Fram SD2 SureDrain Fast Access Oil Change Drain Plug System

by Fram

Product Features

• Thread size: M14 x 15mm
• Oil flow starts with a turn of the wrist
• The heavy duty Suredrain actuator valve is designed for maximun ground clearance
• Dust cap keeps Suredrain free of dirt and debris
• No tools needed

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AMW0JW
• Item model number: SD2
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,190 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Fram Suredrain Fast Access Oil Change System is specially engineered and constructed from premium quality parts and is designed to provide confident, leak free operation over the life of your vehicle. The SD2 has a thread size of M14 x 1.5 and drains with no tools. The flow of oil starts with a turn of the wrist. The unique, heavy duty Suredrain actuator valve is designed for maximum ground clearance. The ultra-rugged dust cap keeps Suredrain clean and safe from road debris. The Suredrain System will fit most passenger cars and light trucks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SureDrain Faults, March 14, 2006

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Tool Buyer "Don" (East Greenwich, RI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fram SD2 SureDrain Fast Access Oil Change Drain Plug System (Automotive)

The SureDrain system by Fram, I thought would be a good idea for a clean, easy oil change, but I won't use it again. After my conventional oil change, I installed the SureDrain, no problems. When it came time for the first SureDrain oil change I unscrewed the brass cap and began to screw on the hose attachment to allow for draining. While turning the hose attachment, I noted there was not a swivel in the hose so I had to allow the hose to turn with the nut and also make sure the hose did not come off of the nut, it is just a slip on fit. Once the hose attachment was completely engaged, the oil began to drain, slowly. Note, the oil was warm so the slow draining was not due to oil temperature. When it was finished, down to a few drips, I removed the hose attachment. At this time I was curious, did all the oil drain from the pan? I removed the SureDrain valve attachment and noted at least a half quart more oil flooded out of the pan. I said to myself, "no thanks SureDrain". I put all the SureDrain aside and returned to the original drain plug. The SureDrain sounded like a good idea but if it prohibits all the oil from draining, I would rather not use it. Also the wrangling I had to go through screwing on the drain hose and hoping while doing this the hose didn't come off just when the oil decided to start draining, helped me decide to discard the SureDrain.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's flawed, but I wouldn't give it up., September 1, 2007

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webgrunt (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fram SD2 SureDrain Fast Access Oil Change Drain Plug System (Automotive)

The previous reviewer (Tool Buyer "Don") wrote an excellent description of this product's flaws. Please read his review in addition to mine in order to get a more balanced view of this product.

This unit has a double-seal, so if that the first one should somehow fail, the second one (a brass cap with a soft gasket) will maintain oil pressure, probably indefinitely but definitely until the next oil change.

However, during the 6 years I used this, I never found so much as a single drop of oil in the brass cap, meaning that the main oil seal in this unit never leaked a drop.

I would not buy other products which don't have the redundant seal because valves can fail, and that's the last thing you want to have happen to an oil pan plug!

As far as the incomplete draining, my car's pan drains incompletely anyway (even when it's on a slope) so I end up changing the oil with cheap oil, running the engine for 5 to 10 minutes, then changing it again with the regular brand I use.. This flushes out all the old dirty oil. If you do that, then the incomplete drain issue shouldn't be a problem.

For my purposes, there's nothing better.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Time User, January 22, 2009

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BilgeRat (Illinois) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fram SD2 SureDrain Fast Access Oil Change Drain Plug System (Automotive)

Thought I'd weigh in here on the Fram SureDrain. I have these on a 2006 Toyota Matrix and a 1992 Miata. I just ordered a third from Amazon for a 2007 Honda Fit. These have proved to be very reliable and easy to use. It greatly simplifies an oil change; I simply drain directly into a used oil container. I look on the slow draining (1.25 minutes/quart@180F according to Fram) as an advantage, as there is no splash, and I check over other things and change the oil filter as the oil is draining. Another review mentioned incomplete draining; a lot of pans from the nature of their design will not drain completely anyway. Fram states in the tech. paper on their website that the drain valve was engineered to not protrude into the pan to help facilitate drainage. Secondly, a few ounces of used oil that remains in the pan is in no way harmful to your engine. There's no point in obsessing over that small amount of oil; either in there or not, oil analysis would show no difference. Just make sure that you drain your oil hot and immediately after a shutdown. The dirt goes with the old oil.

Having had cars fitted with a Fumoto valve in the past (excellent quality product, just seemed more vulnerable to road damage than the Fram) and having tried vacuum extraction (does not work on all cars), these are still my weapon of choice to simplify and "de-mess" an oil change.