So I went to change the oil in my STI for the first time today. Everything went fine, until I realized that the Wedco oil drain container I've been using forever wasn't going to keep up with the super fast flow of oil coming out of the car. What should have been a 20 minute job turned into a 90 minute job since I had to clean up all the oil that spilled all over the place. Luckily I had an old office chair mat under the car to contain most of the oil and keep it from dribbling all over my garage.

Anyhoo, can anybody recommend a better oil drain container for me to use? I'd prefer to buy some place local if possible.

Thanks!

 

WalMart has this cool one. It looks like a big flat jug and has drain holes on top. Yeah. That's what I use.

 

i ise the one i got for free.. but it looks just like the one at kragen.. i got mine in my auto shop.. but i just pour it out of there into a gallon jug and take it to kragen to get poured out..

 

I have one that looks like this:

It's got a good diameter so it can catch the oil from the pan and the filter. Plus, since the diameter is large, it doesn't have to be all that tall to hold a decent amount. I got it at the local Monument Auto Parts.

Also, the way the funnel is mounted, it won't be hard to drain it into some gallon jugs when it's more than half full like some other ones.

 

Cool thanks for the replies. I got one that looks similar to that one at Wally World. Hope my next oil change isn't as eventful as the past one. lol

 

This one is pretty sweet http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...p+drain+pan.do

 

whoa! 16 quarts? I think that's a bit overkill, it would just make me really lazy and then have to try and lift that when it's friggen heavy, haha.

 

I have one that has two drain holes on top and a pour out spout on the side so it seals the oil too if you don't have a jug to pour it into.

 

yeah, mines like that, but not as big and a little bit different layout (drain plugs are in the middle and it has no handle)