1957 Oil Funnel
#1
1957 Oil Funnel
Hello everyone, long time no chat. I'm about to start working on my 57 again and plan to do some oil changes before installing a new oil pan. However I started remembering how much of a pain it was to fill the oil in the first place. I have not been able to find a funnel with a small enough tip. Has anyone else had this issue? Is there an easier way to fill the oil? Thank you in advance.
#8
And major pain in the ***. I don't know if you have ever dropped or installed a pan in a car with a X frame but it will not come out square with the world.. I could be wrong on this as I have never removed a pan on a 57 but all earlier first generation Old's don't give up their pans without a fight....Tedd
Last edited by Tedd Thompson; August 1st, 2021 at 09:15 PM.
#9
Whew,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,good luck with that. And why would anyone do this?
#14
To be fair, I was able to successfully do it through the dip stick tube, using a regular funnel and a piece of file folder in a cone shape at the bottom. It was an absolute pain in the butt and a mess, kept figuring though that there was an old school funnel that I couldn't find. I just went back to the manual..... yup, there it was, crankshaft breather should be cleaned every time the oil is changed.
I am hoping this weekend will be in the high 80's instead of the 100s that it's been for the past couple months. Then I might be able to work on my 57 a bit.
Thanks everyone for the help.
I am hoping this weekend will be in the high 80's instead of the 100s that it's been for the past couple months. Then I might be able to work on my 57 a bit.
Thanks everyone for the help.
#16
Nobody has asked the question "what kind of oil did you use". So, what kind of oil did you use. I hope you used something with zinc in it. If not you need to drain whatever you put in it and refill it this time with some oil high in zinc content (like Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil). Otherwise you will be replacing a camshaft in the near future.
#18
Nobody has asked the question "what kind of oil did you use". So, what kind of oil did you use. I hope you used something with zinc in it. If not you need to drain whatever you put in it and refill it this time with some oil high in zinc content (like Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil). Otherwise you will be replacing a camshaft in the near future.
NIAT, proud of you for tackling a car way older than you are and trying to learn. There's a 23 year old on AACA Forums who has taken on a 1936 DeSoto- and who had zero mechanical experience when he started. Like I told him, being willing to try will take you far! 👨🔧
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