You can save money by recycling used engine oil.
Engine oil keeps your car running smoothly. Over time, it picks up dirt and debris and needs to be replaced. You can salvage this oil and reuse it, saving money and reducing waste.
Method
Place one container on the floor, and place another container on a bench so that it's atop the container below it. Run a length of rope between the two containers so that one end is inside each container, touching the bottom. Add waste oil to the top container. The capillary action of the rope fibers, combined with gravity, will draw the oil down into the bottom container, leaving dirt behind.
Benefits
Purified waste oil can be re-used as an engine lubricant. It can also be burned in an oil heater to provide heat.
Considerations
Purified engine oil does not have the detergents and lubricants found in new oil. Therefore, mix new oil with old oil. One quart of fresh oil has enough additives for three quarts of purified oil.
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