Anybody have a recommendation based on experience for a tool that will puncture an oil filter to drain it in a controlled manner?

FYI, if your filter is installed vertically....like mine is, I learned a trick on the internet. I use a red solo cup to take off the filter after I've loosened it. It contains all the oil that drips from the filter.

How tucked away is the filter? I have used a funnel with a bit of hose attached to drain it into the pan.

You might also use a zip-lock bag. Anyway it's done, I always place old newspaper under the oil pan and filter.

Punch a hole in it with a Phillips screwdriver. Or, just unscrew it over the drain pan. Put on some nitrile gloves and there's no muss no fuss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFHj7UGNNc8 these work well.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Punch a hole in it with a Phillips screwdriver. Or, just unscrew it over the drain pan. Put on some nitrile gloves and there's no muss no fuss.

I used to remove it over the drain pan but I've moved away from the pan after I installed Fumoto valves... love those, they drain directly into a 12qt container made for the purpose of collecting oil.

I did consider getting an empty gallon jug of water and cutting off the top... that would probably work for me... Combined with the hammer and a punch/screw driver as suggested would certainly get the job done... I just kinda wanted something like a tap used for maple sap collection. I think that would be nifty.

The top mounted cartirdge filter in my wife's Pacifica is much less hassle and much cleaner to change than the traditional screw-on filter my Flex uses.

I did see those "udder" like devices on amazon... I might give that a try.

My filter is too big for a Solo cup. I cut a 2-liter soda bottle to fit between the filter and an empty oil jug and punch a hole in the filter with an awl.

https://youtu.be/5jagco9gA_U?si=6a9tL9Xu6oakJv6T

Solo cup method.

I just purchased the S.U.R & R. cup from JB Tools. I haven't had the chance to use it but bought based on the reviews. The orange cup is for larger filters and the red is for smaller filters. Here is a link if purchased through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/S-U-R-F...p%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-2

^^^ That looks very handy. The flexibility is a real plus.

On a '96 Mustang filter was mounted horizontally, where the oil would drip down on front axle and various other bits.

I just took a piece of HD foil with me each oil change, fashioned a little trough, but it under the filter and directed it into drain pan.

YMMV. I am a redneck from AL, so.....

Anymore at work I just use my air hammer with a punch.
It of course makes a mess as about two gallons drains out all over the axle.

And a fuel filter that's put in a spot that you have to lay it on it's side and dump a gallon of diesel all over creation to get it out.
I do those last so I'm not swimming in fuel and oil.
Then it has to be taken to the wash bay and washed off.