Re: Engine oil drain valves any good?
Vince Lok <[email protected]>
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Hard is not the problem. "Oily mess" is the problem, even with rubber gloves and pushing upwards on the plug until it's unscrewed still makes a mess (for me anyway). If I can buy a $10 part that makes it less messy, I'm all for it. V ----- Original Message ----- From: "echo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:21 PM Subject: Re: Engine oil drain valves any good? > Honestly man, > how hard it is to remove/refit a single bolt? > > Vince Lok wrote: >> Has anyone tried those engine oil drain valves? They replacer the >> drain plug with a valve thing, that, in theory, makes it easier to drain >> the dirty oil from the engine. It sounds nice in theory, but I'd worry >> about >> some crap gettins stuck in the valve and not draining out as cleanly >> as removing the plug would be. >> >> Fram makes one that they sell at Pep Boys, it looks good and is $10. >> I've seen others on the web as well. >> >> Anyone try one? opinions? If they aren't crap, I'd like to put one on my >> car or bike. The theory being that if it's less of a pain, I'd actually >> change my >> oil more. >> >> V >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> For all your SV needs: http://www.svrider.com >> >> To change your list settings or leave SV650-L, please visit >> http://www.hawkgt.com/sv650/lists.asp >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------- > For all your SV needs: http://www.svrider.com > > To change your list settings or leave SV650-L, please visit > http://www.hawkgt.com/sv650/lists.asp > ------------------------------------------------- For all your SV needs: http://www.svrider.com To change your list settings or leave SV650-L, please visit http://www.hawkgt.com/sv650/lists.asp