Easy/Clean way to drain oil filter on M38A1?

jeeperjoe · Post by **jeeperjoe** » Tue May 07, 2013 12:34 pm

I ordered some filters and was all set to change the oil on my "new" M38A1 but I found that the drain plug for the filter housing is on the back side next to the engine block (and directly over the generator!) where it's hard to reach and next to impossible to catch the oil coming out of it. I checked the manual and the housing is turned correctly (with the upper hose pointing toward the water outlet). The drain plug is almost exactly inline with the oil hose so it's in just about the worst possible orientation. Is this correct or is something wrong here? Is there a trick to draining the housing without getting oil all over everything??

Post by **wesk** » Tue May 07, 2013 12:51 pm

Most folks just use a suck gun and pull the old oil out and wipe the bowl clean. The wife's turkey baster will work.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Tue May 07, 2013 1:24 pm

wesk wrote:The wife's turkey baster will work.

That's fine if you like sleeping in the doghouse.
My wife's a veterinarian and ponied up a large
disposable dose syringe for the job..

Post by **wesk** » Tue May 07, 2013 2:01 pm

Buy the gun. It's safer.

http://www.zorotools.com/g/00059639/k-G ... MgodZn4AKw
$12.25 and you'll always have one in the shop for trannies and diff's.

or if you want a little more quality:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/WESTWA ... 07195854:s
$31.00

jeeperjoe · Post by **jeeperjoe** » Tue May 07, 2013 2:04 pm

Ahh! I've been meaning to buy one of those for changing oil anyway but I didn't think of using it on the filter housing.

Thanks!

PS That avatar showing the GI shooting his Jeep would be what would happen to me if I used one of the wife's kitchen gadgets! I catch $&% just for washing engine parts in the kitchen sink!

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue May 07, 2013 2:22 pm

That GI Cav guy putting his jeep out of it's misery
is a Bill Mauldin cartoon. Get his book "Up Front."
Lots of jeep cartoons in there.

Jim in Darkest Arkansas

jeeperjoe · Post by **jeeperjoe** » Wed May 08, 2013 9:34 pm

Jim wrote:That GI Cav guy putting his jeep out of it's misery
is a Bill Mauldin cartoon. Get his book "Up Front."
Lots of jeep cartoons in there.

Jim in Darkest Arkansas

I have his book. It should be required reading for every Mil Jeep owner. It shows lot so interesting ways to keep your Jeep from being stolen