file.newsgroup.cars.102759 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Drew Eckhardt)
Subject: Re: Changing oil by self.
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Steven J Orlin) writes:
>
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected]
>(ronald.j.deblock..jr) writes:
>
>>You can avoid these problems entirely by installing an oil drain valve in
>>place of the bolt. I have one on both of my cars. There have been no
>>leaks in 210,000 miles (combined miles on both cars).
>
>Yes, but then someone would have no problem draining your oil in a parking lot.
>
>all they have to do is reach underneath, turn a valve, and forget the trip
>home.
Most cars have drain petcocks in the radiators, and I've never
seen nor heard of a vandal opening one. I imagine that there
would be an even lower risk with an oil plug because you have
to crawl furthur under the car to open it.
Car vandals are usually real traditional in their methods, and do things
that don't get them dirty, like keying your car, dumping sand, sugar
or mothballs in the gas tank, TPing it, etc.
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