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Sooper Pooper
So today was oil change day on the Volvo....I've been meaning to do it for weeks. I think I had over 12K miles on that oil and filter.
Any ways.... I thought I'd share a few things I did. I'm sure I'm not the first to do this, and they're not ground breaking, but might feel like it if you're not doing them. It seems I ALWAYS end up spilling some oil and getting the pan in it, so the oil makes most of a circle (of oil) on the floor/driveway. Today was no exception, when the filter came off, it dribbled oil in between the two pans I had. However, since I don't like crawling around on rough cement, I had a large piece of vinyl flooring rolled out. This piece is large enough such that not only is there room for me to lay on, but the pans are on it too. I'm not sure if I've ever purposely put it under the pans before, or not.
The mess is still a pain to clean since oil spreads, but none of it is on the driveway. The pans got set aside to drain, and I'll deal with those later. The driveway is no dirtier than it was before. The vinyl cleans up with foaming bathroom cleaner from the dollar store.... may actually be Scrubbing Bubbles from Dollar General. I got the idea of using it to clean the vinyl from people using it to clean engines on Youtube. I've been using it to clean grease and oil off my scrap vinyl, and I don't think I've actually tried cleaning an engine compartment with it, yet.
So.... a large piece of old vinyl flooring, a bungee cord to keep it rolled up when not in use, and foaming bathroom cleaner are great accessories to an oil change.
Oh, and a couple of rocks out of the landscaping because the vinyl wants to roll back up on me
Any ways.... I thought I'd share a few things I did. I'm sure I'm not the first to do this, and they're not ground breaking, but might feel like it if you're not doing them. It seems I ALWAYS end up spilling some oil and getting the pan in it, so the oil makes most of a circle (of oil) on the floor/driveway. Today was no exception, when the filter came off, it dribbled oil in between the two pans I had. However, since I don't like crawling around on rough cement, I had a large piece of vinyl flooring rolled out. This piece is large enough such that not only is there room for me to lay on, but the pans are on it too. I'm not sure if I've ever purposely put it under the pans before, or not.
The mess is still a pain to clean since oil spreads, but none of it is on the driveway. The pans got set aside to drain, and I'll deal with those later. The driveway is no dirtier than it was before. The vinyl cleans up with foaming bathroom cleaner from the dollar store.... may actually be Scrubbing Bubbles from Dollar General. I got the idea of using it to clean the vinyl from people using it to clean engines on Youtube. I've been using it to clean grease and oil off my scrap vinyl, and I don't think I've actually tried cleaning an engine compartment with it, yet.
So.... a large piece of old vinyl flooring, a bungee cord to keep it rolled up when not in use, and foaming bathroom cleaner are great accessories to an oil change.
Oh, and a couple of rocks out of the landscaping because the vinyl wants to roll back up on me