Quart size oil bottle spouts?

[Merkava_4]

Are there any good quart size bottle oil spouts out there? The kind that screws to the top of an oil bottle for pouring directly into the engine without using a funnel? I've always hated wasting the oil that sticks to the inside of a funnel.

 

[147_Grain]

Walmart sells them on the oil isle. They are red in color near the drain pans.

 

[spk2000]

They make some that have a valve built in to keep it from pouring out until you twist it to open the valve.

 

[bubbatime]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I've always hated wasting the oil that sticks to the inside of a funnel.


Wouldn't screwing on a spout be similar and just as "wasteful" as using a funnel?

 

[kschachn]

Use a thinner oil.

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Are there any good quart size bottle oil spouts out there? The kind that screws to the top of an oil bottle for pouring directly into the engine without using a funnel? I've always hated wasting the oil that sticks to the inside of a funnel.

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: bubbatime
Wouldn't screwing on a spout be similar and just as "wasteful" as using a funnel?


I'm assuming there's less surface area on the spout than there is on the funnel.

 

[147_Grain]

Thank goodness my life doesn't depend on getting every last drop of oil out of the bottle. I wouldn't worry about it and don't believe in being in the thick of thin things that don't matter.

 

[dlundblad]

I looked at those spouts this evening actually while getting some Maxlife ATF for my brother's t case. They seem pretty leak proof with the valve and o ring where it screws onto the container, but I can see oil sicking in these more than a funnel.

They are made of a pliable hose. A funnel is straight and stands upright allowing oil to drain. From my experience, oil and hoses tend to be a bit more messy.

Just give your funnel some additional time to drain Merk.

 

[bvance554]

When I saw the title I thought of the spout you used to shove into the old cardboard/tin top quarts. Reminds me of helping my dad change oil when I was a kid. That was my job... shoving the spout into the can

 

[KitaCam]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I've always hated wasting the oil that sticks to the inside of a funnel.

With all due respect...
The all-time winner for Mr. Frugality....really.....

 

[SkeeterReaper]

I used to save gear oil tops for that very purpose. In recent years most motor oil companies have gone to wider mouth bottles so that seldom works anymore.

 

[SJohnson]

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Are there any good quart size bottle oil spouts out there? The kind that screws to the top of an oil bottle for pouring directly into the engine without using a funnel? I've always hated wasting the oil that sticks to the inside of a funnel.


How about all that oil you're leaving behind that sticks to the inside of the bottle? The horror!!!

 

[Bud]

Take a full day to change your oil. Leave each bottle to drain for an hour and then let the funnel drain for an hour at end of fill. You will probably get most of it that way.

 

[HTSS_TR]

You worry about 10-20 drops are wasted out of several hundreds thousands drops in 5 quarts ? Value wise it is about $0.00001 that you lost in every oil change.

Well, I lost 2 minutes of my time respond to this. Bummer !

 

[spk2000]

I used Mobil 1 back in the 80's when most people seemed to think it was too expensive. A guy I worked with would keep my bottles and tip them up to get what he called the 'residuals' out. He would tip them up and drain them for a few days and after a few years he might have gotten a cup.

 

[Red91]

Merk, depending on the oil you're using, the caps off of gear oil bottles is an excellent idea. What oil are you using now?

 

[Merkava_4]

Red91 -- I'm using SuperTech full synthetic, but not sure I want to run it again. I may switch to Union 76 in the quart bottle.

 

[KzMitch]

I have not been able to sleep since thinking about all the drops of oil I've wasted over decades.

<eyeroll

 

[fdcg27]

Why would you need a funnel or spout for quarts?
These are pretty easy to pour in withour either.
I can see the need for a funnel with jugs, but quarts?
Anyway, most of the wasted oil is coating the inside of the container it came in.

 

[Dallas69]

If this bothers you just pour a little extra
Really,do you lay awake at night thinking up this stuff?