I know everyone experiences it, your doing an oil change on your b series and you unscrew the filter then the oil runs all down the back of your block and on every bracket and all over your header. Is there anything out there to stop this like a plate or a special way to do it without getting oil everywhere. Just built an all motor gsr and dont want oil all over it. Thanks

 

It shouldnt be that messy at least for me it isnt. The little oil that does spill I wipe off with a rag and done deal.

 

just put a bag over the header so the oil runs down and not on the header.

 

You could probably spray simple green or a high strength cleaner on the block first, do your oil change and then spray down the back of your engine with a hose or a pressure washer. The spray should create a barrier so the oil doesn't "stick". Could work?

 

Best cleaner for that is brake parts cleaner

 

Change the filter while it is cold, after all night drain. Most drain back valves fail and then the filter is essentially empty.

 

there are commercially available filter relocation kits. adapter plate with two hoses and a remote filter mount. place the mount where spillage can be controlled and easily cleaned.

personally, i think that would be a little over the top, but the option is there. i have no trouble washing the block down with a little brake parts cleaner after i'm done. cheap, simple and effective.