P1000 Engine Oil Change Idea

[White Rabbit]

My 2016 Pioneer purchased July last year had the maintainence symbol recentlly light. The hour meter shows 95 hours and 600 miles on the ODO. I recently posted about milky subtrans oil, which I fixed with aftermarket vent kit and several oil changes.
This was my first engine oil change since purchase as the oil looked clean on the dipstick. After a short run to warm up engine oil I removed the engine oil plug, the hot oil went under skid plate, then finally into my drain pan below. Has anyone toyed with the idea of a short oil resistant hose which would permanently attach to engine case. When time to change oil pull excess hose through hole in skid plate and remove endcap. My inboard V-8 skiboat uses this type of idea for oil changes and it works great.
Similar issue with DCT oil change, how are you guys dealing with the oil running under skid plate?
On a seperate issue when checking oil level in engine; do you screw in dipstick?

 

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[P1K5Dave]

What kind of skid plate do you have? You can notch them out a little more to give you better flow.

You do NOT screw in the dipstick to check the oil level. Just make sure it goes in straight and sit it on the hole to check.

 

[Vikes79]

I’ve experimented with some drain hoses, the rear drain is actually the problem…it’s slight angle and the distance to the skid plate isn’t enough for an elbow and the hose. Need a banjo type fitting and a special flow thru bolt.

Add on the mess from the two filters and you still have a big mess.

Just changed mine yesterday.. I leave the skid plate on.

When I’m done changing the oil I wash the buggy with my hot water pressure washer.

 

[oldfortyfive]

We used hydraulic hoses for oil drain lines on our auxiliary engines for years. Make life a lot easier.