I've posted before about tricks for changing the filter on our Lyc's without spilling all over the back of the case, and I have learned from all the posts I got. The last couple of oil changes have been virtually spotless! Today I learned another trick that maybe everyone else knows! I always warm the engine up before draining the oil - that way, you get to feel the pain of maintenance as you burn yourself on hot components. Today I warmed things up (like they really needed it in south Texas in July!), and then got distracted by hangar chatter and lunch for over an hour.
When I got back, things were cool to the touch, but the oil was plenty warm. I drained the sump, and set up my catch basin and rags so I could be drip-free when I spun the filter off. I did the twist an d flip to catch it all - and there was NOTHING in the filter! To the point where I had to cut it open and make sure that oil actually HAD been in the filter for the past 50 hours! Yup, the paper was nicely soaked - but the hour and a half it had sat was enough to drain everything that would spill I guess....
From now on, maybe lunch while it is draining is a good idea! (By the way, I have the 45-degree angled filter mount - not the style that comes straight back of the engine.)
Paul
When I got back, things were cool to the touch, but the oil was plenty warm. I drained the sump, and set up my catch basin and rags so I could be drip-free when I spun the filter off. I did the twist an d flip to catch it all - and there was NOTHING in the filter! To the point where I had to cut it open and make sure that oil actually HAD been in the filter for the past 50 hours! Yup, the paper was nicely soaked - but the hour and a half it had sat was enough to drain everything that would spill I guess....
From now on, maybe lunch while it is draining is a good idea! (By the way, I have the 45-degree angled filter mount - not the style that comes straight back of the engine.)
Paul