Oil in buckets or in bottles?

[dparm]

I need to order my next batch of oil but have two choices this time: buy a case of the metal tins (2L each, 12 in the case) or buy a single bucket/pail that's 25L.

Buying the case makes it $13.88/L, but buying it in the bucket makes it $12.88/L after all shipping & taxes.

My only concern is that the bucket will be a major pain to deal with since I'll have no easy way to measure fluid out and pour it into the opening, short of getting a cheap pump. Is the bucket just too much of a problem to save a buck per liter?

Thoughts?


(if it matters, my car needs 10L per change, hence the desire to order a bunch at once)

 

[badnews]

The price difference is zero for my brand of oil 6 gallons @ approx 20 bucks each or a five gallon bucket for 100 bucks .

I buy the gallon jugs easier to store and deal with

 

[spasm3]

perhaps if you poured it into a bucket fitted with a valve and a lid, it might be worth it.

 

[Gary Allan]

Solution:

Buy pail

Buy cheap translucent plastic gallon pitcher from Dollar General or other mass outlet of plastic stuff.

Decanter the oil from the pail into the co-product of massive petroleum consumption resulting in the cheap availability of polymers to make anything in plastic.

Use.

 

[The_Jeff]

Roust up a 5 quart jug with wide mouth... super tech, mobil 1, etc. Decant into this, then into car.

My work has a 5 gal pail of 10W diesel oil for our snowthrower (boss went a little overboard), and the "keg tap" pump and assorted hose is a sawdust magnet.

 

[JHZR2]

I see the bucket as being manageable, but my issue is how fast will you use it. A bucket has a large interfacial area touching air. I wouldn't want that for too long if I could avoid it, or I'd at least want to dose a bit of LC in there...

 

[dparm]

My car needs 10L per change. Based on my driving habits (7500/yr), I'll probably work through the oil in 18-24 months. Too long?

I've also read that the jugs actually have the oil inside a large plastic bladder.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: dparm
My car needs 10L per change. Based on my driving habits (7500/yr), I'll probably work through the oil in 18-24 months. Too long?

I've also read that the jugs actually have the oil inside a large plastic bladder.


That's correct - at least it applies to my bucket of Delvac 1300. I don't think that's too long of a period, in any case. As others have pointed out, just get a graduated pouring jug. I went to a local parts store and for a couple bucks I got a translucent jug with a nice spout marked in litres and quarts, and I can pour from the pail into the jug with minimal mess.

 

[Gary Allan]

http://lube-store.com/

 

[Craig in Canada]

I recently used a 5gal pail of Rotella-T for a series of OCs on different cars. I had gallon jugs around (some from oil, some from things like washer fluid which I washed out). As mentioned, I decanted from the 5gal pail into 1gal jugs to be poured into the engine. I can approximate the 7L I need per OC and check on the dipstick when I get close so I don't need graduated pour containers.

It doesn't look like Rotella has a bladder, but it does have a pull out spout and a vent in the lid.

 

[Johnny]

I use these with my 5-gal pails. Ain't cheap, but the best product I've found and they do offer a 10L size.

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[dparm]

Thanks Johnny & Gary, those are really close to me.

 

[mechtech2]

That is expensive oil!
Might as well go for the better price.
A large jug that you can measure with can be obtained anywhere.

 

[Mr_Incredible]

I'd by the larger pail. Put it on a workbench and tip it over into a 5qt oil jug. Use a funnel maybe.

Reuse the pail as a used-oil container to take to the recycle place. I have two, one always has some room for more oil. That's a good thing since I change oil on seven of my own vehicles and whoever else drops by for tools and oil.

 

[hardcore302]

Saving a few bucks to cause a pain in the butt is still a pain in the butt.

 

[mechtech2]

It should be easier, not a pain.