My car has a good old-fashioned x-flow engine, which has the regulation oil drips underneath.

I could make my own drip tray, but I'd much rather buy one if I can. There are some purpose-made ones available through the interwebbiethingy but, although they're quite cheap, the P&P is often huge.

I was just wondering if anyone has come up with a cheaper and readily-available alternative...

David

cat litterr tray from wilkinsons, 32p

Good old Wilko's!

Any idea how big they are, roughly?

I used the end panel off a bath that I was about to throw away. About an inch deep all around and about 2 foot square approx.

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
Good old Wilko's!

Any idea how big they are, roughly?

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I used a litho printing plate, nice and easy to fold the corners up worked a treat.

Pop along to a local printers David, plenty around they are worth a fair amount as scrap in large amounts but i'm sure on a saturday morning someone will oblige

I got a propagation try from a local garden centre. Just a bit bigger than A4 and 90mm deep.....

And you can get ones that are apporx A3 size (or whatever double A4 is!!!!).....

Roasting tray from an old cooker, I use it for services on my bike as well

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Originally posted by Peteff
Roasting tray from an old cooker, I use it for services on my bike as well

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I just use cat litter under the car and sweep it up when i take the car out! A lot less smelly than a real cat!

Caber

I have cut round a plastic 45 gallon drum about 2 inches from the bottom.

Slides inder no problem and holds a surprising amount when dropping the oil.

Yes but our Chicken Castrolaise is to die for

i use bit of old carpet for my over zealous plumbed in central lube anti rust system.

just cut an old 5 liter oil flask in 2 halfs lengthways leave the plug on, and use the part that has the plug on as the cat-cher makes for easy pouring into something else also.

grtz Thomas

Think we are moving off topic here a bit, DJ was after a DRIP tray, not something for draining oil into.

Mine does both, but i have a BEC so they dont drip oil

Or have i just cursed myself now!

You could use that as a drip tray, I did when I had the xflow in.... makes for easy disposal of the "dripage" (never knew what was comming out of that engine)

now I have the 4age the drip tray, only gets used for oilchanges,

grtz Thomas