Where to dump old engine oil?

[Marmoot]

I never heard about the engine flush problem.

I do know that engine oil additives (Low Friction coeficient enhancements) can cause clutch slippages though, so this might be what you're referring to?

[xwhatsit]

I wouldn't worry about flushing the oil with some special crap. Far more important just to change it regularly.

If you really want to make sure you have as much nice clean oil as you can in there, after you drain the oil, start pouring new oil in (with the sump plug still out). When the oil coming out turns from dark old oil to nice golden stuff then you can put the plug back in and start filling up the sump.

I do high kilometres and change oil every 2000kms. I have all these milk bottles lined up in my garage in one corner ; when the Hazmobile guys come around I get rid of it in one shot.

[Coldrider]

The local refuse transfer station may have a collection point for it.

Don't feed it to the dolphins, and eels are slippery enough already!

[Squiggles]

i thought that if they sold it they had to accept it as well

[Duc]

Some boat marinas have a drum for oil disposal.

[classic zed]

I have a 1,000 litre waste oil container in the workshop if anyone needs to dispose of oil, Im in Whangaparaoa so fairly handy for the Shore and Hibiscus Coast

[sunhuntin]

all those microscopic metal filings

you must be tougher than you look

and easy way to get peirced....

dunno about old oil. might ask the boss when i get to work [should have left by now, but cant be arsed!] most refuse places should have somewhere to take it.

[don rocard]

I know that this is slightly off topic but may be of interest.During the dark ages of the 19 60s I had an interesting discussion with an old engineer who told me he had successfully cleaned used oil by soaking a natural fibre rope in the oil until it was saturated and then syphoning to a lower container.This of course took a little time but all the nasties and solids remained behind and as he so rightly said,oil does not wear out it only becomes contaminated with combustion and metal.

[RidingHard]

that is interesting.....wonder if the oil would really be "clean"; how would you cleanse the oil of combustion effects? heating/possibly burning etc. anyone else heard of this before?

[sanchez]

I know that this is slightly off topic but may be of interest.During the dark ages of the 19 60s I had an interesting discussion with an old engineer who told me he had successfully cleaned used oil by soaking a natural fibre rope in the oil until it was saturated and then syphoning to a lower container.This of course took a little time but all the nasties and solids remained behind and as he so rightly said,oil does not wear out it only becomes contaminated with combustion and metal.

Mabye it didnt in the 60's, but modern oil has all kinds of chemicals and detergents in it that wear out, I dont think the rope would fix it.

[Coldrider]

The stock oil does not breakdown, just the additives, and the oil gets contaminated.
When the cost of oil goes astronomic, re-refining will become fashionable again.

[crazefox]

Dump the oil down the drain

[Hitcher]

Dump the oil down the drain

Only lazy wankers would even consider such an act.

[koba]

Dump the oil down the drain

Oil floats on water too.

Stupid Stupid

[crazefox]

Only lazy wankers would even consider such an act.

come on mate only joking geeeeeezzzzzz