I do my own oil changes on my 08 TL-S and saw this at O'Reilly's auto parts:



Has anyone else used this? Is it any good? What are the pros and cons? Looks like it's easy to use and I don't have to worry about the drain plug being lost, getting it off/on, crush washers, etc.

 

looks good, except if someone wants to temper with it, or it may not hold up the oil pressure if it is not designed well and is made with high quality materials.

 

only thing to worry about would be that it comes loose or breaks while driving. If you can get one with a magnet on the inside so it helps with any metal particles in the oil, that would be better if you did go for it.

 

This does have a washer with it, so I think it will not come loose. As far as being magnetic, I'll have to read it to see. Do you know of any that is magnetic? I had the Fram Suredrain on my old TSX and it worked pretty good but it was slow to drain. That is the only drawback I can see with this product.

 

Well, I'm biting the bullet and installed this product on my last oil change. I'll post up a review after my next oil change. It looked like it was made from some good materials. Heavy duty. Hopfully it will perform well.

 

for the piece of mind that the drain plugs adds, i can take the extra few seconds it takes to unscrew it....looks like a cool product and all, i just dont know if the ease of use out weighs the downside to this product.....someone try it out and report back

 

Please keep us updated on this product. It is definitely worth it since it will save time on oil changes.

 

Magnetic would be bad with this device. All the metal pieces that stick to the inside area would not flow out when opened. The build up could plug the hole. A magnetic bolt is removed every oil change & cleaned.

 

i seriously doubt it will save your more than a minute....

 

Will keep everyone updated and will post up a review at my next oil change. I think it will help as not as messy. Not worrying about the crush washer. We'll see. So far I haven't noticed any leaking at all.

 

ive honestly never seen anything like that before..

 

there should be no worrying about a crush washer as the tl doesnt use a "crush" washer....it has a washer, but its not a crush washer....

anyway, yea i can see where it would help out with the mess dept....

 

Fram makes one too. I have it on both of our other cars (not the TL, yet). The nice thing about the Fram one is there is a secondary safety cap, so if the seal inside the device fails, you don't spill out all your oil. The drawback is, you have to keep track of the adapter that screws on and allows the oil to drain during a change.

 

I have the Fumoto Valve on both my TL's and my Pilot: http://www.fumotousa.com/

This valve is far superior to other drain plugs because it is made out of solid brass, and you just have to flip a lever to open it up. I purchased the one with the Nipple so I can attach a section of plastic hose and drain it directly into my drain pan. No mess at all!

 

I had the Fram Suredrain on my old TSX. Worked great but was kinda slow draining. And yes, you better not loose the hose......

 

That looks very interesting and heavy duty. Any chance that valve switch can be hit and opened while driving?

 

Okay, just did my oil change last night. Inspected the EZ Drain and it's solid. No drips or leaks of any type. Just push and twist and it drains. Twist to release and it's shut. No messing with tools, possibly stripping your drain plug or worrrying about a washer. The only downside I see with this product is that it drains a little slow. But that's no big deal. All in all I really like the EZ Drain and if I can find one I will also put it on my 87 Legend.

 

I bought two of the Fumoto Valves, put one on my wife's Honda Pilot and the other on my TL. They both drained so slow, I took them off and put back the drain plug.

 

I had this on my old civic, and it worked well...but like the man above posted... i lost the hose...and just got rid of it...definitely cleaner than pulling the plug but its pretty slow..

 

OH yea, the Fram Suredrain had the hose with a cap that pushed up on the valve. Poor design IMO. This is just twist and push. Kinda like using a air hose. Nice orange color for you to find it as well.

 

I may try this out again then... thanks for hte information.. i like that I owuldn't get oil all over my hands... so there is no hose to use or anything, its just a push adn twist??? any worries of it accidentally openign?

 

Yes, push and twist. It's spring loaded and very solid. When I checked it last night after driving over 7K miles with it, not a drop.

 

FYI: The TL DOES use a crush washer. They are about at your local Acura dealer. If you change it every time, it will take some of the stress off of the threads and avoids overtightening. Buy a few at a time and keep them on hand.

As for the thread content, this looks like a good idea. Now that I have 6 crush washers in "inventory" I might use them up first, but I'd be willing to try this.

 

Haha........would you believe I bought a dozen washers just before I did this?

 

Ive seen them but I would recommend it with a car with ground clearance. Another thing is I am worried that twisting that one valve over time will wear out and might turn loose with the vibrations. Interesting concept, interesting design but I do not trust the reliability. I can make the same thing with stuff from home depot. But anyway up to you man. I still like the conventional twist off the drain plug. It really isnt that dirty.

 

Making a mess removing the drain plug was never a problem for me. I simply place a funnel in the top of an empty laundry detergent container (3.x gallons) and drain directly into it. I barely get a dab of oil on my hands.

The part that drives me nuts is the mess from removing the damn oil filters. Especially on the Honda 4-cylinders. The filter is on it's side and always makes a huge mess all over the axles, sub-frame and floor every time I loosen them. I've stuffing a zillion rags in there, but nothing works 100% of the time.

 

^^I have seen advertisements for a magnetic oil deflector that attaches to the side of the oil pan and redirects all of the flow into your drain pan. $21.00

http://www.handa-accessories.com/accmaint03.html

 

I know how that is...It was a pain doing my h22a oil filters haha thats why I always ran amsoil so I didnt have to do it as often. THe only thing I did was spray a shit ton of brake cleaner up in there and that usually took care of a decent amount but not enough usually. What I also hated was the exhaust manifold downpipe was usually in the way.