The oem plug is

1) reliable
2) already paid for
3) reliable

vertically mounted filters spew a lot of oil all on your hand already, so you're gonna have gloves and a mess to deal with, so what is to be gained by the quick-drain valve?

 

I don't see this as such a bad item....but I wouldn't trust it and I don't like the lack of flush idea either.

 

I too was skeptical, but once I received one as a gift (for my STI) and inspected the valve for myself I was no longer concerned. I used one for about 50K miles.

Pros:
1. No oil on the hands
2. Oil change is faster
3. No chance of damaging treads removing and installing drain plug (never heard of it happening, but it might)

Cons:
1. Cost
2. Adding complexity


In the end I'd use it again if I was given one, but I don't see a point buying one.

 

I dont think its a good idea, like all the others said its more safe to used the stock one. If your on a road trip and that thing opens up.....DAMN!

I would just spend the money on the crush washer and the extra 5 minutes changing the oil.

 

Rather use a magnetic drain plug...it actually removes metal particles from your oil instead of being completely useless.

 

Some of you guys are pretty hard headed and ignorant about this product. I use one and have for a long time. I would never go back. It greatly simplifies oil changes and makes them require no tools and leaves you without cancerous oil all over your hands. It's not going to open on its own, if you owned one, you would know.

I support and recommend this product.

http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/Se...ts.asp?Cat=305

The Engine Oil Drain Valve has been tested and granted "Genuine Part" status by six major motor vehicle manufacturers in Japan.


The valve sticks out only 1/2" more than the regular plug head from the oil pan. Considering the evo drain plug is at an angle, it is even less.

To gain the approval of motor vehicle manufacturers it was subjected to minus 40 Degrees Fahrenheit temperatures. It endured 336 hours of salt spray and thousands of openings and closings and still functioned perfectly. You can expect the Engine Oil Drain Valve to outlast your engine.

The valve's simple but effective locking system requires two distinct actions to open it and its heavy-duty construction will withstand any engine vibration. Over 2,000,000 Engine Oil Drain Valves have been sold in the past eight years and no problems have been reported.

2,000,000 users, zero reported problems. Show me ANY other product in this industry with a track record like that. Enough said.

 

You're over-stating how "difficult" the oil change is to begin with, which I think is what people have a problem with. I mean, it's an oil change; you can't "greatly simplify" something any monkey with a wrench can do. That's like "greatly simplifying" taking a ****; you simply point and **** Plus, with Evo Xs, you're still bound to get some oil on your hands anyways, due to the filter being vertical. To many, it just seems like a solution to a problem that simply doesn't exist.

That being said, I've run one in all of my cars as well, as I do find it makes it "simpler", but it's not like it's night and day difference, nor do I think it's a requirement; I just saw one once, bought it, and was pleased, so thus all of my cars got it.

It *IS* an added piece of equipment, and is the only thing preventing your oil from gushing out onto the ground; I can understand why people might not want to replace it. Anecdotally, yeah, mine have never failed.

 

i used to consider this piece unncessary as a single man and plenty of time to work on my car... now being married a quicker oil change (even if it saves me 5 minutes) is worth it. i may get this soon

 

I don't know about you, but I wear disposable gloves when I change my oil, so I'm not worried about cancer...at least not from getting oil on my skin.

I'd much prefer to use a magnetic oil plug, which works way better at removing metallic fragments.

 

Put it this way you either can use this or not either or theres nothing wrong with the vavle or with changing it the old fashioned way ,thats all there is to it... enough arguing.

 

thats interesting. oh well, i have lifetime oil change at SCM, maybe if i didnt, i would give this a try.

 

Do you actually get anything on your magnetic plug? And when I mean anything, even one little tiny miniscule ferrous metal filing counts. Mainly because I'm thinking about putting a magnetic one in.

 

I currently do not have a magnetic oil plug on my Evo (been looking for one that is reasonably priced). As soon as I find one I'll install it at next oil change.

I've had them though on my old 04 mach 1 and 07 WRX, and every time I changed the oil on either of them, there was always a little something stuck to the plug.

 

I've had one of these (similar) on my truck for almost 100k miles. I beat the hell out of it, and the motor has 226k on it. It sees off road, and LOTS of snow. I lost the protective cover and the special drain tube long ago, and also lost the original drain plug, so I just unscrew it each time I drain the oil. It has never leaked a drop. These things are reliable, that's for sure. At least, in my experience. Not sure about magnetic ones though.

 

im pretty sure it works, but personally dont mind spending the extra 2 seconds in removing the plug.