[DeTomaso] Alternate dip-stick location

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/1/13 10 28 42, tmshinro at aol.com writes:


> I too didn't like the way the oil would drain all over the frame so I 
> just made a deflector shield out of a tin can so that it is roughly shaped 
> like an upside down "L".  I slip it in from the top so the top of the shield 
> rests on the top of the frame rail and the side covers the frame rail.  The 
> draining oil hits the deflector and flows into the catch pan.  After the 
> oil is out I just lift out the deflector, wipe it down and store it for the 
> next oil change.
> 

>>>Steven Burke of Ireland had a great idea.   He took a one-quart plastic 
milk container, and cut part of the bottom off.   He wedged it between the 
oil pan and the frame rail; not only does it catch the oil and prevent it 
from splashing on the side of the chassis, but it also acts like a funnel to 
direct it into his drain pan.   See here



Wish I had thought of it!

Mike
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