Question regarding funnels for different type of oil

[SylvainG]

Depends where it's disposed, yes. Tablespoons add up to quarts

 

[JimRB]

Water, antifreeze, engine oil, hydraulic fluids. One funnel. Small engines gets a smaller funnel. Oil jugs drain into the oil squirt can. Funnel may drain back into an oil jug if the jug is not empty. I do not sweat over cleaning a funnel with a paper towel. My car has 600,000 miles on it with the head never removed. Yes I do not want to pour big chunks of dirt in an engine but if someone is worried about some little lint that gets washed into the sump, and then pumped into the oil filter if it did not settle to the bottom of the sump/pan. That seems like overthinking. Be cleaner working with injectors though.

 

[Alan W.]

I keep all of my funnels in a large lidded tote. Keeps the dust and dirt off them.
Usually wipe off the excess oil then spray some cleaner on them, rinse, shake off the water and place in the tote.

 

[pmsmechanic]

What do you do with the residue oil and brake cleaner that flow through?

I have a metal 5 gallon oil pail that is my garbage can. It gets sprayed into there if there's a lot of oil involved. The garbage can gets dumped into the incinerator and the oil etc. helps the garbage burn. Most times the amount of oil involved is miniscule and then I just spray it onto the floor of my shop. When I sweep the floor that also gets dumped into the incinerator. Brake clean evaporates and leaves no residue behind so your really just dealing with a little bit of oil or antifreeze. I'm cheap so a funnel is allowed to drip fairly clean back into a container or the engine before being washed out with brake clean.

 

[stuckmotor]

I sometimes cut the bottom from a quart bottle of oil and use it for a funnel, putting it into a gallon ziplock bag for next time. They tend to tip over in the fill hole unless held upright.

 

[stuckmotor]

Water, antifreeze, engine oil, hydraulic fluids. One funnel. Small engines gets a smaller funnel. Oil jugs drain into the oil squirt can. Funnel may drain back into an oil jug if the jug is not empty. I do not sweat over cleaning a funnel with a paper towel. My car has 600,000 miles on it with the head never removed. Yes I do not want to pour big chunks of dirt in an engine but if someone is worried about some little lint that gets washed into the sump, and then pumped into the oil filter if it did not settle to the bottom of the sump/pan. That seems like overthinking. Be cleaner working with injectors though.

What make and model car is that and how often do you change oil? I think I want one.

 

[RalphVa]

I've several funnels. They get used for all kinds of oil, water, etc. If used for water and not long after for oil, just flush with a little bit of alcohol or acetone or paint thinner.

Ralph

 

[Ford850]

I use two large and one small sizes of the special John Deere plastic funnels that have the screw-on caps on both ends. After use I don't even wipe them out; just leave a twist of paper towel in the small end, screw both caps on lightly, and set the funnel in a bucket with the others. By the time I want to use it again all the oil coating the inside of the funnel has flowed down and wicked into the twist of paper towel. No dirt or dust got in because of the caps. So that twist gets disgarded & the funnel is ready for use again.

I haven't cleaned a funnel since discovering that trick.
rScotty

I'll admit I thought this thread was geared towards OCD, but your post intrigued me. I found that JD labels Clean Funnel brand funnels, which I have never heard of until now. Here's a link showing a variety of their funnels: Keep Grit, Dirt, and Debris Out of Your Equipment with Clean Funnel! - Gear Up With Gregg's - YouTube
I always wad a piece of newspaper in the down the snout after I use a funnel and toss in a covered bucket with the rest of the funnels. The caps would keep things much cleaner, and I really like that they use standard sized caps that can be replaced with other household product caps if lost.

 

[fidowanttobe]

I'll admit I thought this thread was geared towards OCD, but your post intrigued me. I found that JD labels Clean Funnel brand funnels, which I have never heard of until now. Here's a link showing a variety of their funnels: Keep Grit, Dirt, and Debris Out of Your Equipment with Clean Funnel! - Gear Up With Gregg's - YouTube
I always wad a piece of newspaper in the down the snout after I use a funnel and toss in a covered bucket with the rest of the funnels. The caps would keep things much cleaner, and I really like that they use standard sized caps that can be replaced with other household product caps if lost.

Awesome product. Sell at Menards also. I have several color coded for specifics, don't need to rinse, always clean and stored in a tote with an old bath towel on the bottom. Stand them up on the big end, turn the spout end off and tip into the fill neck, open big lid. Not a drop spilled or wasted. Quality too as some are 20-25 years old!

 

[CobyRupert]

Use the same filter for everything. Mostly for oil, and they spend a few days draining into oil pail before next use.
If being used to add new oil or gas to something, they may get a wipe down with a rag.
Not worried the least about “old” oil residue (which is probably good for another 5000 miles if tested) interfering with new oil.
Not worried the least about oil residue interfering with any gas being poured or vice-versa.
I might wipe it extra good with rag (ensuring rag goes all the way through spout) before using funnel for water or antifreeze.