Lots of good suggestions. Generally I use disposable rags and just toss them in the shop woodstove. Spontaneous combustion isn't an issue. Of course if I have a rag soaked with thinner I am very very careful tossing it into a lit fire... pat..
The only vehicle I've ever paid to have the oil changed in was my '96 Nissan King Cab, with the 2.4 four banger. The underhood layout was so discombobulated that it was simply impossible to remove the filter without coating yourself in oil. The filter needed to be passed over a cross member, or the fender lining needed to be removed. Since I use full synthetic oil, the oil going into that truck always came from quart bottles, not a gun. The Nissan was the only vehicle I've had that I didn't drive into the ground. I simply hated that truck.
Even though oil changes are relatively cheap from a dealer, quickie lube, etc... I like to give everything a once over while I'm there. I look for leaks, check the belts and hoses, battery connections, wire insulation, etc... All of these tasks are usually part of a commercial oil change, but in my experience, simply pencil whipped by the oil changer. Both of my current vehicles, a '99 Jeep Wrangler Sport , and an '01 Subaru Outback, are laid out well enough that I can do each in under 20 minutes. That includes the seven grease fittings on the Jeep.
I use Mobil 1 and the best filters I can get, unlike the paid guys. My vehicles are usually driven to the junkyard, with several hundred thousand miles on them.
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