Ok. so they leak... what about your floor?

[CBCJr6]

Just curious as to how people deal with their oil leaks and garage floors. Rebuilding my dad's 72 T (original owner) and it leaks.... What do others put down on the garage floor?

Chuck

[Dan in Pasadena]

Drip pan with kitty litter strategically place to catch as much as possible. I get the little from the 99 cents store. When I need it I go in and buy $5 or $10 worth and it lasts a long time.

[schoward]

one of those 99 cent carpet swatch doormats from home depot

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Whenever they replace the carpeting in one of the apartments around here, me and my neighbors grab the rolls, cut it to size and do the garage floors with it. Makes working on the cars much more comfortable - it's easier than lying/kneeling on a concrete slab.

[911s55]

Sheets of cardboard from warehouse pallets, places like Costco will give em to you.
They fit very well between the wheels

[gassy]

I just let her drip.

[Jays72T]

Just a drip pan, then I wipe it down every oil change.

[gulf908]

Chuck,
I get a clean cardboard box from a local shop(usually from the back door of the local Thai restaurant) and cut it lengthwise strategically to extend from the rear of the motor to approximately the front of the trans.
As my car doesn't leak very much at the moment,this lasts quite some time and I throw it into the garbage when its usefulness is done.
An excellent fringe benefit of this is that any new oil leaks are spotted() straight away and can be isolated for correction accurately.

Cheers,
Dennis.

[azasadny]

2 sheets of 4x8 plywood on the floor to catch the oil drops and give my back a break when I'm under the car. I usually use cardboard, but I like plywood or luan better because it absorbs the oil fast and isn't slippery to walk on.

[Scott R]

Don't you guys go after the leaks? I guess it really bothers me more than most. I don't have a drop of leaking oil, ever, and when I do I go right after that part that's causing it. Oil on the garage floor drives me nuts, guess it something my father passed on to me, dunno.

[shbop]

Fix the leaks.

[daepp]

Not to be a nervous nellie, but I believe in most places carpeted garages are not code due to the very oil they are know to trap. Apparently they have been linked to garage fires.

My $.02: fix the leaks or buy a nice drip pan - Pep Boys has them in black plastic, 3'X5' for around 10 bones.

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by daepp

Not to be a nervous nellie, but I believe in most places carpeted garages are not code due to the very oil they are know to trap. Apparently they have been linked to garage fires.

My $.02: fix the leaks or buy a nice drip pan - Pep Boys has them in black plastic, 3'X5' for around 10 bones.

That's true for my city, carpet does the same thing as leaving a pile of oily rags in the corner.

[gregg911]

Originally Posted by Scott R

Don't you guys go after the leaks? I guess it really bothers me more than most. I don't have a drop of leaking oil, ever, and when I do I go right after that part that's causing it. Oil on the garage floor drives me nuts, guess it something my father passed on to me, dunno.

I spent months tracking down leaks on my SC until I wondered if I had OCD. I though I had them all until a very small one developed.

My opinion....911s leak oil! It's in their nature, andwho am I to upset the balance of nature?

I use kitty litter in the winter for that occasional drip. In the summer it's really not a problem as the more it's driven the less it leaks.

[euro911sc]

I use a chair mat under my VW (911 did not leak) they work great and can easily be hosed off in the yard at any time. slippery when wet though. Very cheap at an office liquidator or your own office when they down size

Best regards,

Michael

[haycait911]

to remove the stain after the fact, put kitty litter on it and grind in with your foot. leave in place for a while, grinding in occasionally. if stain is still there, put a bit of dry portland cement on it and grind in as above, leave in place. the dry cement sucks out the oil, will take out old stains too.
also, where the car is usually parked, get the floor as clean as possible, and then put a sealer on it. Weldbond white glue mixed with water is great, just follow the directions on the jug. Don.

[RWebb]

oily carpet, or oily cardboard -- you are just asking for a FIRE

look up spontaneous combustion sometime... this is why oily rags have to be put into a metal container in a shop

Like the man said: Fix the leaks.

[burgermeister]

I let it drip. I'd love to fix the leaks, but I lack the time and money to go after every single one. An engine drop to fix a minor oil leak is just not in the cards for me....

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by burgermeister

I let it drip. I'd love to fix the leaks, but I lack the time and money to go after every single one. An engine drop to fix a minor oil leak is just not in the cards for me....

An engine drop is what, 2 hours and a six pack? Invite some friends, make a day of it, get the kids involved, fun for the whole family.

[burgermeister]

Son is 18 months - a bit young for an engine drop. Needs to wait 5 or 6 years...

Wayne's book says 10 hours for an engine drop. Using the same scaling factor I needed to get the valve adjustment to work out, an engine drop will be around 30 hours for me. Heck, I'm 8 hours into a suspension pan replacement and I still haven't figured out how to get the A-arms off... (ball joint does not want to come out of the strut). Just slow, I guess drip drip ...