Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

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Post by 32wildbilly » Sun May 20, 2018 5:03 am

sweet victory wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 7:34 pm
32wildbilly wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 7:17 pm How is that going to work? Every time I change my oil I use a giant pan with five inch high sides and still get splatter for the first couple of quarts out. Takes me longer to clean the floor than change the oil. I must be doing something wrong!
Hopefully a funnel in one of the holes will solve that. :o
So you have low profile funnels too?
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Post by 32wildbilly » Sun May 20, 2018 5:05 am

DTMiller wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 7:22 pm Clearly you need to stop changing the oil. Problem solved.
Thanks! The garage floor thanks you, as well. Didn't realize that was an option. :D
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Post by 32wildbilly » Sun May 20, 2018 5:06 am

Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 9:13 pm I got a nice 15 quart low-profile oil drain pan off of Amazon. It has wheels and a screen and everything. To catch the spatter & deflections? A $15 hot water heater pan from Lowes. 8-) (I was pretty proud of coming up with that last one, gotta admit.)


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Yes! I'm in for this setup. Thanks Dr.
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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by KoB » Sun May 20, 2018 1:48 pm

Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Sat May 19, 2018 9:13 pm I got a nice 15 quart low-profile oil drain pan off of Amazon. It has wheels and a screen and everything. To catch the spatter & deflections? A $15 hot water heater pan from Lowes. 8-) (I was pretty proud of coming up with that last one, gotta admit.)
Whoa ... this is way ritzier than my setup. For years I’ve used the same cheap-ass blue tarp under my drain pan. The tarp catches the overflow; when I’m done I just clean up the tarp with a few shop towels, roll it up and store it ‘til next time. Works pretty well and only cost me about four grand.

Ten bucks for the tarp, the rest for a shed. Could’ve been a lot cheaper if Mrs. KoB let me keep the tarp in the garage.

Then again, I’m not sure I’d want to sleep next to that tarp all the time, and this way I’ve got a fallback position if she throws me out of the garage.

Seriously, that looks like a good setup. After a recent bit of sketchy driving by (*ahem*) someone other than me, I find myself in the market for a new low-profile drain pan. I may need to take a closer look at this and give the tarp a well-deserved retirement.
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Post by sweet victory » Sun May 20, 2018 3:07 pm

As an FYI, the pan from Harley Davidson was $26, so not too expensive.

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Post by Dr_Strangelove » Sun May 20, 2018 5:51 pm

KoB wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 1:48 pm Whoa ... this is way ritzier than my setup. For years I’ve used the same cheap-ass blue tarp under my drain pan. The tarp catches the overflow; when I’m done I just clean up the tarp with a few shop towels, roll it up and store it ‘til next time. Works pretty well and only cost me about four grand.

Ten bucks for the tarp, the rest for a shed. Could’ve been a lot cheaper if Mrs. KoB let me keep the tarp in the garage.

Then again, I’m not sure I’d want to sleep next to that tarp all the time, and this way I’ve got a fallback position if she throws me out of the garage.

Seriously, that looks like a good setup. After a recent bit of sketchy driving by (*ahem*) someone other than me, I find myself in the market for a new low-profile drain pan. I may need to take a closer look at this and give the tarp a well-deserved retirement.
Yeah I do kind of the same thing for cleanup. Most of the time I can get away with a few shop towels and then I lean the pan up against the wall behind the garbage cans to get it out of the way. Once in a while I need to bust out the kitty litter to pick up a small puddle :oops:

The low-pro oil catch bucket was a bit ritzy at $35, but I liked the fact that it had the built-in screen so I don't have to go fishing for crush washers or drain plug when I get extra slippery fingers.
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Post by gnat » Mon May 21, 2018 7:12 am

32wildbilly wrote: Sun May 20, 2018 5:02 am Naw he just growed up over here and became a mod. Careful I think he is becoming somewhat Barney Fifish and wants to pull out the one ban hammer El Presidenti lets him carry in his top pocket! :lol:
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Post by TheDeckMan » Mon May 21, 2018 7:13 am

Damn eccentric moved in the past 1000 miles and ruined this tire on the 997 :evil: Needed an excuse to put all the suspension parts in and got it :roll:

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by 5chn3ll » Mon May 21, 2018 9:03 am

Wow, that's some IMPRESSIVE uneven tire wear...even for a 996. :D

I was blown away by how evenly my last set of Evo2's wore...

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Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Post by Cuda911 » Mon May 21, 2018 9:22 am

You guys are wusses. I don't swap tires until they look like this:
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