I do all of our oil changes (2 cars, soon to be 3 again) my self.

This toy:

http://www.qwikvalve.com/F-107-12mm-1.75.html

seems like a freaking amazing device...

what do you guys think?

Always getting the open ends, then opening the drain, then it gets all over my hands, wrench, etc, just such a PITA.

I broke down and got the $5.00 "end cap" oil filter wrench last time, and that made my life so much easier... I'm going to get one for my other sized filter...

 

looks pretty sweet. The only thing i would be concerned with is hitting something in the road and ripping out the drain plug.

 

I used the Fumoto valve 25 years ago on my 1986 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe! The problem with the valve is it's slooooww..... Plus, if there's any wind, the oild streamer gets blown all over the ground. There are other types of valves that drain much faster, and come with a tube to direct the flow into a bucket. Fram use to market a cheap version of that type of drain "system", but there are two other brands that are really nice.

I wish they'd had something to catch the oil from that damn filter location!

 

Just be thankful that it's not on the side of the block like most of the imports which keeps your engine block from rusting on that side and also creates a nice smoke screen 'til it burns off the exhaust system.

Personally, I just loosen it enuf to start flowing then pull the plug. By the time the crankcase is drained, the filter can be removed w/ a minimum of mess.

 

I used to have one of those valves on my 1985 Pontiac Fireo, it was very handy but as Hardin pointed out it was a bit slow, but soo easy. I hadn't seen them in a while and really hadn't thought to look online for them...I think I got my original one from Western Auto....
I am capable of changing my own oil but chose to pay to have it done at the dealer so I don't have to dispose of (or take the time to dispose of) the used oil.

 

here is what we do with boat filters, because dropping a 1/2 quart on your nice white seats isn't an option.

get an awl. tap it into the filter. drain it from that hole. then when u go to remove the filter, you get almost no oil on anything you don't want it to.

especially when the filters are upside down like my dad's boat engines.

if you removed them without this trick, you'd have oil EVERYWHERE.