This easy drain plug looks much safer

[Jeep Junkie]

I just pull over along side the road and drop the drain plug and have a beer or two while waiting for it to drain....after the second beer I figure I can put the plug back in, add a 5qt jug of oil and toss the empty jug to the side of the road, put a few rounds of 9mm or 10mm in the empty jug for fun and be on my way in less time than it would take most of you guys to figure what to do with the used oil filter......I usually just find a gopher hole to stuff that down into......

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[Tokenwasp]

You see this guys, it is small and doesn't stick out, almost like the stock drain plug. What do you guys think? It is a good company too, their magnetic drain plug feels solid.

Except it does stick out, at an angle. I had one, and happened to land on a rock right on the extended portion of the plug, which bent the oil pan enough to cause a drip leak.

A new oil pan later, I'm sticking with the regular plug (and I've since added a skid plate).

 

[Tokenwasp]

In my opinion, it’s worth every penny if even just one time, I can avoid searching the bottom of a pan full of scalding hot oil for the drain plug.

And FWIW, “faster” isn’t even on the radar for me. It’s all about cleanliness. If you pull enough drain plugs, you’re going to drop one in the pan and/or spill/splash oil where you don’t want to.

Unless you store the plug with the tube perfectly straight (not curled at all), guess what happens? You have to stay there and hold the tube, otherwise it sends the oil well away from your drain pan.

 

[SlickRicksWilly]

Except it does stick out, at an angle. I had one, and happened to land on a rock right on the extended portion of the plug, which bent the oil pan enough to cause a drip leak.

A new oil pan later, I'm sticking with the regular plug (and I've since added a skid plate).

That sucks and it makes sense why you don't use one. But thanks for letting us know it's strong enough to bend the oil pan. Did the whole pan have to be replaced or could you just replace the bottom portion? Where the bolt are in this pic.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Except it does stick out, at an angle. I had one, and happened to land on a rock right on the extended portion of the plug, which bent the oil pan enough to cause a drip leak.

A new oil pan later, I'm sticking with the regular plug (and I've since added a skid plate).

@Tokenwasp

Does not matter if you have a stock oil drain plug, or an aftermarket oil drain valve...

Learning curve ... You rock crawl you should have a skid plate in place or your oil pan and oil pan plug are fair game so to speak.

 

[SlickRicksWilly]

Unless you store the plug with the tube perfectly straight (not curled at all), guess what happens? You have to stay there and hold the tube, otherwise it sends the oil well away from your drain pan.

Why use a drain pan when you can put the tube straight into and empty Gallon oil jug?

 

[Ridge2Far]

I use Fumoto drain valves on most of my vehicles. One of the things I like about them is they make obtaining consistent oil samples more reliable than other methods - at least as consistent as I can easily manage.

Obtaining reliable samples of any fluid, from mountain streams to the fluids in your vehicle, requires consistent, clean sampling techniques. I wouldn’t trust pulling a sample from the oil filter. I don’t want to run the chance of pouring contaminates captured by the filter into a sample possibly making the UOA more concentrated by contaminates. The same goes for shoving a suction tube down the dip stick tube to an unknown depth and location in the pan.

The method I use to obtain an oil sample using a Fumoto drain valve is as follows:
I purchased a Fumoto valve with a short nipple and capped it with a rubber hose plug to keep it clean. Just to make sure the cap doesn’t come off, I put a small hose clamp over the plug as pictured below.

When I draw the sample, the clamp and plug are removed exposing a fairly clean passage through the Fumoto valve. I open the valve and let the initial stream go to waste. This gives an opportunity for any sludge that may have collected around the valve opening inside the pan to be washed out. After the valve has been open for a few seconds, I close the valve and place the sample bottle under the valve, open the valve and capture the stream in the bottle. I then wipe the inside and outside of the Fumoto nipple with a lint-free rag and reattach the plug and hose clamp.

 

[Eyeball]

Gonna be the boomer and say an aftermarket drain plug on any Wrangler is a solution looking for a nonexistent issue.

It's a single low-torque bolt. Anything else is adding unnecessary complexity.

Do you run a skid?

 

[Bill_BCNtoNY]

FWIW, I’m partial to the Stahlbus one. Convenient, seems good quality, and it was a gift from a friend (even more reason to use it).

Great combo for a guy like me who doesn’t fancy getting oil on himself and is clumsy enough to guarantee that’s exactly what would happen every single time.

 

[Boatbuilder88]

I like it. Draining takes a bit more time but there is no mess.

 

[Jeep Junkie]

I like it. Draining takes a bit more time but there is no mess.

Hey, what is it's torque spec?

 

[WXman]

So with this option, you have to use the hose? That's what allows it to drain? No thanks. I'd rather just use a Fumoto and flip the lever open, flip it closed when I'm done. THEN there's truly no mess. And nothing to possibly misplace.

 

[Tokenwasp]

@Tokenwasp

Does not matter if you have a stock oil drain plug, or an aftermarket oil drain valve...

Learning curve ... You rock crawl you should have a skid plate in place or your oil pan and oil pan plug are fair game so to speak.

It does matter - the extension on the plug gave the impact more leverage. It wasn't a big impact - the textured sides of the plug cap were barely scratched, but that extra amount protruding meant it torqued the plug more than a direct impact on the stock plug would have.

 

[Boatbuilder88]

I like it. Draining takes a bit more time but there is no mess.

Hey, what is it's torque spec?

20 ft-lbs

 

[Jeep Junkie]

20 ft-lbs

Just like the stock, thanks

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