What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

[abscate]

Maybe a rubber band in that groove ? If I have to go under with a tool, I may as well just take a wrench and use the plug.

I would also put a vacuum cap over the end of the drain, or maybe some oil hose that is routed up and higher than the sump oil level.

[Sveedy]

Twist tie ?

[ZionXIX]

Maybe a cotter pin?

[abscate]

Nice big spring clip from HF or Tractor supply will do that nicely. One thing I like about a hose attached and fed up above the sump level for stowage is it’s fail safe.

Oetiker clamps on the hose , of course

[amblerman]

Maybe a rubber band in that groove ? If I have to go under with a tool, I may as well just take a wrench and use the plug.

I would also put a vacuum cap over the end of the drain, or maybe some oil hose that is routed up and higher than the sump oil level.

The wire cutters take 1 second to use to remove the zip tie and the whole point of using these types of drain plugs is to avoid removing the drain plug each time and reducing the mess of changing your oil. Plus it finally gave me a purpose of that giant bag of tiny zip ties I had.

From my years of using a wire cutters to cut a zip tie, and a fumoto drain plug, I can definitely say it is less messy and takes less time to start draining the oil than using a regular plug. In the last sentence I said "start draining the oil." A Fumoto valve is slower to actually drain the oil but you probably save time overall with less clean up time.

The only reason I moved away form them was to do an experiment with strong magnetic drain plugs. That experiment has yielded nothing amazing and I will probably return to a fumoto style in the future.

[xanthefin]

Trunk was shut because the lock in that door/lid screws had become super loose and while being shaky it had enabled child lock too so i couldn't open it inside handle too.

Had to remove plastic trim at trunk and unscrew the hook at the bottom and push the trunk open. The stick which pushes (i thought first when i tried open it -- it will pull the stick so i did pull it completely out like an idiot) door open from outside handle was loose too so i reattached it.


Now back lights and trunk opens too. Working again. Happy.

[abscate]

Maybe a rubber band in that groove ? If I have to go under with a tool, I may as well just take a wrench and use the plug.

I would also put a vacuum cap over the end of the drain, or maybe some oil hose that is routed up and higher than the sump oil level.

The wire cutters take 1 second to use to remove the zip tie and the whole point of using these types of drain plugs is to avoid removing the drain plug each time and reducing the mess of changing your oil. Plus it finally gave me a purpose of that giant bag of tiny zip ties I had.

From my years of using a wire cutters to cut a zip tie, and a fumoto drain plug, I can definitely say it is less messy and takes less time to start draining the oil than using a regular plug. In the last sentence I said "start draining the oil." A Fumoto valve is slower to actually drain the oil but you probably save time overall with less clean up time.

The only reason I moved away form them was to do an experiment with strong magnetic drain plugs. That experiment has yielded nothing amazing and I will probably return to a fumoto style in the future.

I wonder if my driveway slopes enough that I could run it into the New Beetle? Kind of like the transfusion in that dystopian movie with Charlize Theron...

[ZionXIX]

I replaced my oil drain plug with a tap. Hoping for less messy oil changes in the future

Which size fumoto valve did you buy?

[kallekula]

I replaced my oil drain plug with a tap. Hoping for less messy oil changes in the future

Which size fumoto valve did you buy?

F104N if I remember right. I also needed the adapter ADP-104 (?) for the tap to clear the sump.
You can look at their website and input what car you have and it'll tell you what parts fit. https://www.fumotooildrainvalve.com/car ... -4l-5-cyl-

[abscate]

Reinstalled steering rack into the T5