First Oil Change with Femco Drain Plug

[mjcutri]

Royal Purple is not a very good synthetic oil. Pick an oil above 105,000 psi
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Wow, that may be the worst formatted website/blog I have ever seen.

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[sportcoupe]

Curious what jug you are using? I'm having visions of draining into an empty 5-qt oil container that then overflows. Is there a way with the Femco to stop the flow at some point to switch containers and then resume? Are some of the oil makers now packaging in 6-qt containers now (I pretty much only see the 1 and 5 quarts here)?
Not a snark, serious question.

Drain into a cat litter plastic container. Even the smaller ones hold more than 5 qts. Reuse it over and over.

If you don't have a cat, keep the litter in a plastic bag. It makes great speedy dry in the event you make a mess.

 

[The Bronc]

The OEM one is supposed to be replaced every time. Just sayin'

$2.40 each

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The trick is to keep the plug in the stream to limit flow. Twist the plug out partially, do not fully remove, and regulate flow by how close the plug is to the hole. You can do with without getting a drop of oil on you or the Bronco.

You can also leave the fill cap closed.

 

[telenerd]

Howdy,

I’ve been looking at all the different drain plugs and found femco. The Ronin looks too complicated for what it is and reports of leaks, UPR I don’t care for the exposed threads and rubber plug. So this leaves Femco. Appears to be well built and the company has been around a long time.

Question how secure is the plug in the plastic pan? Any movement when you wiggle it with your fingers?

Also how easy is it to remove from the pan and clean the magnet?

Thanks

 

[Jamyers77]

Thanks for this, I couldn't remember the brand. Ordering now w/ an extra drainer.

I had the metal versions on both a previous Frontier and Xterra. It was perfect w/ aftermarket skid plates. Never made a mess and didn't need to remove plates for access. I always kept the drain in the vehicle once cleaned.

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