Garage tip: funnels
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:54 pmI have not seen this posted anywhere so I'll put my little garage tip here:
If you need a wide mouth funnel, or a catch cup for fluids, take a gallon or half gallon plastic milk/tea container and cut it to 'length'. Instant free funnel that is clean and can be thrown away/recycled.
If you need to use it as a catch cup, make sure the cap is a screw on type... it even has a built in handle
My funnels get dusty/dirty and I gave up trying to clean them to use as oil filler funnels. So I took one of the half gallon ice tea containers I had in the garage, cut it about half way down and used that. Build in handle and the mouth fits PERFECTLY INSIDE the fill hole on the valve cover. Plus if the oil 'glugs' out (do to trying to pour it to fast) the container is wide enough to catch it all. Plus you don't have to wait as the the funnel part is like a inch wide... the oil drains out as quick as you pour it in.
I've even used a cut up plastic gallon milk jug as a 'diverter funnel'.... cut off the bottom, make sure the cap is screwed on, and then about half way down poke a hole. As the oil drained out of the filter, it filled the jug up to the hole, then I was able to aim the stream at the other collection bucket. Better than having oil drain down the side of the engine, frame, axle etc etc.
You're Welcome.
If you need a wide mouth funnel, or a catch cup for fluids, take a gallon or half gallon plastic milk/tea container and cut it to 'length'. Instant free funnel that is clean and can be thrown away/recycled.
If you need to use it as a catch cup, make sure the cap is a screw on type... it even has a built in handle
My funnels get dusty/dirty and I gave up trying to clean them to use as oil filler funnels. So I took one of the half gallon ice tea containers I had in the garage, cut it about half way down and used that. Build in handle and the mouth fits PERFECTLY INSIDE the fill hole on the valve cover. Plus if the oil 'glugs' out (do to trying to pour it to fast) the container is wide enough to catch it all. Plus you don't have to wait as the the funnel part is like a inch wide... the oil drains out as quick as you pour it in.
I've even used a cut up plastic gallon milk jug as a 'diverter funnel'.... cut off the bottom, make sure the cap is screwed on, and then about half way down poke a hole. As the oil drained out of the filter, it filled the jug up to the hole, then I was able to aim the stream at the other collection bucket. Better than having oil drain down the side of the engine, frame, axle etc etc.
You're Welcome.