Oil filter and zip lock bag
 

I am sure others have been doing this for ages. But this worked out awesome when changing the filter on the boat. Always seems some oil spills out of the filter (even when using rags under the filter) or I end up touching the boat with my oily hands when trying to get out of the boat with the oily filter in my hands.

This worked great, cracked the filter loose, held the bag underneath and spinned it the rest of the way off. No oil in the bilge, minimal oil on my hands, and I was able to put the new filter right back on instead of having to get the old one out of the boat right away.

So simple. That's a good idea. I'll have to do that myself next time.

Great Idea! I will do that as well next time!

Simple solution to a chronic problem. I need to remember this one.

I've been doing this for years and it save a big mess.. I still lay a few towels down on the carpet area.. There's a bit of chance you can get a drip or two on the rug..

I have always used a plastic groc bag.

sweet

Yep. I use a garbage bag below.

I use a plastic flower pot proper size that match over the filter and storage this one after cleaning on the top on engine always.

Good work, I use the plastic bags we get from the store.

I have done this also for a couple years. What I do not understand for the life of me is why they tighten the filter down so tight. I literally almost broke the bracket off my buddies boat because of this. Maybe it's a contest witht the people at the factory.

Geez!!!!!!!

I tried the a plastic bag from a store once... It had a hole in it.
I only use zip-lock bags now!

Thanks for the tip. I used to shove alluminum foil under my filter to catch the runnoff. I will do both now.

Being a very "neat" mechanic in a past profession. I appreciate anything that keeps me and the machine I am working on cleaner.

So very simple. I'm surprised I hadn't thought of or heard of this before for oil changes. I will definitely be using this trick from now on.

So very simple. I'm surprised I hadn't thought of or heard of this before for oil changes. I will definitely be using this trick from now on.

Yeah I use a drawstring kitchen garbage bag. It too works well.

plastic bag definitely helps but spinning the filter when oil is running down it is a b!tch. would be nice if the filter manufacturers made the outside finish of the canisters rough rather than so smooth.

once the oil starts overflowing you can't move the bag or oil gets all over the bilge. so i've been spinning the filter by grabbing it with the bag. that of course it also very slippery. maybe there's a better way?

I was shown the bag trick 20 years ago been using it ever since. If you take a small punch and puncture a small drain hole in the bottom (if you have room) or lower side of the oil filter you can drain the filter into the bag then remove the filter without oil running down the filter. Down side is you have to wait for the filter to drain for a min. before you spin it off.

^ I like this idea!

I usually have a pair of those thin gloves with the rubberized coating on when I am working on stuff. so the slipperiness is not as issue.

Also, with the filter in the bag while unscrewing, I can unscrew the filter quickly and just let it drop into the bag. Without the bag I would turn it off slowly (while oil is dripping all over) so I didn't accidentally drop it once it release from the threads.

I like it. I have punched a hole in a filter before, but its usually for a different reason

I did the bag trick last week and it worked beautiful. Barely a dropped spuilt.

Try a 1 qt plastic paint container.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Argee-Ver...512/100404513#

It is rigid, you can grip the filter though it, and it doesn't leak.

You will never use a plastic bag again.

Break loose with filter wrench, then throw container on there and spin loose.

Even reuseable, if you feel like cleaning it.

You have to inspect the bag before action, LOL

Yep. This flower pot works even better, as for me.
http://www.polimerbyt.ru/newsite/pro...zpfatdhc7r.jpg