Take a piece of cardboard, crease it down the center (crease helps to stiffen the cardboard and direct the oil). Hold it in front of the frame at an angle(top closer to the engine), remove the plug. The oil will hit the cardboard instead of coating the frame, the angle helps direct the oil into your oil basin below. Hope it helps, Stephen 3601 > Once the oil plug is removed, the oil shoots straight out, hits the frame, and splatters impressively. .....Is there any clever way to make the process neater, To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/