a couple of days ago i logged in and saw an ad on the forum of the js2k oil drain adapter, i think its a very clever idea and well priced too but something inside of me is telling me "meeeehhhhhh i dont know" mostly because i work doing building maintenance and the number of bad valves i see every year is still surprising so to think putting two and two together i would hate to see the damage a bad oil drain valve could do to my s2k is just given that majority if not almost all the valves that i do see go bad are "gate" valves and not "ball" valves which are pretty good. As much as i know the ball valve design is good and pretty reliable i just know that anything that can go wrong, will.


What are your thoughts on this, has anyone purchased one yet?
ive seen the video and it does look mighty convenient!

 

A lot of people on here have them, I see it mentioned quite often in oil changing threads about how much people love it.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=709347&st=0

 

I've been running these valves on my last 4 cars. The only danger is that you could hit some road debris that snaps the valve off. You just have to make a mental note to pull over and check for an oil spill or oil light after hitting something significant on the road.

 

What about tracking and racing the car? Can the valve withstand higher oil pressure or whatever is different from driving on the street and racing the car at the track?

 

The oil in the pan is never under pressure, unless you have excessive blow-by or clogged vents. The same risks will apply on the track as on the street.

 

There's no 'pressure' in the pain.

I've been running it for about 10K no problems. There are some local track junkies running it without issue.

 

Its probably better on a track car than on a street car, a street car is more likely to tag something on the road that is going to knock it off.

For how often you change your oil and for how long it actually takes to remove the drain plug, I wouldnt bother. A threaded plug is simple, fail safe and any one with a bit of finess can pull it out without making any mess at all. I know people that run long feeder blocks off their oil sending units can have problems after a while because the longer piece will vibrate and break off, given enough operation time I could see something like this snapping off.

 

I have them on both of our cars. It is much easier on oil changes. I see no problem having this on instead of a the regular drain bolt. The chances of something hitting it to have it snapped off is so rare; like winning the lottery rare. I also doubt it will ever vibrate off unless it was toque down incorrectly. The same goes for the drain bolt.

 

The nicest thing about the valve is that you don't even have to jack the car up to change the oil. You just need to slide a low profile oil pan under the car, then open the valve from the top.

 

Have one on my car and would recommend it to anyone.