Jim Yanik wrote:
> jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in news:BcqdnQtbkYJDvOjZnZ2dnUVZ_s-
> dnZ2d@speakeasy.net:
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>>Jim Yanik wrote:
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>>>Has anyone here tried these easy-change oil drain plugs?
>>>They have a valve with a locking lever to open it.
>>>http://www.fumotovalve.com/
>>>
>>>I was considering one after chainging my oil recently.
>>>One version even has a nipple to use tubing to drain the oil into a
>>>container. No chance of stripping the oilpan threads out.
>>>
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>>you know, that's one thing i'd definitely never do. oil leakage is one
>>thing, but the possibility of total dump from a component like this?
>>sorry, not for me. and you don't strip threads if you know what you're
>>doing.
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> If you examined the pictures,you would see the LOCKING lever and the notch
> it fits into,preventing unintended oil dumps.
>
thanks jim, but i saw that. fact remains this is still located under a
speeding car where all kinds of debris kicks up, and it's subject to
vibration. hence my position that i'd definitely never have one on my
car. you are however welcome to have one on yours and i wish you well
with it. [what i don't understand though is why you'd bother to ask for
comment if you've already made up your mind and don't want to hear
anything against it... ]