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Disposing of oil when on the road...
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Im on the first leg of a Cape to Cairo trip and will soon be needing to do an oil change. The trouble in Africa is that there are no oil recycling options and i would like to avoid dumping oil into the environment. Anyone out there got a clever idea? Carrying it out is not an option.
Jim
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Burn it?
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Bury it !
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lubricate your chain with it !
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That's a good one. In fact Yammie says in the manual that the chain should always be lubricated with engine oil.
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Thanks for teh suggestions.
I guess theres no eco-friendly way to do it... I will bury what i cant use.
Jim
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Collect the oil in a (coke) bottle, bring it to the nearest garage who will take care in a most friendly way...
Honestly eco stuff hasnt reach africa so much yet, have a look around and most of these open-air garage's have a nice layer of oil&sand to work on...
Then again, your used oil might be still useful in an old peugot...
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Hey Jim,
I just changed my oil in Mangochi and left the used stuff with the guys there who soak their roof-poles in it to keep out termites.
That, at least, saves a tree or two...
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