Quick drain oil valves - anybody use one?
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Quick drain oil valves - anybody use one?
http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/
Anybody ever use or see one of these quick change oil drain valves? Seems a little gimicky, but not necessarily such a bad idea.
Anybody ever use or see one of these quick change oil drain valves? Seems a little gimicky, but not necessarily such a bad idea.
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So nobody, huh? In a very odd coincidence, my dad independently came across these and mounted one on his Tundra the other day. He says he hasn't had any leaks, but he's only had it on there since his most recent oil change (when he mounted it), so he can't yet comment on how useful it is during an oil change. He bought the one with a hose nipple.
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Like Zuke said, I don't think the issue is that it's hard to take out the bolt, just that it's a little cleaner. Plus, you don't risk over-torquing the oil pan bolt by accident.
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Another plus is eliminating the possibility of stripping the oil pan threads when you tighten the oil drain nut. I personally have a gentic disorder that causes me to constantly over tighten bolts and nuts.
Does it reduce gound clearance?
Does it reduce gound clearance?
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I had one on my '86, worked great and came with a tube that stuck to the bottom of the oil pan with a magnet for super clean oil changes. plus it had a clip that held it closed so you didn't snag it on any thing and was also a magnet to catch shavings so you could clean it out every so often. I think i got it from yotagod.com (R.I.P)
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If you are the one doing the service they work ok. But if have a dozen people have there hands on it 5 out of 6 will be unable to figure it out .
Then remove the whole unit to drain the oil.
We use these a lot on welders where you just can`t get to the drain plug. Me myself that would be the only reason I would use it.
to each there own
Then remove the whole unit to drain the oil.
We use these a lot on welders where you just can`t get to the drain plug. Me myself that would be the only reason I would use it.
to each there own
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wyo 9 proves unusually astute at the issue. Techs just can't seem to figure out gadgets like this and end up just removing them.
For the do it yourselfer it makes a lot of sense but I would not trust one in a trail situation. Fram I believe sold or still sells these and just screwing on the extension hose I stripped it and threw the whole dang thing away.
To each his own, again as stated.
For the do it yourselfer it makes a lot of sense but I would not trust one in a trail situation. Fram I believe sold or still sells these and just screwing on the extension hose I stripped it and threw the whole dang thing away.
To each his own, again as stated.
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got mine about a year and a half ago, love it. Makes dorm parking lot oil changes a lot less exxon-valdez-y and my IFS keeps stuff from knocking it about. PLUS my IFS lift came with a skidplate that goes between the two tower crossmemebers and with the drain valve with the nozzle I can just attach a length of hose to it and drain my oil without removing that skidplate.
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I've seen those a few times in the shop. I actually prefer it, but as others say if someone else is changing the oil they probably won't know what to do with it. The ones I've seen don't leak until you pull the leaver on the valv to drain it. I like how my drain bolt is anyways so I wouldn't put one on mine. Of course I do have a lift to work with though
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I put a Fumoto valve on my F250. The truck holds 4 gallons of oil, so my other alternative was to get a new drain pan that could hold all of that, or jack it up so that I could slide in a 5 gallon bucket. Either way I had to deal with dumping the pan or bucket. With this valve, I can slide a piece of hose over the nipple and fill a one gallon bottle at a time, shutting the valve when the bottle is near full. Sweet deal.