Sump plug tool - good idea

[NP99]

These are available from sca. I think they are a good idea.

Features:

Remove oil drain plug without touching the plug or hot oil.
NO touching HOT plug.
NO HOT oil on hands.
NO dropping of plug in HOT oil.
NO oil soaked gloves.
Just magnetically attach DRAIN PLUG PRO to pre-loosened drain plug and rotate to remove plug.
1. Loosen drain plug with wrench.
2. Place DRAIN PLUG PROTM on plug
so that the tool locks on the plug hex.
3. Rotate handle to remove plug.
4. Pull plug away from oil stream.
5. Magnetic DRAIN PLUG PROTM retains plug.

[macca]

Damn you to a dark place, I have enough toys in the cave!

[lhurley]

I would probably still make a mess.

[nissannewby]

I can get it out without getting any on my fingers

[Bloodyaussie]

Jesus christ... must be a GU thing !!!!!!!

[Hodge]

Cool idea. Pretty certain I'd still have oil everywhere. When I change the oil, it ends up looking like a engine massacre.

[MrSka]

I had this little do-hicky thingy I bought for my Skyline when I owned it, it was like a little tap, with a lock on it, so you take the lock off shift a bit of metal to open the tap and out flowed the oil, it replaced my sump plug and was nice and cheap, $15 if I remember right. I was constantly scraping too because I'd lowered it unbelieveily and stupidly low, but the sump plug tap never got knocked off or let go. Wonder if they make em for my RD28 actually.... I think it was this:



From:
http://fumoto.com.au/

[NP99]

I had this little do-hicky thingy I bought for my Skyline when I owned it, it was like a little tap, with a lock on it, so you take the lock off shift a bit of metal to open the tap and out flowed the oil, it replaced my sump plug and was nice and cheap, $15 if I remember right. I was constantly scraping too because I'd lowered it unbelieveily and stupidly low, but the sump plug tap never got knocked off or let go. Wonder if they make em for my RD28 actually.... I think it was this:



From:
http://fumoto.com.au/

Looks good. Could it accidentally get turned on with a knock?

[megatexture]

I would on a street car but I wouldn't trust it on a 4x4 but that's just me lol

[MrSka]

Looks good. Could it accidentally get turn on with a knock?

Well I'm not that experienced with Patrols..... but on my R33 it had a RB25 and once I nearly scraped the locking handle off, and it still did not open without me unlocking it and opening it manually. The biggest knock on it was turn 6 at queensland raceway..... I "rode" the inside ripple strip... at a fairly high speed.... it bent a lot of things underneath, even dented the sump and the plug had damage from it, yet was still there and still locked.