Top sider or Drain Plug
 

All i want to know is how do you drain your oil when you perform an oil change. Thats it, not trying to start another oil thread ;)

Drain plug, I try to let it drain overnight.

drain plug

Drain plug. Gives me the chance to check out under the car and see how things are, and to seek professional advice if there's something I suspect is not in great shape.

It seems that I'm away from home more than 1/2 the time an oil change is due. Therefore, I would not want to carry the extra equipment along. All I need is my 2.5 gallon plastic container with the hole cut in the side to catch the oil coming out of the drain hole and another small container to catch the oil from the oil cooler.

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Your topic title suggests you're looking for the pros and cons of using a topsider versus drain plug. This was discussed to death in numerous threads roughly two years ago. If you search using the keyword "topsider", you'll get a good hour's worth of reading, giving all the pros and cons of each method.

I siphon the VW, but for some reason the syphon tube will not go down my dipstick tube on the MB. Probably has to do with the copper tube not being flexable enough. So I use a FUMOTO drain valve on the MB and just stick a tube to the drain nipple and let it drain out to the side of the car. All I have to do is reach under and turn a valve and sit back an relax. :D

Kestas, thanks for letting me know, i'll do a search for it. I basically just wanted to know which is more popular. ;)

You drain your oil cooler everytime you change your oil?
and if so how much oil is in there and how do you drain it?

rdanz,

Yes, I drain the oil cooler every time I change the oil. Just guessing, maybe 8 oz. comes out.

It is done by loosening (better not to remove) the lower fitting on the cooler. It takes awhile to drain, best left overnight. You need a 1 1/16 inch or 27 mm open end wrench or large adjustable wrench. Vice Grip or channel locks will chew up the nut.

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My drainplug is out as I am typing this :eek:

i was looking into getting the MITYVAC thingy for extracting the oil...

I have a Topsider that I used twice works good that I would sell E-mail me if interested.