Dr. Dr. Smithers wrote:
Harry,
The plastic bag trick is to pull a plastic bag over the oil filter and
unscrew the oil filter with the plastic bag completely around the oil
filter. When the oil filter is off any oil that is spilled is caught by the
bag. I didn't need to do that with my auto, I used some newspaper under my
oil pan, in case some oil missed the pan. I preferred newspaper because the
newspaper absorbed the oil.


That must be one slippery package to hold and twist.
I stopped doing my own oil changes 10 years ago after I bought my
mini-van new and got into the habit of letting the pros do same (re
warranty period) Now the van is old, but the hastle of collecting the
oil and driving all the way to the depot to get rid of it doesn't seem
worth while.
The outboard is a different story....such a small amount.