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No mess oil filter change

Simon Westmacott devises a way to keep his bilges clean

If your engine has an oil filter screwed on horizontally, such as the Volvo Penta MD2030 and many, many others, you’ve doubtless fumed at the arrangement whereby the contents of the oil filter canister – even after the sump has been drained – disappear into the engine bilge leaving a trail of oil down the side of your engine. Furthermore, said bilge

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