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Re: [Shop-talk] Oil plugs, WHY?

To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Oil plugs, WHY?
From: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 13:17:07 -0500
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For those that care, my Ublock software flagged this link for ad =
tracking.=20

Can you tell me the mfg Bob? I've heard very mixed and extreme reviews =
about MityVac :-(

jim

> On Jan 4, 2021, at 12:54 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
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> This is from an Amazon-native search (no 'gclid').
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> On 1/4/2021 9:28 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
>> I bought one similar to this (there's various brands/prices that all =
look pretty much the same; I'd wager they're all made in the same =
Chinese factory):
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>> https://tinyurl.com/y964denv <https://tinyurl.com/y964denv>
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>> It does the job (15L versions are available). I mainly use if for =
small engines, so haven't tried the pneumatic feature yet.=20
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>> I haven't been impressed with MityVac products (one of their vacuum =
pumps failed on me after only a couple uses).
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>> Bob
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>> On 1/4/2021 8:16 AM, Jim Franklin wrote:
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>>>> On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:14 AM, eric@megageek.com =
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>>>> I notice that just about EVERY modern's car drain plug drains =
horizontally and not vertically (where the plug come straight down from =
the bottom of the oil pan.)  This make's oil changes SO much harder and =
messier.=20
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>>> I'm not usually a conpsiracy theorist, but perhaps this is to coerce =
owners to have it serviced at the dealer, where they suck oil out =
through the dipstick tube?
>>>=20
>>> The engineer in me wants to say it's for protection from ground =
damage (do kids jump railroad tracks anymore?).=20
>>>=20
>>> I'm about to buy an oil sucker outer in case anyone has one they =
recommend. The Mity-vac looks nice at at $180 it'll be paid for after 2 =
dealer oil changes :-D
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>>> jim
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 
charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: 
space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">For those that care, my Ublock 
software flagged this link for ad tracking.&nbsp;<br class=""><div><br 
class=""></div><div>Can you tell me the mfg Bob? I've heard very mixed and 
extreme reviews about MityVac :-(</div><div><br 
class=""></div><div>jim</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" 
class=""><div class="">On Jan 4, 2021, at 12:54 PM, Bob Spidell &lt;<a 
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; class="">bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; 
wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
  
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  <div class="">
    This is from an Amazon-native search (no 'gclid').<br class="">
    <br class="">
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/4/2021 9:28 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br 
class="">
    </div>
    <blockquote type="cite" 
cite="mid:22e9d067-522f-c2cf-9fca-708846066f99@comcast.net" class="">
      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
        charset=windows-1252" class="">
      I bought one similar to this (there's various brands/prices that
      all look pretty much the same; I'd wager they're all made in the
      same Chinese factory):<br class="">
      <br class="">
      <b class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="https://tinyurl.com/y964denv"; 
moz-do-not-send="true">https://tinyurl.com/y964denv</a></b><br class="">
      <br class="">
      It does the job (15L versions are available). I mainly use if for
      small engines, so haven't tried the pneumatic feature yet. <br class="">
      <br class="">
      I haven't been impressed with MityVac products (one of their
      vacuum pumps failed on me after only a couple uses).<br class="">
      <br class="">
      Bob<br class="">
      <br class="">
      <br class="">
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/4/2021 8:16 AM, Jim Franklin
        wrote:<br class="">
      </div>
      <blockquote type="cite" 
cite="mid:5FBBEADF-A098-41BB-BC0D-B770435C2306@groupwbench.org" class="">
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
          charset=windows-1252" class="">
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        <div class=""><br class="">
          <blockquote type="cite" class="">
            <div class="">On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:14 AM, <a 
href="mailto:eric@megageek.com"; class="" 
moz-do-not-send="true">eric@megageek.com</a> wrote:</div>
            <div class=""><br class="">
              <font class="" size="2" face="sans-serif">I notice that
                just about EVERY modern's car drain plug drains
                horizontally and not vertically (where the plug come
                straight down from the bottom of the oil pan.) &nbsp;This
                make's oil changes SO much harder and messier.</font> <br 
class="">
            </div>
          </blockquote>
          <br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">I'm not usually a conpsiracy theorist, but perhaps this is
          to coerce owners to have it serviced at the dealer, where they
          suck oil out through the dipstick tube?</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">The engineer in me wants to say it's for protection from
          ground damage (do kids jump railroad tracks anymore?).&nbsp;</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">I'm about to buy an oil sucker outer in case anyone has 
one
          they recommend. The Mity-vac looks nice at at $180 it'll be
          paid for after 2 dealer oil changes :-D</div>
        <div class=""><br class="">
        </div>
        <div class="">jim</div>
        <br class="">
      </blockquote>
      <br class="">
      <br class="">
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