Hey guys, I love neat easy solutions to things that are pretty annoy/messy. This is a solution to getting oil everywhere when you change you oil. I seen someone post one of these on the facebook group and just had to give them a try even though I thought they were a little rich for my blood.
Anyways lets get to it.
Stahlbus is a Germany company but has some state side dealers, I got my kit(s) from aggracing.com
(http://aggracing.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=75)
They offer the oil drain valves at good pricing and allow you to but additional kits without the hose connector (the part that drains the oil) to save you some money. The hose connector fits all sizes.
The product works with a ball being pushed by a spring forcing the drain plug to be closed. Attaching the hose connector (the kit comes with a 2 foot hose) pushes the ball back and turning the hose connector a half turn locks itself into place. Once that is done oil will drain out and through the hose. Once all the oil is drained out then you just turn the hose connector till it pops back out and the ball will be pressed forward again closing the drain plug. Install the cap and new oil and you are good to go!
In this picture from left to right is; hose connector, drain plug, cap
The product feels of good quality and I have no worries with it, no burrs or nicks anywhere. Installing was simple and quick. I was due for an oil change and that is why I bought these, I even picked up a size for my car.
Here are some pictures of the product installed on my 1125.
Here you can see the ball.
We will have to wait till next oil change for the best part but I will say you do have to clean up the drain plug inside alittle if you are a neat freak like me and you also still have to deal with our horribly place oil filter to mess with. So this might not be for everyone but the XB guys dont have such a big mess with their oil filters and their drain plug is right above their exhaust so this product could be great. My car uses the same size drain plug as the 1125 and I dont make a mess with my cars oil filter so I picked up a set for it too (yet to install).
Some might be concerned with it sticking out, I can say that it doesnt stick out very far at all and it is the least my concerns in the event of a crash. Protrudes maybe half an inch out.
Sizing!
1125-
1x M12 x 1.5
1X M18 x 1.5
Volvo s60
1x M18 1.5 ;)
Steel used Corrosion resistant steel
Total price- 160$
Shipping time- 2 days
Where to buy? Agg racing Stahlbus Oil Drain Plug
Overall- Recommended if you have the spare money. I really liked this solution better then others because of the size, ease of use, and looks.
We might be able to contact aggracing to see if they would do a group buy.
I've never used a Stahlbus valve, but I've been using Fumoto drain valves for almost a decade on my cars. They're not quite as fancy or aesthetically pleasing as the Stahlbus, but if you only have 25 bucks to spend instead of $160, the Fumoto valve wont fail you. That said, if you do have the $160, that Stahlbus piece looks pretty solid.
No more stripping plug bolts
I'd love this just to not have to worry about striping the drain plug on the xb. I like this a lot more than the others because with the others any ahole that wants to F with you can just walk up, twist the valve, and drain your oil in the parking lot. But damn $160 is a lot of dough. Thanks for the review though...
I'd buy that for $55. Cheaper than a stripped drain plug fix.
True story there.:D
thats pretty cool. never knew about this...
Sorry guys, I spent 160 Total on all three, not just one lol. The site I listed also you to add another kit for $47 and the first one is $54 just like the ebay link.
Ah, that makes much more sense. That's not bad at all.Sorry guys, I spent 160 Total on all three, not just one lol. The site I listed also you to add another kit for $47 and the first one is $54 just like the ebay link.
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