I did a little search, and couldn't come up with my specific topic...

Does anyone have a good remedy to keep oil from draining all over your front diff when doing an oil change? I have been using a large funnel to redirect the used oil around the side of the diff, but there's gotta be a better way.

What really got me thinking was, Fram used to make a kit came with an insert that threaded into your oil pan, replacing the plug. The insert had a valve in it that would only let the oil drain when your threaded in a bleeder piece (by hand), the bleeder piece also had a short length of hose attached to it. Sounds kinda complicated, but it makes draining your oil clean and easy, and your can direct the used oil wherever you want.

anyway... it doesn't seem to be available anymore?

any ideas?

 

put a new hole in the oil pan on the left hand side?

 

Mine is really convenient and easy...



























...I take it to the dealership.

 

This is just one of the few evils with owning a toyota, the only way ive seen around it is an oil filter relocation kit, and some folks on here say they effect the oil pressure in a bad way. most just use a bunch of paper towls or rags in strategic places to keep the mess to a minimum.

 

haha, it makes a BIG mess if you got one of 4Crawler's 1" diff drop installed



I've been considering what we're doing at work with all of our deisel engines on our cranes. Most engines in the upper machinery are in a horrible spot to try and drain the oil out of, and we're investing in quick adpater type plugs that replace the original drain plug with the quick adapter fitting, and then you have the other half of the quick adapter with a hose on it that you whip out during oil changes, place the drain bucket or jug or whatever you have under the truck, put the hose in the bucket, and pop the quick adapter on, and the oil drains directly into the bucket through the tube. Makes for an absolutely spotless oil change. Well, that is untill you remove the filter



I know I've seen similar products before too, in auto parts stores, but for the life of me I can't remember the brand that made them...

 

scribed i've been wondering about this as well. Curious to see every one else's ideas.

 

I used a funnel to redirect and then the oil plug dropped into the funnel, plugging it up and overflowing...not fun!

I've heard for the filter, punching a hole in it (after draining oil from pan) makes it less messy, since you drain the excess out of the filter before fitler removal...

Or, get a suction type device for the dip stick hole? I tried that but it didn't really do the trick.

 

I saw a product similar to this once. Looks pretty cool. http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...eDrain&x=0&y=0

http://www.jegs.com/pdfs/SureDrain.pdf

 

I said in my OP that I used a large funnel... actually, I cut the bottom off a milk jug to avoid the issue of a funnel filling up fast and overflowing. Works well, but I have to sit there and hold the jug for a while to avoid dripping any on the diff

 

OMG thats it!! Where do I get that locally?

 

Kmart or walmart might have them. Use the link to the jegs site to make sure you get the right app.

 

yeah that's who it was I saw them from, Fram

 

Ha, I just changed my oil the other day and effectively re-lubricated the exterior front differential housing. Maybe all of that dirt/oil/grease helps to keep it sealed up, Toyota must've been onto something. I was just thinking the same thing, how to do it neater & cleaner.

 

I have the "sure drain" in my truck and my car (get the right one). It's great. You don't need a wrench to remove the drain plug, so you can't strip it out, and you don't need a new washer each time. I still spill oil on stuff when I take the oil filter off the truck.

 

Walmart didn't have them... neither did Napa, Schucks, Autozone

 

get a can a brake cleaner?

 

The oil seems to drip off in a few days anyway, I never worried about it too much, except I always think I have an oil leak a few days after every oil change..haha

 

^^^ It's just a "corrosion inhibitor" anyway?

 

I used to just view it as preventing the front diff from getting rusted.. After all, how often do you hear of a front diff rusting through. Never, thanks to toyota's genius design.