I just heard about this product yesterday on NHRA TV. It's called "SureDrain (http://www.fram.com/home/index.html)" fast access oil change system.

Now you can drain your oil with no tools, no mess and no hot oil on your hands with the revolutionary new SureDRAIN Fast Access Oil Change System brought to you by the trusted name in filters….FRAM.

Has anyone have used this before?

I was thinking of trying it out. It supposedly make your oil changing a lot easier and no mess.

Seems like a good idea to me, hmm anyone out there tried this, also where did you find it and for how much.

As a side not i see a transmission filter listed on frams website. WTF is a transmission fliter? Do we need to replase those during tuneups?

I have the setup on my wifes Avenger. The only problem I see with it is that it sticks down about 1" from the oil pan. If you car is lowered, you are going to be REAL close on speedbumps, etc.

It works well, but I don't have a problem draining the oil, I have a problem with that $*%^*#& oil filter on our cars:)

I have one, but it's not installed yet. I was waiting to see what other people think about it. I have a few doubts.
$7.00 at Advance.
The filter that was listed is for an automatic.

Well I saw them at Wal Mart for like $13 maybe I will look at a parts store to see if they are cheaper. :)


It's pretty basic how it works the one part screws into your oil drain, and the hose that you screw onto it to drain the oil has a pin that pushes the plunger up to let the oil drain out. :)


Not much to it so I don't think it would break...And like the other guy asid if your car is not lowere I see no issues with it. I will probably get them for both cars next time I change my oil.

haha I saw this on tv the other day, why would you replace your drain bolt with one that has a hole in it? this leaves the door wide open for something going wrong with the bolt and all of a sudden your oil starts draining. just my .02

the filter is for us auto people.... :(


but ive now wanted to buy one of those things and just keep the hose with me to find unsuspecting people. stupid idea if you ask me.

Originally posted by shumax
The only problem I see with it is that it sticks down about 1" from the oil pan. If you car is lowered, you are going to be REAL close on speedbumps, etc.


Yep I thought about that one. :) Well, my car is not lowered that much but I did take this into consideration. Speedbump and high angled driveway entrance/exit.

Originally posted by nismotic
something going wrong with the bolt and all of a sudden your oil starts draining.

Thought about this one as well. I wasn't sure if it was a good idea for a daily driver. Maybe good for race cars only. I mean I don't think NHRA will endorse the product if they didn't feel comfortable with it. Maybe I'm way off with that comment because it's all about business and sponsorship.

Originally posted by nismotic
haha I saw this on tv the other day, why would you replace your drain bolt with one that has a hole in it? this leaves the door wide open for something going wrong with the bolt and all of a sudden your oil starts draining. just my .02
It's a simple design using a check valve that's actuated when screwing on the hose. When the hose is disconnected the valve shuts so no oil escapes. As a safety measure it appears they've included a threaded cap. I always have a lift at my disposal but it's not a bad idea for the driveway mechanics.

If you want a fast way to drain the oil and don't want to attach this system to your drain plug, JC Whitney sells some pumps that drain the oil out of your car through the dipstick. I have never used anything like this, but it came up on the SE-R list before and several people recommended them.

Ben

Considering you have to jack the car up to get under it to get to the filter anyways, you're not going to save yourself much time or labor with this device. And if you normally don't have to jack that car up to remove the filter, like on my wife's grand am, then it might be worth a try, but then again, why is removing the drain plug such a big deal in the first place? I think people brought up enough valid concerns that I'm not going to use one on any of my vehicles beside that it doesn't make things that much easier. Like NX Ben said, if you really want it easy, use that device that JCWhitney sells, but you still have to get to that filter to replace it. I suppose if you installed a remote filter kit then you could really save some time, mostly hassle, and also use the pump or this sure drain.

Originally posted by Toolapcfan
Considering you have to jack the car up to get under it to get to the filter anyways, you're not going to save yourself much time or labor with this device.

FYI, you can access the SR20 filter from the top of the car. It's just a matter of getting your hand in there right to get enough torque on it. I don't think there is any way you could access the SR20 filter from below.

Ben

My bad, I assumed that the filter was on the backside of the engine under the intake manifold on the SR20DE like it is on the GA16DE.