Here's how to stop the dreaded glug.
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| © Westend61 - Getty Images Here's how to stop the dreaded glug. |
By Chris Perkins, Road & Track
There's a pretty decent chance you've made a mess pouring
oil before. You know how it goes-you start emptying out a bottle, the
dreaded glug begins, and before long, you've got a mess on your
hands (and/or valve covers). Thankfully, there's a simple way to avoid
this issue that you might not know about.
As the guys at German car parts store FCPEuro
explain, you need to hold your oil bottle by the bottom when pouring.
It's counterintuitive, since it's the opposite of how you'd hold a milk
bottle, but there's science behind it.
When you pour oil holding the bottle near the lid, air enters and
gets trapped in the corner, which causes the glugging. A milk bottle
doesn't have this issue since the handle is hollow, giving air a place
to be. By holding an oil bottle by the bottom (as seen in the picture
above), air won't get trapped, and the oil will flow out smoothly.
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