A pair of locking pliers can be used to hold the hot plug as you remove it, too.
Oil Change Technique
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"aluminum magnet" Huh? Aluminum is non-ferrous, as is brass. Aluminum or brass handle with a magnet on the end?
I never have a problem removing the plug on all but one of the vehicles I have its a 45 degree angle plug I wipe the end and then loosen it with a wrench and then twist it off with my fingers and I have never got oil on my fingers. If only there were an easier way with oil filters though, the oil runs down my arm unless I have a paper towel wraped around it.
I never have a problem removing the plug on all but one of the vehicles I have its a 45 degree angle plug I wipe the end and then loosen it with a wrench and then twist it off with my fingers and I have never got oil on my fingers. If only there were an easier way with oil filters though, the oil runs down my arm unless I have a paper towel wraped around it.
I used to wrestle with plugs and hot oil, curse when they would plug the hole in my drain pan and clean up alot of dribbles and spills.etc..
Then I bought the Fram sure drain. .. Next step in my personal oil change development is to get myself a vacuum pump to suck oil out of cars I can't get under without ramps. I might even abandon the drain plug if it works out as getting as much or more oil out.
Then I bought the Fram sure drain. .. Next step in my personal oil change development is to get myself a vacuum pump to suck oil out of cars I can't get under without ramps. I might even abandon the drain plug if it works out as getting as much or more oil out.
we used this method at jiffy lube if we had to replace a drain plug after new oil was added. it worked very well at keeping oil in the pan. if you do use this method then put a rag over the end of the vac, unless it is a wet/dry vac.
And I've got a bread magnet too, to pick up all the crumbs when I eat crusty rolls. Everyone should have one.
used oil causes cancer in lab rats
I use the NITRILE gloves from Harbor Freight. About $8 for a box that lasts 2 years.
I loosen the plug with a wrench, turn it by hand, get it to the point of it coming out, push while making sure it's ready, then pull, get out of the way, keep away from that 1200 degree catalytic converter, and grab the plug with a red rag and then roll out for a minute, drink a beer, and then take the oil filter off.
Drain for 30-45 minutes, replace plug, filter and refill.
I loosen the plug with a wrench, turn it by hand, get it to the point of it coming out, push while making sure it's ready, then pull, get out of the way, keep away from that 1200 degree catalytic converter, and grab the plug with a red rag and then roll out for a minute, drink a beer, and then take the oil filter off.
Drain for 30-45 minutes, replace plug, filter and refill.
Hi all..
Not to be a wise-guy newbie or anything, but what I do is keep two drain plugs. One in the pan, of course, and a second one in the tool kit. This way, I can put the (second) plug back in, then slide the pan to the filter. Saves me putting newspaper under the pan while I go fishing for the plug in the oil. Then I just dig it out of the screen on the old-oil barrel. No fuss, no muss!
Not to be a wise-guy newbie or anything, but what I do is keep two drain plugs. One in the pan, of course, and a second one in the tool kit. This way, I can put the (second) plug back in, then slide the pan to the filter. Saves me putting newspaper under the pan while I go fishing for the plug in the oil. Then I just dig it out of the screen on the old-oil barrel. No fuss, no muss!
But finding little nitrile gloves for them has proven difficult, to say the least
TooCrazy:
Good idea about the keeping an extra drain plug. But instead of fishing for the plug why don't you retrieve it when you pour the old oil into a recycle container. Just use a funnel with a screen in it or is small enough so that the plug won't pass thru.
Good idea about the keeping an extra drain plug. But instead of fishing for the plug why don't you retrieve it when you pour the old oil into a recycle container. Just use a funnel with a screen in it or is small enough so that the plug won't pass thru.
Actually, War, my oil-barrel has a screen. I retrieve the plug when I dump the old oil, clean it, drop it in my toolbox for next time!
Thinking about getting one of those drain-spigots, though. Fulmer-Valve?
Thanks!
Thinking about getting one of those drain-spigots, though. Fulmer-Valve?
Thanks!
I change oil for a living. Have done probably 2000-3000 oil changes on all sorts of cars, but mostly Hondas because I work at a Honda dealership.
Here's my take on it:
Using the shop-vac technique would certainly be helpful if you have the habit of getting oil on your hand when you remove the drain plug. If you can time/estimate when the drain plug is going to come out, w/ some practice you can eliminate getting oil on your hand. Since it is best to change your oil when it's hot, if you change your oil during the summer after driving it's going to be really hot, and you can get burnt. Has happened to me many times. So you can avoid getting oil on your hands, which helps with the clean-up, and can avoid getting burnt if the oil is hot (which is best so that the oil is thinner and more of it flows out).
They provide us with free latex gloves, and I always wear them. Used oil has been proven to be carcinogenic, and I certainly don't want it on my hands. Plus, I hate always washing my hands in between cars.
If you see guys with oil all over their hands it is because of one of the following reasons: A. They are too cheap to buy gloves (in my case they are provided for free). B. They ran out of gloves. C. They know of the risk of having continued used oil on your skin, but dismiss is as nothing serious/ don't care. D. They are completely ignorant of the risk.
-YB
Here's my take on it:
Using the shop-vac technique would certainly be helpful if you have the habit of getting oil on your hand when you remove the drain plug. If you can time/estimate when the drain plug is going to come out, w/ some practice you can eliminate getting oil on your hand. Since it is best to change your oil when it's hot, if you change your oil during the summer after driving it's going to be really hot, and you can get burnt. Has happened to me many times. So you can avoid getting oil on your hands, which helps with the clean-up, and can avoid getting burnt if the oil is hot (which is best so that the oil is thinner and more of it flows out).
They provide us with free latex gloves, and I always wear them. Used oil has been proven to be carcinogenic, and I certainly don't want it on my hands. Plus, I hate always washing my hands in between cars.
If you see guys with oil all over their hands it is because of one of the following reasons: A. They are too cheap to buy gloves (in my case they are provided for free). B. They ran out of gloves. C. They know of the risk of having continued used oil on your skin, but dismiss is as nothing serious/ don't care. D. They are completely ignorant of the risk.
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