Boganspeed Will do skids for food Silver Donating Members 1,177 Member For: 13y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 10/06/12 04:26 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 04:26 AM (edited) I regularly service my bikes and sometimes, the odd car.I have a jerry can which I tip my used engine oil into.My mate used to work at a bike shop up to a few months ago so I could dump my oil in there disposal drum but not any more.So now that my jerry has probably less space than an oil change in it, does anyone know whare I can take oil to be disposed of ?Obviously, tipping it down the sink is out.Rubbing it all over my naked body is now also out as I've recently graduated to pig's blood. Edited 10/06/12 04:28 AM by Boganspeed Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 10/06/12 04:38 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 04:38 AM Some municipal dumps have free battery and oil dumping stations.. Check your councils website. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 10/06/12 04:48 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 04:48 AM +1 what council/shire are part of? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 7m 2d Gender: Male Posted 10/06/12 04:56 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 04:56 AM Makes awesome weed killer! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 14y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 10/06/12 04:59 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 04:59 AM On 10/06/2012 at 4:26 AM, Boganspeed said: Rubbing it all over my naked body is now also out as I've recently graduated to pig's blood.Lol'dAlways wondered what my old man does. He puts it back in old oil bottles and I think dumps them at work at ford lol. Haven't got a mechanic mate do you bogan? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boganspeed Will do skids for food Silver Donating Members 1,177 Member For: 13y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 10/06/12 05:30 AM Author Share Posted 10/06/12 05:30 AM (edited) I live in Thornlie so I'm in the city of gosnells.Shyfrd I don't have any mechanic mates that I would be able to dump oil with at the moment.Funnily enough, the forum software replaced the word "pig's" with "cops" !Which I didn't think was cricket, so I quickly changed it back. Edited 10/06/12 05:33 AM by Boganspeed Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 17y 6m 15d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 10/06/12 05:36 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 05:36 AM I just put the old oil back in the bottle and drop it off at my local dumps recycling depot for free.Id check with your local recycling/dump service first Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 7m 26d Gender: Male Posted 10/06/12 05:44 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 05:44 AM Chuck it on the road,, skids..I used to put mine in the new oil container 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 17y 8d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 10/06/12 08:37 AM Share Posted 10/06/12 08:37 AM lube. but it will perish frangers..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFXR6TURBOMAN Donating Members 80 Member For: 13y 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 10/06/12 11:49 PM Share Posted 10/06/12 11:49 PM my old neighbour he is Greek, he used to paint his wooden fence with old engine oil, when I asked him why he was doing that he said " stops the timber from rotting and makes it water proof cause the oil seeps into the timber" I said "fair enough" lol dont know if that's legal anymore but I suppose that's another way of getting rid of it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80526-used-oil-what-do-i-do-with-it/#findComment-1252285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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