Originally Posted by JunkdrawerDog
I like plastic drain plugs! There, I've said it. I worked with them for 30 years on industrial equipment. Even on gearboxes in a steel mill, with red hot billets rolling by, no problems. The good part is that it's impossible for a lube tech to strip out your oil pan threads. He'll owe you a drain plug but that's no big deal. And it you want to replace periodically, go ahead. We replaced them when the hex started getting rounded a bit.
Funny you mention it. When I first learned of this switch to plastic drain plugs, I was like most people out there..."What the?!"
But after changing the oil today, I like how simple and practical it is. You can't over tighten because it has a finite number of turns then clicks into place. It comes off just as easily buy using a simple flathead screwdriver. Along with the filter topside, it makes for a clean oil change.
About the only thing that could put some off is that the engine under-tray needs to come off.