[Shop-talk] Oil plugs, WHY?

[Jim Franklin]

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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 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> This is from an Amazon-native search (no 'gclid').
> 
> 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):
>> 
>> https://tinyurl.com/y964denv <https://tinyurl.com/y964denv>
>> 
>> It does the job (15L versions are available). I mainly use if for small engines, so haven't tried the pneumatic feature yet. 
>> 
>> I haven't been impressed with MityVac products (one of their vacuum pumps failed on me after only a couple uses).
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/4/2021 8:16 AM, Jim Franklin wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:14 AM, eric at megageek.com <mailto:eric at megageek.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 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. 
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> The engineer in me wants to say it's for protection from ground damage (do kids jump railroad tracks anymore?). 
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> jim
>>> 
>> 
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