The oil you're NOT getting

[Kevan]

Hey folks. I did a little experiment this past oil change. On the last few quarts I was putting in, I noticed that there was still a measure of oil left in each bottle. Just enough to register on the little side window.

I was curious, so I built a quick little rig and REALLY emptied 8 supposedly-empty bottles of oil. It's about 0.5 oz. per bottle that goes un-used. That's 4 oz. per oil change in our trucks, or about (1) quart per 7-8 oil changes.

Hey...this stuff ain't cheap, and with the amount our engines go through, every drop counts.

Just thought you'd want to know.

 

[DenOfThievz]

My dad used to do the same thing!

His setup consisted of a piece of aluminum flashing in the form of a shelf at an angle nailed on the garage wall. It would hold the quart of oil, spout down, and a coffee can underneath would catch the excess oil.

We used to laugh about it, but he saved quite a bit of oil that way! He fixed small engines as a hobby, so he would easily have enough to fill the crankcase of a push-mower in just a short period of time.

 

[Kevan]

Den- That's my plan: Start running Mobil 1 in the riding mower and weed-whacker. It's not a huge amount of savings, but it's better than nothing.

And who knew that a Pepsi Big Slam cap had the same threads as a Mobil 1 bottle? LOL

 

[DUPA]

Hey folks. I did a little experiment this past oil change. On the last few quarts I was putting in, I noticed that there was still a measure of oil left in each bottle. Just enough to register on the little side window.

I was curious, so I built a quick little rig and REALLY emptied 8 supposedly-empty bottles of oil. It's about 0.5 oz. per bottle that goes un-used. That's 4 oz. per oil change in our trucks, or about (1) quart per 7-8 oil changes.

Hey...this stuff ain't cheap, and with the amount our engines go through, every drop counts.

Just thought you'd want to know.

damn... i wish i would have known!!!!!!! i wasted 1/2 of the 9th quart on it!!!