Oil leaks and roadworthy certificate --> full-length drip tray

[Circlotron]

Okay, so the car is not gushing oil or anything, but it does have the odd drip hanging here and there. Oil leaks are a roadworthy issue of course, and as time goes on these tiny leaks only get worse, not better. Now I got to thinking, how would it be if you had a drippy old engine and trans, that you fabricated a proper, decent, workmanlike, made-for-the-job full-length drip tray to to a proper job of catching any drips before they met the road? Would it then pass a roadworthy seeing there is no oil leaks in sight, or for that matter likely to drip on the ground?

[CapriciousWL]

Is the issue to you oil on the road or your vehicle loosing fluid? Is it worth fixing your car?

You can clean the engine before a roadworthy and get passed. A full length drip tray would be expensive, change ride height, be difficult to maintain, reduce the chance to locate a leak, possibly create a combustion hazard.

I doubt it complies with any ADR. How would you contain the fluids?

[hi_ryder]

ive got slight drips from the rear main and the steering rack. buy a jug of degreaser and a 1 litre pump sprayer from bunnings. jack the car up and give it a good degrease and pressure wash it just before you go for the roady. thats what i did and passed no probs... but thats for really slow drips not gushers...

[VR38]

I doubt a drip tray would pass due to the fact it is not sealed and the fact that there would be no facility for overflow.
I like your way of thinking tho to avoid regular servicing and maintenance, just like my old man lol.

[CapriciousWL]

I doubt a drip tray would pass due to the fact it is not sealed and the fact that there would be no facility for overflow.
I like your way of thinking tho to avoid regular servicing and maintenance, just like my old man lol.

And then wonder why the engine siezes, over heats etc.

[VT-565]

And then when your driptray is full, you could build a second driptray to catch the drips out of the first driptray

[Circlotron]

And then when your driptray is full, you could build a second driptray to catch the drips out of the first driptray

Concatenation at it's finest.