Maxima FFT Bottles

notjake
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Dear Maxima, fix your DAMN FFT bottles so they stop spilling everywhere. Your filter treatment is a 10/10 but your bottle is retarded. End rant.

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10/14/2026 1:57pm

Defeated by a plastic bottle😂 I hope you never try to do a top end.😉

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notjake
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10/14/2026 2:00pm
lostboy819 wrote:

Defeated by a plastic bottle😂 I hope you never try to do a top end.😉

Couldn’t agree more haha

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10/14/2026 2:04pm

Let me tell you a story about me rebuilding a rear shock, That nasty black stinky oil from the factory doesn't come out of wall paint or ceilings paint, floors, cloth's, skin or hair. 😒

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10/14/2026 2:13pm Edited Date/Time 10/14/2026 2:18pm

Don't remove the entire foil seal from the opening, put some small holes in it to let small amounts of the FFT out and onto your filter. This might help with a spilling problem too. If that doesn't work, try replacing the bottle with one from Aunt Jemima or similar syrup bottle. They have a closeable spout end which won't spill if shut.

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I just want to say my FFT bottles don’t leak and function properly … and i have never had old stanky shock oil hit the ceiling, everywhere else is a yes, but never the ceiling! 😂

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Nairb#70 wrote:
Don't remove the entire foil seal from the opening, put some small holes in it to let small amounts of the FFT out and onto your...

Don't remove the entire foil seal from the opening, put some small holes in it to let small amounts of the FFT out and onto your filter. This might help with a spilling problem too. If that doesn't work, try replacing the bottle with one from Aunt Jemima or similar syrup bottle. They have a closeable spout end which won't spill if shut.

Yep.

Small hole with a smaller hole opposite side.

Like an old oil can.

And. Its Pearl Milling Company....

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notjake
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10/14/2026 3:33pm
Nairb#70 wrote:
Don't remove the entire foil seal from the opening, put some small holes in it to let small amounts of the FFT out and onto your...

Don't remove the entire foil seal from the opening, put some small holes in it to let small amounts of the FFT out and onto your filter. This might help with a spilling problem too. If that doesn't work, try replacing the bottle with one from Aunt Jemima or similar syrup bottle. They have a closeable spout end which won't spill if shut.

Genuinely genius. I’m doing this from now on haha. Thanks!

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10/14/2026 3:39pm
bvm111 wrote:
I just want to say my FFT bottles don’t leak and function properly … and i have never had old stanky shock oil hit the ceiling...

I just want to say my FFT bottles don’t leak and function properly … and i have never had old stanky shock oil hit the ceiling, everywhere else is a yes, but never the ceiling! 😂

Well, you are not trying hard enough.😁

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10/14/2026 5:31pm

Funny enough that I just had a bottle of FFT that fell in my garage a few weeks ago, cap was on tight and didn’t break. It did come off and somehow it spilled everywhere. Lost about half the bottle. First time I’ve had that happen with the cap on. Obviously it had to have been my fault in one way or another, but funny timing of this post. 

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BRX-WRX
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10/14/2026 5:38pm

Simple fix. Replace cap with dish soap bottle. allows you to control flow when applying oil to filter. 

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10/14/2026 5:43pm

I always transfer to clear bottles because I'm a dumbass and will save an almost empty bottle and not remember to reorder. Clear bottles give me a constant reminder of what I've got left. 

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10/14/2026 5:47pm
notjake wrote:

Dear Maxima, fix your DAMN FFT bottles so they stop spilling everywhere. Your filter treatment is a 10/10 but your bottle is retarded. End rant.

"A man's got to know his limitations"

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Donk122
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10/14/2026 6:32pm
notjake wrote:

Dear Maxima, fix your DAMN FFT bottles so they stop spilling everywhere. Your filter treatment is a 10/10 but your bottle is retarded. End rant.

mxracer666 wrote:

"A man's got to know his limitations"

Hahah just literally laughed out loud 🤣

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10/14/2026 6:35pm
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10/14/2026 7:12pm Edited Date/Time 10/14/2026 7:14pm
notjake wrote:

Dear Maxima, fix your DAMN FFT bottles so they stop spilling everywhere. Your filter treatment is a 10/10 but your bottle is retarded. End rant.

Punch 2-3 small holes in the seal under the cap. Don’t pull that seal off!! you can turn it upside down and very little spills until you squeeze the bottle and force it out. been doing this for years! Put the cap on the bottle when finished.

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rdbs505
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10/14/2026 9:52pm

As been mentioned, I transfer mine to a condiment bottle..works pretty good for adding oil to the disposable profilters that come a little light on oil.

1 day ago

Here I am dunking the whole damn filter into a Tupperware container full of FFT. Looks like I'm going to try the foil hole trick. 

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Here I am dunking the whole damn filter into a Tupperware container full of FFT. Looks like I'm going to try the foil hole trick. 

I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and doing filters.

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1 day ago

Here I am dunking the whole damn filter into a Tupperware container full of FFT. Looks like I'm going to try the foil hole trick. 

avidchimp wrote:
I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and...

I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and doing filters.

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot get all of it out during the cleaning process. I used the Maxima air cleaner, but I still have a ton left in the filter. I thought about using kerosene but I don't want to ruin filters. 

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BoxcarWilly
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Dude, Idk how you're getting downvoted. Worst cap design in the history of bottles. They constantly leak. 

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mx216 wrote:
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Temperature change can push fluids right out of those...untouched.

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Here I am dunking the whole damn filter into a Tupperware container full of FFT. Looks like I'm going to try the foil hole trick. 

avidchimp wrote:
I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and...

I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and doing filters.

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot...

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot get all of it out during the cleaning process. I used the Maxima air cleaner, but I still have a ton left in the filter. I thought about using kerosene but I don't want to ruin filters. 

I’ve used gasoline for years with 0 issues!! I dumped them in the gas, squeeze all the oil and dirt off of them, and then take the compressed air and blow them dry!! you can’t leave the filters lay in the gasoline for more than two or three minutes or they’ll destroy themselves!! but a minute or two getting the oil and dirt out is just fine!! I’ve done it like this for 40 years!

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avidchimp wrote:
I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and...

I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and doing filters.

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot...

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot get all of it out during the cleaning process. I used the Maxima air cleaner, but I still have a ton left in the filter. I thought about using kerosene but I don't want to ruin filters. 

pops wrote:
I’ve used gasoline for years with 0 issues!! I dumped them in the gas, squeeze all the oil and dirt off of them, and then take...

I’ve used gasoline for years with 0 issues!! I dumped them in the gas, squeeze all the oil and dirt off of them, and then take the compressed air and blow them dry!! you can’t leave the filters lay in the gasoline for more than two or three minutes or they’ll destroy themselves!! but a minute or two getting the oil and dirt out is just fine!! I’ve done it like this for 40 years!

I've used gasoline for years and now I use commercial solvent tank at work and my filters look better than my son's using the Maxima filter cleaner but I don't think he does it right LOL

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Here I am dunking the whole damn filter into a Tupperware container full of FFT. Looks like I'm going to try the foil hole trick. 

avidchimp wrote:
I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and...

I prefer this method at home as it ensures proper coverage, but the holes in the foil are great for while out on the road and doing filters.

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot...

This is my first year doing the dunking method. I usually just purchase the Maxima spray in the can. I like the coverage, but I cannot get all of it out during the cleaning process. I used the Maxima air cleaner, but I still have a ton left in the filter. I thought about using kerosene but I don't want to ruin filters. 

Odorless mineral spirits

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Here's a tip 😜 

Take the top off a dawn for dishes soap container and thread it onto the fft container.

Then you have an easy squirt stream to easily apply it to the filter....just put the original cap on for storage.

Tip 2, why not...😜

If you use maxima SC-1 take a spray nozzle off a can of ace hardware penetrating lube, or any female nozzle that accepts a straw.

You'll double or triple the life of the can since half or more isn't wasted fogging the entire garage.

I had to open the end up a bit with drill bit, but once it's a good fit, just save it for the next can.

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I use diesel fuel in my parts washer, cheap....haha well it was pre-trump ! At least it's easy to get.

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notjake
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Lots of downvotes on the og post considering how many workarounds people have. I appreciate the tips but my opinion stands that the bottle design is ass.

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Another tip is to make sure you leave it on the work bench when you are done with it so that when you are cleaning up your garage and grab it with non gloved hands you get oil all over your hands. 

 

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AMetts wrote:
Another tip is to make sure you leave it on the work bench when you are done with it so that when you are cleaning up...

Another tip is to make sure you leave it on the work bench when you are done with it so that when you are cleaning up your garage and grab it with non gloved hands you get oil all over your hands. 

 

Or put it in a ziploc bag in the van, so you have to pull it out of a goopy disaster while at the track 😂

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19 hours ago Edited Date/Time 19 hours ago

New FFT bottle dropping in ‘27:


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