$3.15: Dorman 65430 Oil Drain Plug Pilot Point M12-1.75, Head Size 15mm

It's a freaking oil pan drain plug.

I get everybody drives a car, but why is this in the "popular" section taking up space when there's far better deals that are more pertinent to people than this, and yet get far less attention than this?

How does something that has currently 8 thumbs up and 12 posts get in the popular section?🤔

Just get a Fumoto Valve if you do your own oil changes.

A way to spend $40 to turn a 5-minute oil drain into a 15-minute oil drain lol

Since I started using a MityVac fluid evacuator I see no use for a Fumoto drain valve.

Thanks for sharing. I have to check that. How do you know if all the oil is out?

You put the tube in the dipstick, and push it all the way down until it bottoms out. That is the lowest point in the engine oil pan, so it all comes out and you can hear it slurping air when it is done. You also know exactly how much you took out, because there are quart and liter marks on the container. So you know approximately how much to put back in. You then don't need to ever remove the drain plug (only the filter). And by never touching the drain plug you don't have to worry about the gasket leaking on the drain plug.

Also, if you have an older car that you need to change transmission fluid, then this definitely pays for itself because you can suck out all the transmission fluid from the dipstick, then when you drop the pan to change the transmission filter the pan is dry. Rather than dropping the pan and having 8 quarts of tranny fluid spill all over.

1) I get the valves when they are on sale.
2) Two of my cars require the washer to be replaced with every oil change so the valve doesn't come much more expensive and it is a one-time investment.
3) It drains a little slower but it saves me much more time because I don't have to clean a mess and my garage doesn't have any oil spots.
4) Wile it is draining I do other things around the car including tire rotation.
5) I value my time more than few $.

Since I started using a MityVac fluid evacuator I see no use for a Fumoto drain valve.

Just get a Fumoto Valve if you do your own oil changes.

I understand the washer part but I'm sure a box of 100 is probably still cheaper than a drain valve. What oil from a drain plug hole is not making it into the drain pan and why? Do people really have problems with that? I've rarely if ever had a problem with that, maybe on an extremely windy day and I'm doing it outside the garage instead of up on my lift. Oil still comes out from the same place in the same manner although slower, what makes this not go everywhere? A hose attached? What about your oil filter? It doesn't have oil on it and around it that can drip too? Some cars are at an angle and have to be manipulated out, even straight drop will have oil pour out of them. How do you get around that that you could also not get around a regualr drin plug going everywhere? Or the new bottle(s) dripping or the fill funnel dripping etc? I lay an Amazon box flattned out under the car if needed. It's free. I have a few cars with 2 drain plugs and one streams directly out and into the sway bar and I still don't drip any on the ground (fox body Mustangs) although like mentioned above, the filter is at an angle and has to be tilted to get out. . One advantage I can see is if you have a known crappy thin pan, not having a plug you or someone else is always removing and replacing could prevent thread damage. I have a zero turn with a Kawasaki engine and it has a short hose attached to the block fitting with a valve on the end of the hose that hangs under the frame. I can slide a catch under the mower and give the valve a 1/4 turn. That makes total sense because the design doesn't allow you to get anywhere near the actual drain plug. I still get oil everywhere down on the base and engine when I change the filter though. Go figure. It doesn't matter, you are changing your oil however you want to and my opinion shouldn't matter one single bit. Just adding my 0.02 of my thought process about them.


I have a Mityvac MV7201 a use it a LOT but usually not for oil changes in the car. Just about every small engine, hydro in lawn equipment, feed and bleed of brake fluid and power steering reservoir, even quick trans fluid refreshes. I have a separate one I only use to push in clean trans fluid when needed. Great tool and worth every penny.

I totally get your point but every time somehow I was managing to spill some old oil. Either will misalign the pan or will manage to sqirt at an angle right before removing the plug. Then it was taking me more time to wipe around. With the drain valve I have eliminated that problem.

Fair, or the drain bolt falls into and blocks the hole in your drain tub and you have to stick your hand in rapidly rising hot oil and fish it out.

The thought of a valve with a lever turning and draining out my oil scares me