Service module for an automobile servicing vehicle

A service module for changing used engine oil in a customer vehicle, the module having a front end and a rear end and adapted to be mounted in the bed of a service vehicle, the module comprising:

• a waste oil tank for receiving and storing waste oil;
• at least one fresh fluid tank for holding fresh fluid to be dispensed;
• a fluid transfer system in communication with the fresh fluid tank to transfer fresh fluid from the fresh fluid tank to a location external of the fresh fluid tank;
• the waste oil tank being positioned below the fresh fluid tank and forming a base for the module to support the weight of the fresh fluid tank and the weight of the module, the waste oil tank configured to spread the weight of the module over the vehicle bed;
• the waste oil tank and fresh fluid tank further being positioned in the module to place a generally equal portion of the cumulative volume of the tanks on either side of a longitudinal axis of the service vehicle so that the weight of any fresh fluid and waste oil contained in the tanks is distributed generally equally on either side of the service vehicle.

A service module for changing used engine oil in a customer vehicle, the module having a front end and a rear end and adapted to be mounted in the bed of a service vehicle having a front end and a rear end, the module comprising:

• a waste oil tank for receiving and storing waste oil;
• at least one fresh oil tank to hold fresh oil;
• a water storage tank to hold water;
• a washer fluid tank to hold windshield washer fluid;
• an additional fresh fluid tank to hold an additional fresh fluid, the additional tank removably mounted to one of the fresh oil tank, water storage tank and washer fluid tank;
• each of said fresh oil tank, water storage tank, washer fluid tank, and additional fresh fluid tank located on top of said waste oil tank;
• all of the tanks being positioned in the module to place a generally equal portion of the cumulative volume of the tanks on either side of a longitudinal axis of the service vehicle so that the weight of any fluid contained in the tanks is distributed generally equally on either side of the service vehicle.

An improved service vehicle for changing used engine oil in a customer vehicle, the vehicle having a front end, a rear end, a frame, wheels, an engine and a vehicle bed, and further having a service module mounted in the bed comprising:

• a waste oil tank for receiving and storing waste oil;
• at least one fresh fluid tank for holding fresh fluid to be disposed;
• a fluid transfer system in communication with the fresh fluid tank to transfer fresh fluid from the fresh fluid tank to a location external of the fresh fluid tank;
• one of said tanks being a base tank positioned below the other tank and forming a base for the module to support the weight of the other tank and the weight of the module, the base tank configured to spread the weight of the module over the bed;
• the waste oil tank and fresh fluid tank further being positioned in the module to place a generally equal portion of the cumulative volume of the tanks on either side of a longitudinal axis of the service vehicle so that the weight of any fresh fluid the waste oil contained in the tank is distributed generally equally on either side of the service vehicle.