drain plugs

[orviskid]

anyone using those ez drain plug valves for their oil?? i was wondering if they were safe to use.

[DaveH71]

I use these. Have always worked great for me, http://www.oildrainvalve.net/

 

[Black02Silverado]

I use the same thing on my 02 and Acadia. Works great, only downfall is they drain slow but you can change the oil when it is hot with no issues of burning yourself with hot oil.

[MikeNH]

Not worth it. Removing the drain plug isn't hard.

[orviskid]

i was sort of skeptical. on the one hand you can strip drain plugs. on the other, what if these plugs leak prematurely for some reason now your toast. i wanted to get a feel for how many were being used.

[MikeNH]

You can strip plugs if you're careless I suppose. I worked in a dealership for about 2.5 years and probably did hundreds, if not thousands of oil changes and thankfully never mucked it up.

[Black02Silverado]

i was sort of skeptical. on the one hand you can strip drain plugs. on the other, what if these plugs leak prematurely for some reason now your toast. i wanted to get a feel for how many were being used.

 

 

These are a solid design. I would imagine if they didn't hold up the company would be put out of business from lawsuits. They work well if the drain plug is out the side and not pointing down. Like on the back of the oil pan on my 02 and Acadia. Not in the way of anything and really can't get hit by anything unless you are just plan going crazy off roading.

[DaveH71]

There's nothing wrong with the design of them. I've had mine on for 25,000 miles so far and not a spot of oil has leaked out of it. I put one on my sierra because when you take the drain plug off the oil rockets across and onto the passenger side wheel/rim. I like to make my oil changes as quick and clean as possible. Also they are good for taking samples.

 

Also they sell a little lock that goes along with it for another dollar, or you can just use a paper clip.

[tanked_darren]

My opinion on these is that they are very slow, and if it does leak it sucks, I got one on my boat and if it wasn't so damn hard to get at the drain plug I'd have just that, a drain plug. I put a plug in the end of the hose with a clamp for good measure as I don't trust the valve.

 

Stripping a drain plug only happens if you use a long handled ratchet and don't understand how to use proper force. I actually use a torque wrench whenever possible on anything I work on, unless its at my jobsite because everything is just junk and nobody cares.

 

The oil doesn't hit the wheel on any 4.8 to 6.0... maybe your 6.2 is special.

[Chris]

On my 6.0 if the pan isn't in the right spot its a long day in the driveway with my pressure washer and a tarp and sand bags in the gutter to make a little pool. Then a sump pump. I need to figure something out.

 

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[orviskid]

i guess the jury's still out. thanks.

[tanked_darren]

On my 6.0 if the pan isn't in the right spot its a long day in the driveway with my pressure washer and a tarp and sand bags in the gutter to make a little pool. Then a sump pump. I need to figure something out.

 

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I always lay cardboard down. Just incase. Yesterday I messed up, thankfully the cardboard was there, the mess up was when I pulled the pan from under the truck it sloshed. Anyways if it hits the driveway, I just use a little brake clean who cares if a little oil goes in the gutter, you know how much oil the ports drop in the ocean everyday? Not to mention ships?

 

Man people back in the old days people would just drain their oil into the ground the old guys will tell you!

[Chris]

On my 6.0 if the pan isn't in the right spot its a long day in the driveway with my pressure washer and a tarp and sand bags in the gutter to make a little pool. Then a sump pump. I need to figure something out.

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I always lay cardboard down. Just incase. Yesterday I messed up, thankfully the cardboard was there, the mess up was when I pulled the pan from under the truck it sloshed. Anyways if it hits the driveway, I just use a little brake clean who cares if a little oil goes in the gutter, you know how much oil the ports drop in the ocean everyday? Not to mention ships?

 

Man people back in the old days people would just drain their oil into the ground the old guys will tell you!

But I live in California. There is a bounty on people doing crap like draining oil in the gutter or people living in California with out of state plates to avoid emissions. People will turn in neighbors for a quick $50

 

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[GuyGene]

I always lay cardboard down. Just incase. Yesterday I messed up, thankfully the cardboard was there, the mess up was when I pulled the pan from under the truck it sloshed. Anyways if it hits the driveway, I just use a little brake clean who cares if a little oil goes in the gutter, you know how much oil the ports drop in the ocean everyday? Not to mention ships?

 

Man people back in the old days people would just drain their oil into the ground the old guys will tell you!

Hey, in the REAL old days, the state road departments used old motor oil to spray on dirt roads!

 

Those plugs are called Fumoto (ふもと, developed by Japan) plugs, and are very well tested. I'm getting 4 - one for each of my cars/trucks - hey, a man can never have too many trucks.

[Brian2015]

I have always used these on every car I've owned. My VW Jetta TDI EZ drain plug lasted 210K miles that I put on it and is still on it with the new owner. Never leaked a drip. My beater car, 2003 Mercury Sable and my wife's Honda Odyssey have them. I get the hose barb style so I can connect a piece of vinyl tubing and drain it right into my pan, never a spill. The Odyssey doesn't need to be jacked up to change the oil which is nice. The Sable still needs to be jacked up to access the oil filter.

 

Anyone using one on a 2015-2016 5.3?