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Less Mess on 3.4 Oil Changes

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by airsavage, Jul 17, 2020.

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  1. Jul 17, 2020 at 10:35 AM
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    If you are like me you most likely make a mess when taking the oil filter off of you 3.4 V6. I have tried towels, plastic sheets, small aluminum pans and on and on:annoyed:.

    Then I saw this little Gem and thought just maybe:fingerscrossed:
    Oil Chg 1.jpg
    It worked and I had zero mess.
    Oil Chg 2.jpg
    It just screws onto an oil bottle, just cut 1 inch off the bottom off of the bottle and wedge it up against the oil pan and frame after pushing the spout down thru an opening in the skid plateOil Chg 3.jpg Oil Chg 5.jpg
    This is a shot of it thru the wheel well. Make sure it is pushed back against the oil pan.
    Unscrew the filter slowly and let the oil run into the bottle.

    Oil Chg 4.jpg

    Oil Chg 7.jpg
    Hope this makes the mess smaller:thumbsup::cheers:
     
    airsavage, Jul 17, 2020
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  2. Jul 17, 2020 at 12:37 PM
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    Great idea! Going to try this when I change my oil next week. Will be really nice to not have to hose everything down with SimpleGreen....
     
    Snowman1080, Jul 17, 2020
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  3. Jul 17, 2020 at 1:55 PM
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    Why didn't I think of that...genius.
     
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  4. Jul 17, 2020 at 2:06 PM
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    Where did ya get that?
     
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  5. Jul 17, 2020 at 3:54 PM
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    Wal-mart for a buck or so
     
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  6. Jul 17, 2020 at 9:13 PM
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    Damn, this is genius!
     
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  7. Jul 18, 2020 at 1:56 AM
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    Interesting I never had a mess with the oil filter removal what does not run down my arm just drips off the cross member into the drain pan .

    Which I either step in or drive over
     
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    AMEN!!! :rofl:
     
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  9. Jul 18, 2020 at 9:30 AM
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    Just take off the skid plates and really not much of a mess to deal with. Other than the oil filter being kind of tight to access, the change procedure is pretty easy-If you dont off road, leave the skid plates off.

    but good creativity
     
    TWJLee, Jul 18, 2020
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  10. Jul 19, 2020 at 12:46 AM
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    Great idea! I'm gonna try this, I usually just take a 1/2 a roll of paper towels and stuff it underneath it to catch the oil. this is a whole lot cleaner.
     
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  11. Oct 4, 2020 at 8:39 AM
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    Used a wider bottle (Kikoman Sauce) and it worked better. Caught all of it. Could have dropped the filter down into it.:cheers:

    Oil Chg 8.jpg
     
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  12. Oct 4, 2020 at 12:17 PM
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    Thanks for sharing. Gonna try this on my 3rd gen 4Runner. Changing the oil has always been such a messy job
     
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  13. Oct 4, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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    I used to just stick a big pile of rags up under the filter, sop it up like biscuits and gravy
     
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    Nice, wish I saw this before I changed my oil this past weekend.
     
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  15. Dec 5, 2020 at 9:02 AM
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    Figured I post a couple of shots with the bigger bottle in place.

    oil 2.jpg oil 1.jpg
     
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  16. Dec 5, 2020 at 9:38 AM
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    I’d love to find a way to change the oil with out making a huge mess on the skid plate. My skid has been bent and straightened so many times getting its 60 pounds of bent crap back on is a huge pain.
     
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  17. Mar 4, 2021 at 12:31 PM
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    I bought a Fumoto valve and installed it today. I like the look of it installed on the pan. Will let you know how well the next oil change goes. I asked the lady at Fumoto what was the difference between the
    $38 F103N with LC-10 lever clip FN-Series Engine Oil Drain Valve, 1 Pack
    F103N and the
    $40 F133N with LC-10 F-Series Large Body FUMOTO® Valve with Long Nipple and LC-10 Lever Clip for M12-1.25
    F133N. She said the F133N has a 60% faster oil drain. If I didn't have a skid plate on it I would have bought the valve with the 90% outlet port.

    Fumoto.jpg
     
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  18. Mar 4, 2021 at 2:15 PM
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    Great idea! A lap just got a Fumoto drain plug ball valve with a nipple you can attach a hose too. Will make draining cleaner
     
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  19. Mar 4, 2021 at 8:17 PM
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    I thought it was the filter everyone cried about making a mess??
     
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  20. Mar 4, 2021 at 10:19 PM
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    Yeah, that what I thought too.
    Draining is no problem.
     
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