Harbor Freight Pittsburgh Oil Drain Pan Review

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OK,

I have to admit this is not my favorite topic: reviewing oil drain pan.
If you change your oil using vacuum pump in your tuxedo, no need to read further.

Anyway, my 10-year-old 8-quart el cheapo plastic oil pan just cracked at the bottom, creating a mess on my driveway. I was draining hot oil (oil temp maybe around 80C or so), so the hot oil was probably the last straw for the old pan.
My suggestion is: avoid draining hot oil. Wait about 1h after a drive for the oil to cool down, maybe 50C (warm to touch), then it is better.

Searching the web, many people are unhappy with Flotool thin plastic that breaks in 1 week! Blitz (see photo) has leak at the cap.
So I searched a bit further and found people are happy with Harbor Freight Pittsburgh Oil Drain Pan!!!

Stopped by HF, it was on sales for $5.99 (regular $9.48).

1. The Blitz, if you want to use it, my suggestion is to buy a radiator hose elbow with I.D. 35mm (1-3/8 inch). Advance Auto has it for $8. Put it on, zip tie it and set it up as a "snorkel".






2. The HF Plastic Oil Pan is actually very nice. The thickness is 3mm (unheard of these days!).
Made in Taiwan. There is a shelf for oil filter (Yes, I love this feature).






3. One-gallon test and two-gallon test to show you the levels:






4. Surprise: the bottom has 6 re-enforcing ribs! Nice design:






5. Price is cheap. Overall, very very happy (not easy to make me happy...lol...):










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