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Re: Question for HyundaiTech
"John" <susan48@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
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> I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
> one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>
I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even sold
re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved and
it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left behind.
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On Oct 17, 10:17 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
> "John" <susa...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
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> > I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
> > one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>
> I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even sold
> re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved and
> it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
> out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left behind.
Agree with the others, but if your filter is located under the engine,
what's the point?
> "John" <susa...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
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> news:hbdqll$pj7$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
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> > I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
> > one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>
> I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even sold
> re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved and
> it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
> out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left behind.
Agree with the others, but if your filter is located under the engine,
what's the point?
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hyundaitech wrote:
> On Oct 17, 10:17 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
>> "John" <susa...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
>>
>> news:hbdqll$pj7$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
>>
>>> I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
>>> one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>> I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even sold
>> re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved and
>> it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
>> out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left behind.
>
> Agree with the others, but if your filter is located under the engine,
> what's the point?
If the filter is at the lowest point under the engine, then there is no
point in a separate drain plug. I've never seen a filter which was at
the lowest point as it would be quite vulnerable to damage unless a skid
plate was included.
Matt
> On Oct 17, 10:17 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
>> "John" <susa...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
>>
>> news:hbdqll$pj7$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
>>
>>> I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
>>> one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>> I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even sold
>> re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved and
>> it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
>> out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left behind.
>
> Agree with the others, but if your filter is located under the engine,
> what's the point?
If the filter is at the lowest point under the engine, then there is no
point in a separate drain plug. I've never seen a filter which was at
the lowest point as it would be quite vulnerable to damage unless a skid
plate was included.
Matt
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Re: Question for HyundaiTech
"Voyager" <m.whiting@computer.org> wrote in message
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> hyundaitech wrote:
>> On Oct 17, 10:17 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
>>> "John" <susa...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:hbdqll$pj7$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
>>>
>>>> I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
>>>> one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>>> I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even
>>> sold
>>> re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved
>>> and
>>> it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
>>> out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left
>>> behind.
>>
>> Agree with the others, but if your filter is located under the engine,
>> what's the point?
>
> If the filter is at the lowest point under the engine, then there is no
> point in a separate drain plug. I've never seen a filter which was at the
> lowest point as it would be quite vulnerable to damage unless a skid plate
> was included.
>
> Matt
HT's point was that if the filter is located under the engine (as opposed
to being accessible from above), you have to put the car on a lift
anyways to change it, so there's no advantage to eliminating the
sump drain plug. Unless Hyundai is going back to recommending
changing the filter every other oil change.
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> hyundaitech wrote:
>> On Oct 17, 10:17 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:
>>> "John" <susa...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:hbdqll$pj7$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
>>>
>>>> I,m told that some European cars dont have a sump drain plug anymore so
>>>> one has to use the filler. Seems cost cutting in the extreme.
>>> I first saw that done in the 1960's at a Merit gas station. The even
>>> sold
>>> re-refined oil for 15¢ a quart. I imagine the technology has improved
>>> and
>>> it can be just as effective as pulling a plug if it gets all the old oil
>>> out. No matter how you change it, some residue is going to be left
>>> behind.
>>
>> Agree with the others, but if your filter is located under the engine,
>> what's the point?
One of my company cars (81 Olds Cutlass) was a lease through Avis with full
maintenance. They only changed the filter every other oil change. I always
wonder how well the engine held up long term.
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Re: Question for HyundaiTech
"Bob Bailin" <72027.3605@compuserve.com> wrote in message
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> HT's point was that if the filter is located under the engine (as opposed
> to being accessible from above), you have to put the car on a lift
> anyways to change it, so there's no advantage to eliminating the
> sump drain plug. Unless Hyundai is going back to recommending
> changing the filter every other oil change.
Keep in mind though. the Sonata V-6 has the filter up top.
I quit doing my own oil changes after buying my '91 Regal. It was a real
PITA to change the filter using ramps in the driveway. Twenty years later,
the filter is easy to get at but I'd rather pay than crawl under a car. The
cost of a pump device would have to be cheap enough to justify buying it
though, for a few changes a year.
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