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putting oil in

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Hi, is there an easy way of putting in engine oil without getting it everywhere !!!Thanks....There is just no room to move ! :?:

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I've seen somewhere, might have been JK, a tool (basically like a long tube/funnel type device) for filling up the oil on a T25

I'll have a look now, see if I can find one :D

E D I T: found one http://www.justkampers.com/shop/oil-jug-j10859.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You could always make your own oil filler, using a funnel, little section of pipe/hose, and a jubilee clip :ok
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Open your flap, wedge it open with the filler cap, stick your finger in and pull the inner tube out of the filler tube,pour it in - what's difficult?
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tomsneade wrote:Hi, is there an easy way of putting in engine oil without getting it everywhere !!!Thanks....There is just no room to move ! :?:

On long trips, i usually put a pint of oil in a used 1 pint milk bottle. The bottle is then stowed next to my fresh water container space. Easy access.

The slim 1 pint bottle coupled w the extended filler tubemakes a effective topping up option :idea:

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Or you can cut the top section off a plastic soft drink bottle and use that as a funnel after you extend the pull out filler tube??
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I've never looked to see if there's a filler tube :rofl
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croc wrote:Or you can cut the top section off a plastic soft drink bottle and use that as a funnel after you extend the pull out filler tube??


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Just had a look at my oil filler... it doesn't have an extendable tube thingy
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i wedge the flap open with with filler cap and then use a 50p plastic funnel. Done.
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I Use a funnel like suggested but with a cable tie attached and looped over lock of tailgate with tailgate open. Works pretty well. Don't need three hands

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richlaz wrote:Just had a look at my oil filler... it doesn't have an extendable tube thingy

The middle part pulls out.

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I have a plastic milk bottle with most of one side cut off. That forms a funnel on the slope. I keep one for water and one for oil.
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