've tried the 'tin foil' thing!     :fp


Cheers, Diesel

Title: Re: Oil spills when servicing - how do you avoid them?
Post by: ST2UP on August 19, 2014, 01:49:52 PM

Some ideas here mate....http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=7261.0 (http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=7261.0)


Not having any spill issues now I have found the knack.....the oil change is so quick and easy now that I made add this task to Pockey's domestic chores list  :Stirpot :whistle


 :beer

Title: Re: Oil spills when servicing - how do you avoid them?
Post by: saaz on August 19, 2014, 08:34:20 PM

I have also found that doing up the sump plug before pouring in the new oil works wonders  :||||

Title: Re: Oil spills when servicing - how do you avoid them?
Post by: Brock on August 19, 2014, 09:08:29 PM

I find that if you spill the oil, then an old hair bristle broom is what you need. (It makes it easy to spread the oil evenly over the drive way so it can soak into the concrete. This allows even colouring, and water proof the drive nicely.

 :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn

Title: Re: Oil spills when servicing - how do you avoid them?
Post by: Nigel on August 20, 2014, 09:01:36 AM

Quote from: saaz on August 19, 2014, 08:34:20 PM

I have also found that doing up the sump plug before pouring in the new oil works wonders  :||||

Yes definitely :wht11 an advantage :grin.......................................................