Anybody remember how long it's been since oil came in a can? That
telescoping tube would have worked just fine if you were filling it
from a can of oil with a metal spout pushed into it. It's not as
convenient when pouring from a bottle. Now you kinda need the funnel.

Mark K
1986 GL 2WD

On Jan 13, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Allan Streib wrote:

>
> That is nice, but to me it just makes it easier to get the funnel in.
> It's still much too "horizontal" to pour oil in directly from the
> bottle.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL

> "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> said:
>
>> The secret - the oil filler neck has an extension telescoped down
>> inside
>> the filler tube. Just grasp the edge of the filler tube between
>> finger
>> and thumb and pull and it slides right out, The rest is self evident.
>> Pretty slick.
>