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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / February 2005OK to flush used oil down the toilet?
If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? Sure. > If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the > toilet? >If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? Depends on the waste treatment system in your area, you should inquire first. Another option is to use an oil disposal pit as described in the "Hints From the Model Garage" section of Popular Science magazine. A post hole digger is used to make a suitable hole in the ground, which is then filled with gravel and topped off with fine soil. Used oil is poured in, and by the time your next oil change rolls around it is absorbed into the ground.  SignatureRoger Blake (Subtract 10 for email.) >A post hole digger is used to make a suitable hole in the >ground, which is then filled with gravel and topped off with fine >soil. Used oil is poured in, and by the time your next oil change >rolls around it is absorbed into the ground. This has got to be a joke response. You can just put it down the the hole in your outhouse. Remember that pretty rainbow in your water is from the oil. Its really ok for you to drink! >If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? Nah. You should put a little on your breakfast cereal every day to get rid of it. > If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? I wouldn't and here is why >>> http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/wastemgt/nf196.htm - BBA ??? BBA's RC Site - http://www.billybadassrc.com When Privacy Matters -- http://www.epic.org/ > If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? the standard american response is no. hell no, actually. its really difficult to get that junk out of the water when it is treated. why not just drop it off at autozone or [insert name of favorite parts store here] like everyone else? im pretty sure any place that sells oil has to take used oil back. around here, anyway. anthony > If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? It is illegal to take or dump used oil anywhere but an authorized disposal facility, but you already knew this when you posted this troll. For creativity I give you a 3. For effectiveness, a 1/2. JazzMan Signature********************************************************** Please reply to jsavage"at"airmail.net. Curse those darned bulk e-mailers! ********************************************************** "Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry ********************************************************** > If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the > toilet? +--------------------------------------+ \ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 / \ \ 1 9 / \ 0 \ 10 / \ \ TROLL-O-METER / \ \ / \ \ / \___\______________________/ \ / \....................../ +----------+ | PLEASE | | DO NOT | | FEED THE | | TROLLS | +----------+ | | | | .\|.||/.. Given the level of ignorance in the so-called "developed world" I don't atuomatically suspect a troll when I read these things. I keep an empty plastic 5 gal driveway sealer bucket in the garage where I dump my used motor oil. When it's getting full I put the top on and drive a couple of screws through to make sure it doesn't fall off, then put it in the car and take it to the auto parts store that collects it for recyling. I can call the city dump to get the name of a retailer close to home where I can take my used motor oil. Our municipality has garbage recyling so it's easy to find large plastic jugs in the bins in front of people's houses on garbage day, for example those big cat litter containers with the screw on lids. They make good containers for used motor oil. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned Good reply from William. To add to his post: oil cosnumers pay an additional fee for recycling. It's required that the retailer post the address of the dumping facility. There's millions of gallons unaccounted for but it doesn't mean that this oil ended up down the drain. I'm of the opinion that using synthetic that does its job for longer oil change intervals that companies like Esso and Amsoil offer, gives the consumer no excuse for dumping used oil down the drain. > If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the > toilet? Hmmm. Depends. Synthetic or mineral? >>If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the >>toilet? > > Hmmm. Depends. Synthetic or mineral? your kidding right? >>>If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the >>>toilet? >> >> Hmmm. Depends. Synthetic or mineral? > your kidding right? YES!! >>If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the >>toilet? > > Hmmm. Depends. Synthetic or mineral? while your at it. bake a meatloaf with your old oil filter. Actually, it sounds doable. The sewage treatment plant removes everything from the water before discharging it, and the sludge is removed and properly disposed of. From what I've heard it is all chemically treated at the sewage plant. > Actually, it sounds doable. The sewage treatment plant removes everything from > the water before discharging it, and the sludge is removed and properly > disposed of. From what I've heard it is all chemically treated at the sewage > plant. Do you, or pehaps you know of someone that dumps oil into the sewage system? it's ok to drink & it's very good for ya. m > it's ok to drink & it's very good for ya. > > m I think you misspelled "& it'll increase the average IQ of the planet by several points"... SignatureDon Bruder - dakidd@sonic.net - New Email policy in effect as of Feb. 21, 2004. Short form: I'm trashing EVERY E-mail that doesn't contain a password in the subject unless it comes from a "whitelisted" (pre-approved by me) address. See <http://www.sonic.net/~dakidd/main/contact.html> for full details. > Actually, it sounds doable. The sewage treatment plant removes everything from > the water before discharging it, and the sludge is removed and properly > disposed of. From what I've heard it is all chemically treated at the sewage > plant. Uh... NO. Standard municipal sewage treatment processes do NOT deal with used engine oil. If it isn't used in cooking, laundry, dishwashing, bathing, or doesn't come out of your backside, then it doesn't belong in the sewage treatment process. >> Actually, it sounds doable. The sewage treatment plant removes everything >> from [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > doesn't come out of your backside, then it doesn't belong in the sewage > treatment process. Uh, not quite. Some places do indeed allow things like engine coolant to be dumped down the sewer. Engine oil, no but coolant, yes. > >> Actually, it sounds doable. The sewage treatment plant removes everything > >> from [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Uh, not quite. Some places do indeed allow things like engine coolant to be > dumped down the sewer. Engine oil, no but coolant, yes. <GASP> COUGH - COUGH >> UNReal!!! >shakes head< I certainly hope that you're kidding!! ...I'm beginning to get the impression that more than just a few individuals believe that it's okay to pour petroleum products and or chemicals into our sewer system! BBA >If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? It's only ok if you dont mind drinking it when it comes back out of the tap when the treatment plant fails to get rid of it. Spend the extra effort and find a local place that will take it. The local landfill around here even has a free place for recycling antifreeze, something even the big chain-stores usually won't take. Dan >If I change the oil on my car, is it ok to flush the used oil down the toilet? Of course not. Take it to your local recylcling center. ------------ Alex |
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