My current drain pan that I got for free just leaked from the seams on my garage floor. I'm looking for one around the range of 15-20 quarts
Anyone Know of a Good High Capacity Oil Drain Pan?
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Duty-24-Qt-Drain-Container/47501979
They sell this at many advance auto parts stores as well.
I grabbed one of these https://www.homedepot.com/p/Medium-Mixing-Tub-887101A/202086173 for under $6 and it is great! I don't have to worry about moving the pan to get to the oil filter when the drain plug is out. I have the room under my vehicles for it. Nice, neat, and it holds 10 gallons.
I have the bigger one for transmission pan drops, not one drop splashes anywhere with it.
Yo DoubleWasp, I went to the link (thanks) but I gotta express reservations over any of those catch pans which have the "enclosed top".
The one I used ONCE was a slightly different style but still quite similar.
The exiting oil hits the "top" and splashes quite a bit.
My current and best pan to date came from HomeDepot. Found in the concrete/mortar section. I believe it is sold for mixing mortar. Nice and thick, stout. Probably same as the one mentioned a few posts back.
I got an open one at Walmart. The oil comes out of my Powerstroke like a race horse taking a [censored]. I think it would splash all over one that was not open.
Like this one, but I am pretty sure I picked it up at a store.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/5-Gal-Grey-Drain-Pan/29757712
Originally Posted By: AndyinAL
My current and best pan to date came from HomeDepot. Found in the concrete/mortar section. I believe it is sold for mixing mortar. Nice and thick, stout. Probably same as the one mentioned a few posts back.
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I had one of these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/15-QT-OIL-DRA...MemekdVFmB2rZqU and threw it away because of the splash. Guess I could have cut the top out of it. Maybe the linked one is better?
The HD tub is sure big enough, how is it to drain into a jug?
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Yo DoubleWasp, I went to the link (thanks) but I gotta express reservations over any of those catch pans which have the "enclosed top".
The one I used ONCE was a slightly different style but still quite similar.
The exiting oil hits the "top" and splashes quite a bit.
Some of the ones suggested in this thread are too small for the OP.
The mortar mixing tub, I am sure, will work with oil that is not hot but how does the PVC stand up to 170 degree oil? I like to drain the oil really really hot.
After having tried a few different ones to drain 28 quart oil sumps on trucks, I settled on a plain old galvanized tub. They are available in different sizes. These are not tall and I don't have to jack up the trucks to get them under the drain plug.
https://www.amazon.com/Behrens-3-OV-16-Gallon-Oval-Steel/dp/B002YJJJKW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1514338670&sr=8-2&keywords=galvanized%2Btub&th=1
Thanks guys! After thinking about it for a while I realized that I only need a 16 quart container. I realized that not draining the drain pan into another container probably caused it to leak and make a mess 
. I have a five gallon jug thick enough and durable enough that I can use to store the oil for later disposal. I forgot that Walmart sells them as well and found this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/16-Qt-Drain-C...9hvYpTMGiUHB0jk
Has anyone tried this one?
. I have a five gallon jug thick enough and durable enough that I can use to store the oil for later disposal. I forgot that Walmart sells them as well and found this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/16-Qt-Drain-C...9hvYpTMGiUHB0jk
Has anyone tried this one?I cut the top 1 inch off an orange home depot 5 gallon bucket for draining my '15 superduty diesel. The 1 inch cut off was required to be able to slide it completely upright under the running boards. works fine.
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Originally Posted By: boom10ful
Thanks guys! After thinking about it for a while I realized that I only need a 16 quart container. I realized that not draining the drain pan into another container probably caused it to leak and make a mess . I have a five gallon jug thick enough and durable enough that I can use to store the oil for later disposal. I forgot that Walmart sells them as well and found this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/16-Qt-Drain-C...9hvYpTMGiUHB0jk
Has anyone tried this one?
. I have a five gallon jug thick enough and durable enough that I can use to store the oil for later disposal. I forgot that Walmart sells them as well and found this one:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/16-Qt-Drain-C...9hvYpTMGiUHB0jk
Has anyone tried this one? Thanks! I think this is the one that I will go for.
FWIW, I just saw this in the latest Menards flier. USA-made, but I don't own it.
https://www.menards.com/main//p-15045928...um=flyer_hosted
For friends of mine with diesel vehicles as pickups, cars and what not I use a old oil drum that’s cut off at first bottom rib. Works great
I have one of these for the past 10 years.
The dual drain hole helps a LOT for cars the rush out oil at you. Most my cars are 4-6qts. This has a nice thick lip around it, only problem i can ever see is if the drain bolt fell inside ( has never happened to me on 30+ oil changes)
https://north40.com/midwest-can-9-quart-closed-top-oil-recovery-drain-pan-model-6601
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