Originally Posted By: JustinH
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
I do not bother with the small drain, in fact i may RTV it up on both my cars at the next oil change because it is just another point of failure that shouldnt exist.
You are right. I am not sure the purpose of the second O ring on the toyota. I think the service tech pushes the plunger into it to drain the oil from the canister before actually opening the canister. May be a thing where the service techs don't get hot oil sprayed all over them.
Just opening the canister without touching the little O ring must dump oil everywhere and make a big mess. I use the little tool to release all the oil and I get no drips anywhere.
Total time is maybe 5 minutes to change the filter with all the O rings.
I figured, if it was a disposable metal can, it'd drip oil all over the place, which is why I don't bother with the pre-drain bit. Also since I have 0W20 I just change the oil on a cold motor, no heat issues.
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
I do not bother with the small drain, in fact i may RTV it up on both my cars at the next oil change because it is just another point of failure that shouldnt exist.
You are right. I am not sure the purpose of the second O ring on the toyota. I think the service tech pushes the plunger into it to drain the oil from the canister before actually opening the canister. May be a thing where the service techs don't get hot oil sprayed all over them.
Just opening the canister without touching the little O ring must dump oil everywhere and make a big mess. I use the little tool to release all the oil and I get no drips anywhere.
Total time is maybe 5 minutes to change the filter with all the O rings.
I figured, if it was a disposable metal can, it'd drip oil all over the place, which is why I don't bother with the pre-drain bit. Also since I have 0W20 I just change the oil on a cold motor, no heat issues.