Oil filter level

[JimT]

(08-01-2021 )Chamberpains Wrote:  My filter sits right over the axle. If I would straight spin it off it would dump all over the axle and run whatever direction. With a punch I can punch a hole in the filter on the bottom edge and direct the stream in to my drain pan. Plus there isn't the added awkwardness of having the weight of the oil in the filter when I spin it off.

Mine is lined up the same. A piece of plastic or cardboard on the axle angling into a catch pan is what I usually use. Then one hand spins the filter off while the other hand sits under ready to hold the weight once it's loose. Honestly, I get more mess from the splatter of oil as it drains from the engine into my catch pan.

For the fuel filter on my 2250, I carefully unscrew it and lower it down to rest on the lift pump or whatever is actually lined up below it inside the frame rail. My Davco is mounted there too so it's hard to see or reach in. Then I use a little hand pump from harbor freight to transfer most of the fuel into another container before tipping and turning the filter to get it out of the tight space. This reduces my spillage to just what drips from the filter mount before I can install the new one.