Filtering used oil for re-use

[Shannow]

I took the OP's term "spray equipment", and dirt to mean that it's some sort of post use application rather than putting it back in the engine of anything.

Back in my gap year, the mechanic used to filter it through "4 army hats", thinking old aussie felt slouch hats maybe, never clarified, and into his oil fired furnace.

Just for giggles, I seconded one of the kid's cola bottle tornado couplers, and made one myself.

24 hours on egde 5W30 A3/B4 run 10,000km in the diesel Nissan, and I've got maybe three teaspoons...still looks used, but is translucent.

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted By: Shannow
I took the OP's term "spray equipment", and dirt to mean that it's some sort of post use application rather than putting it back in the engine of anything.

Back in my gap year, the mechanic used to filter it through "4 army hats", thinking old aussie felt slouch hats maybe, never clarified, and into his oil fired furnace.

Just for giggles, I seconded one of the kid's cola bottle tornado couplers, and made one myself.

24 hours on egde 5W30 A3/B4 run 10,000km in the diesel Nissan, and I've got maybe three teaspoons...still looks used, but is translucent.


Ahha, spray equipment, I apologize I missed that. I read "re-use" and ran from that point.

And how's the TBN on that filtered oil? I'm more worried about that than the appearance, since it was (presumably) ran through the engine's oil filter already.

 

[zzyzzx]

Originally Posted By: WobblyElvis
Sometimes I'll have a use for used oil but the drain pan I use sits outside most of the time and therefore the used oil ends up with bits of dirt in it.


Clean the oil pan before you do the oil change.

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis


In Canada oil is more expensive


Not all the time.....

I picked up a few 5L VWB jugs a month ago at W-M for $13.98 Can.