Hi all,

Just wondering what kind of oil drain pans you guys have. I had this one and it's horrible. Both openings doesn't seal properly no matter how I tighten it and it creates a mess.



I ended up buying another one this past weekend. I didn't take a picture of it but it's similar to this. We'll see how this goes.

 

Walmart?

 

The first one I got it at Advance Auto. The second one at Walmart.

 

I just go to a field and let it drain into the field....lol just mine is similar to the second one

 

i have the wal-mart version of the 2nd one. the end seals up pretty nicely. and perfect size to drain back out into the 1qt bottle or the gallon ones. i never used the upper 2 little screw things tho, i never really move my pan and if i do its near empty.

 

I am pretty sure you have the same one I have then. It holds 9 quarts and has two small screw openings in the middle. Would be nice if they have gaskets on the openings so it seals better. But I think this Walmart one's design is alot better than my 1st one. I would properly trust having this pan in my trunk while I transport the used oil. I wouldn't trust the first one I had. It spills everywhere.

 

I used to have the same one shown in the 1st pic but got tired of washing and cleaning the oil residue from inside the pan. Now I just use empty plastic gallon milk or Arizona iced tea containers (I prefer the latter because it has thicker walls and a larger opening, and I love AZ iced tea)

 

Cleaning oil residue INSIDE the pan? Why you need to clean the pan?

 

I have the first one. I have had it 4 years and it works nice for me. The top doesn't seal tight, but the side port does. No spills to dat eknock on wood

 

I just have a couple cheap autozone ones.

 

Mine looks like this!!!
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/LNC-3614.html

 

Are you serious?

 

***UPDATE***

Took a pic of the oil drain pan. Sorry for the crappy phone camera.

 

Absolutely, it's the same kind of drain pan we have at the shop where I work.

 

For work YES. You have that for home as well???