Oil Funnels for different cars

[AIRJAC3]

Not sure if this question has been asked but do you all use different oil funnels for different cars or do you have one funnel for everything?

Also do you use the same funnels for different fluids? Or do you have an engine oil, gear oil funnel, coolant funnel, etc.

I just realized I have like 7 diffferent funnels I use lol. I try to use them by weight. So my 5w30 cars I'll use one funnel. My 5w20 cars have another. And the Benz has its own for the 0w40. Even my coolant funnels are segregated.

Am I just OCD or do others practice this as well?

 

[spasm3]

I can see separating funnels by fluid. i.e. coolant vs oil. But by oil weight or car, no. But its whatever works for you, different strokes.

 

[rob0781]

For me anything oil is all done with the same funnel and then coolant I use a separate funnel. I usually also wipe my funnel inside and out after use.

 

[CourierDriver]

One funnel for all oils, but for the transmission, a skinny funnel tube is used for the transmission on my old Buick and Van,,,the f150 truck, has no dipstick for the transmission,,,another better idea by ford,,that I do not agree on..but it is what it is.

 

[AIRJAC3]

Good. Maybe I can clear out my garage now with oil funnels. Haha.

I did always think it was overkill but it always stuck in the back of my head for some reason.

 

[The_Jeff]

Coolant and oil.

Actually for coolant I usually chop the top off a soda bottle.

Motor oil funnels also get used to fill my 2-stroke chainsaw, so the gas rinses 'em clean. Any drop of 10w30 that gets into the saw won't hurt anything.

 

[Kira]

My "funnel OCDness" (a true psycho-medical condition, but you knew that) is of the "Bi-sano type".

I use one funnel for all oils. This funnel is wiped out carefully
The other funnel (hence the "bi") is for transmission fluids and is kept in a dedicated zip-lock bag (hence the abbreviation: sano). Kira

 

[sprite1741]

Have not used an oil funnel since they started putting them on the plastic bottles. Even the 5 qt jugs. That's why the neck is at one side of the bottle. Just have the neck at the top for a full bottle and pour slowly and never spill a drop. If I did need an oil funnel, I would cut the top or bottom of a used oil bottle. Cap it when done and it won't drip. I do have a transmission fluid funnel though, and use a cut 2 liter bottle for antifreeze, because the thinner liquids can burp and miss the radiator opening. Helps to have steady hand with this method for oil though, but at least I don't worry about a dirty funnel laying around the garage.

 

[delirious]

The first funnel I had was a skinny funnel. The time it took to get 6qts in my jeep was painful.

Now I have two funnels for oil. Skinny funnel is still around for filling the motorcycle, but now I have a big wide funnel for the jeep. Don't have to wait for to drain down it.

I also have another funnel for coolant etc.

 

[cmhj]

2 funnels, one skinny one for transmission work and tight areas. The other is the top cut off an old pennzoil qt jug, works great.

 

[barkingspider]

I have regular and a skinny funnel that I use where it fits, but I wipe it down before use, regardless if I'm using it for motor oil, transmission fluid, gas for ope, etc. No issues

 

[jonnied1]

I only use one for everything, I just wipe it out then pull a rolled up paper towel thru it, then store it in a 1 gallon freezer bag.

 

[Olas]

I cut plastic bottles in half as and when required.

 

[CharlieBauer]

Originally Posted By: AIRJAC3


I just realized I have like 7 diffferent funnels I use lol. I try to use them by weight. So my 5w30 cars I'll use one funnel. My 5w20 cars have another. And the Benz has its own for the 0w40. Even my coolant funnels are segregated.

Am I just OCD?



Yes you are OCD!

 

[Rick in PA]

Oil funnel is the cut-off top of a quart oil bottle. After use, the cap goes back on and that keeps it clean.

A big standard funnel for coolant. Coolant first and then the distilled water. That keeps it clean.

Some other funnels for lawnmowers and whatnot. They don't get used much, so wipe and set aside.

One long skinny transmission funnel, collecting dust. My car has a manual transmission and my wife's car doesn't have transmission dipstick.

 

[Eddie]

+2 Kira.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: AIRJAC3
Also do you use the same funnels for different fluids? Or do you have an engine oil, gear oil funnel, coolant funnel, etc.

I do, and yes, I'm nuts. I haven't thought of a different funnel for different viscosities yet, but I might have to now.

I might even have to be cautious when it comes to brands and product lines. Actually, I do like Kira does and wipe them out, too. But, there is a separate engine oil funnel, one for PSF/ATF, and I have a fluid transfer pump for gear oil.

 

[69GTX]

I must have 10 or more funnels. Yet, only 3-4 get used consistently. A tiny one comes in handy for the clutch and p/s reservoirs. Don't know how so many accumulated over the years. A couple have cracked over the years...and got tossed.

 

[MoreCowbellAz]

Ok I'll bite..................why would you need separate funnels for engine oil vs trans oil vs coolant, let alone different grades of oil? I use the same funnel for everything (except for mower fuel, and that's because I use a funnel with a screen for that), and I clean it out with a rag before and after each use. Am I causing a rift in the space/time continuum by doing this??????

 

[Bud]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: AIRJAC3
Also do you use the same funnels for different fluids? Or do you have an engine oil, gear oil funnel, coolant funnel, etc.

I do, and yes, I'm nuts. I haven't thought of a different funnel for different viscosities yet, but I might have to now.

I might even have to be cautious when it comes to brands and product lines. Actually, I do like Kira does and wipe them out, too. But, there is a separate engine oil funnel, one for PSF/ATF, and I have a fluid transfer pump for gear oil.


I do the same.