Disposable Oil Funnel
One thing I couldn't stomach with the RX-8 oil, was the idea of having a dirty oil funnel rolling around in the trunk somewhere...
I seemed to remember seeing disposable paper funnels somewhere. Googling, chemical supply places have expensive ones, but aircraft supply catalogues carry cheaper ones. This is one of the cheapest I found. I thought buying 3 packs might last me forever, but everytime I meet an 8 owner at an AutoX, I hand them one. At this rate I'll have to reorder soon. :) http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo.../oilfunnel.php (877) - 4 - SPRUCE |
In a pinch just grab some reg. white writing paper and roll it into a cone and poor away. It should hold up long enough for that "One time use"
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Good idea! :)
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yea,
i used to use the small yellow legal pad paper that i keep in my glove box to record mpg and the other to record service work i have done to my car. but i have found out with a bit of practice i can pour right from the container if it is asymetrical in design. beers |
Originally Posted by pcimino
One thing I couldn't stomach with the RX-8 oil, was the idea of having a dirty oil funnel rolling around in the trunk somewhere...
I seemed to remember seeing disposable paper funnels somewhere. Googling, chemical supply places have expensive ones, but aircraft supply catalogues carry cheaper ones. http://www.acespilotshop.com/pilot-s...ty/sic-sac.htm |
Yeh. I googled and found disposable funnels for like $2.00 for 24. I keep them in storage thing in the backseat pass through. More often than not, I find gas stations that dont regularly have them for free.
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Umm...
Why buy paper funnels. Get some notebook paper, fold it in half then put a little scotch tape on it. Works GREAT! |
Originally Posted by guy321
Umm...
Why buy paper funnels. Get some notebook paper, fold it in half then put a little scotch tape on it. Works GREAT! (Re-read my earlier post) lol |
Oh sorry, I don't read Canadian. ;)
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Originally Posted by MyRxBad
In a pinch just grab some reg. white writing paper and roll it into a cone and poor away. It should hold up long enough for that "One time use"
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Originally Posted by guy321
Umm...
Why buy paper funnels. Get some notebook paper, fold it in half then put a little scotch tape on it. Works GREAT! |
I grabbed a water bottle and just chopped it in half. Works great.
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I fly light planes, and, the oil fill points are typically difficult to access (w/o spilling oil everywhere), so, I use a plastic nozzle with a shutoff valve on it that scews onto the 1 qt oil containers. To keep from getting oil all over my other groovy (expensive) pilot stuff in my flight bag, I keep it in a gallon ziploc bag w/ some paper towels to absorb the excess runoff... You could do the same thing with a small plastic funnel...
Honestly, the oil fill in the '8 is so easy to get to, I usually don't need a funnel if the qt. container is partially used - I keep one in my garage that way and partly refill it as needed... I'd never seen the paper funnels for sale - it's a nice tip... Lotsa ways to skin a cat... <g> |
You could also try these...
http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=44716 I am about halfway through my first box, and will definately be ordering more when the time comes. |
Alot of gas stations have them on the shelf above the oil and they are free.......
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I practice the steady-hand method of pouring in oil.
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