As I peer into my stainless steel ball I see... "Hey Farrar... I have all kinds of drain plugs for that fit both the oil pan and your transmission pan on my specialtauto.com site. We have magnetic an non magnetic. You also need to change out the sealing washer on the plug every time. You will get a new one with any plug you buy from me and I also include the good puffy washers with every oil filter I sell! Come in by the site, you can get a new magnetic plug that uses a standard wrench on my Engine Products page... John Hervey" (as ficticiously channeled by Tom) I just wanted to see how close I could come to his reply before he actually posted it. Cheers John! From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Teitelbaum Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 10:56 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: removing oil through the dipstick I have seen many ingenious creations that have been made to channel the oil out of the drain into a catch pan so it doesn't get all over the frame. If you do it hot just let it drip and then wipe it off. The epoxy wipes cleanly. If you try too hard to not be messy you can be amazed at the mess you can make! You DO need the correct adapter for the drain plug. Using a homemade piece of junk can munch up the drain plug and make it much harder next time. The plug can also be replaced with one that doesn't require an adapter. If possible try to get a magnetic type. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 [moderator snip] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/