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Originally Posted by Doolab
Oh man, this brings back old memories. I had one of those drain valves some 20+ years ago on my 81 Civic.
Nice gizmo, if you do your own oil changes and want to cut the process down to under 5 minutes. (Great for the track btw)
However, I'm not sure if it would stay on there if you take your car to the dealer or other shops for maintenance. They might not know about it or even like it so much that they'd decide to keep it as a souvenir... 
One thing to watch out for is the design of the drain hole/plug that it doesn't stick further down below the bottom edge of the oil pan, 'cause it would suck if it protrudes too low and one day it gets snapped off while driving... :eyebulge: |
It surprisingly works like a charm doesn't it? I initially didn't think it'd be nearly as convenient as it was until I actually used the damn thing.
But man, good call on the service reps. I'll just have to give the service people a little talk when I finally roll up to 15k for the free change.
In the mean time guess I'm going to have to stick my head underneath the car and figure it out. I was hoping to order one before to have on hand when I do my first oil change.