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Best Oil Drain Pan for 2022 – CNET [CNET]

Emme Hall

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Not everybody changes their own oil. But you don’t have to pay the extra money to have someone change your oil when it’s easy to learn how to do it yourself and the equipment needed is quite affordable. There’s a satisfaction in doing it yourself in the comfort of your own garage, too.

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However, an oil change can lead to a big, slippery mess if you don’t have the right tools, including the right drain pan to catch used engine oil coming out of your car. And though a basic plastic oil pan will get the job done, there are a variety of oil drain pans available with different capacities and profiles. You’ll find open-top and sealed models, and even fancy-pants pans featuring wheels and a pump. To help make picking the right one for you a little easier, we’ve compiled a list of our favorites based on firsthand experience and user reviews.

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FloTool

What’s not to like here about this oil pan? This FloTool Super Duty sealed plastic pan is affordable, can hold 16 quarts of fluid and can be stored flat or upright for added convenience. There is a handle so it’s easier to carry around, and the oil catch pan is nice and big so no worries about the oil stream missing the mark after removing the plug. There is also a designated resting spot to drain the old filter to further keep things tidy. This catch pan is highly rated by Home Depot customers, scoring an impressive 4.6 out of 5 based on more than 160 customer reviews.

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Neiko

Unlike our best overall pick above, this Neiko is an open top pan requiring you to dump used oil into another container before taking it to get recycled. Thankfully, neatly pouring oil from this pan is a cinch thanks to molded handles and a pour spout. It’s made from sturdy plastic so it won’t bend when picking it up, features an 8-quart capacity that should be good for most vehicles and is a little over 12 inches in diameter with an anti-splash lip — giving plenty of real estate to catch old engine oil draining streams under your car. It’s also well liked by users, boasting a strong 4.7 out of 5 rating on Amazon based off more than 1,000 customer reviews. It’s a pan found in the garages of a few Roadshow staffers, too.

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Lumax

With a 15-quart capacity and a lower profile design, this Lumax pan is ideal for working in tighter spaces or vehicles that don’t have a ton of ground clearance. Setting this oil drain pan apart from most of the pans on our list are the two wheels on the bottom, which makes sliding it under the car easier. Just grab a handle and tilt it up to make positioning it under the car simple. In addition, there’s a strainer at the top of the pan opening to prevent things like the oil drain plugs and crush washers from falling into the pan and being lost forever. It’s also a darn popular oil drain pan with a 4.5 out of 5 rating on Amazon, based on more than 5,000 reviews.

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Lumax

While many of the oil pans on the list are wide to reduce the chances of unwanted messes from oil splashes and spills, there’s always a chance of a rogue fluid drip ending up on your precious garage floor. To provide extra insurance against used oil dirtying your floor during oil changes consider this Lumax LX-1715 Galvanized Drip Pan. This drip tray measures in at approximately 4-by-2 feet, providing a sizable splash protection zone around your oil drain pan. It’s made from galvanized steel metal (making it rust resistant) and features rolled edges, giving you a smooth lip to grab onto when sliding it around under vehicles.

Comparison of the best oil drain pans for 2022


 Make Model Capacity
Best oil drain pan overall FloTool Super Duty 16 Quart Drain Container 16 quarts
Best oil drain pan overall runner-up Neiko Oil Drain Pan 20762A 8 quarts
Best small oil drain pan Matrix Concepts M28 Oil Drain Container 6 quarts
Best cheap oil drain pan FloTool Standard Duty 7 Quart Drain Pan 7 quarts
Best oil drain pan if money is no object Goplus Portable Oil Drain Pan with Pump 17 gallons
Best low-profile oil drain pan Pittsburgh Automotive Waste Oil Container 8.5 quarts
Best high-capacity oil drain pan FloTool Super Duty 24 Quart Drain Container 24 quarts
Best oil drain pan with wheels Lumax Drainmaster Pan and Waste Storage 15 quarts
Best oil drain pan with wheels if you have a lift Aain Adjustable Height Waste Oil Drain with Wheels 5 gallons
Best oil drain pan for motorcycles SLMOTO Low Profile Oil Drain Pan 8 quarts

Use an oil drain pan to safely collect your used motor oil while wrenching. 

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Why use an oil drain pan?

This is perhaps the easiest question to answer. You should use an oil drain pan because oil does not belong on your garage floor, on your hands, in the dirt, on the grass, on your driveway, in the gutter or in your garbage can. By collecting your used motor oil in an oil drain pan you can dispose of it properly and keep potential environmental damage to a minimum. We humans already do enough damage to Mother Earth. Using an oil drain pan is the least you can do.

How do oil drain pans work?

Before you buy an oil drain pan, but sure you know how much it needs to hold. A pal with a Lamborghini Espada was overwhelmed the first time he changed the oil in the classic car, which dumped 17 quarts of oil into his 10-quart pan. He was left with a mini-Exxon Valdez to clean up.

Also, note that we’re writing today about oil drain pans, not oil transportation vessels, though many of the ones featured on our list do double as a drain pan and storage/transport container. Others, like the open top Neiko pan are great for collecting used motor oil, they are not sufficient to transport old oil to your local hazardous waste disposal site. It’s best practice to pour the used oil into the oil container you just emptied into your car or a dedicated waste oil container. This ensures you’ll get to the disposal site without spilling anything.

There are plenty of choices out there when it comes to oil drain pans.

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Where can I dump my used motor oil?

To find your local hazardous waste disposal site, just Google your locality plus “hazardous waste disposal” or “oil recycling.” Some locations are open every day, but in smaller towns you might find they’re only open one or two days a month. Be prepared to show identification proving you live there. Most of the time, there is no charge. Some sites will take your container, forcing you to return later to pick it up. That’s just one more reason to transfer used oil out of the drain pan and into a separate container. A local auto parts store is also a good bet — many take and recycle waste oil.

An oil spill mat is helpful to have as well.

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