Lindsay Wright invents a funnel to help with oil changes

Mr Wright has registered a design for a magnetic funnel, designed to attach to the bottom of steel internal combustion engines.

The funnel also catches the cover and filters debris.

Mr Wright said previously, a person trying to do an oil change would have needed to hold a funnel in place to get the oil into a can.

“I did a test run with a friend and it took 15 minutes,” he said. 

The funnel is not Mr Wright’s first invention – in 2003, he and his father invented the Augermate, which lifts and manoeuvres grain conveyors.

He hoped to put his funnel in production and asked for sponsorship by clicking here.