Reusable hose clamps for oil changes

[Rick Junkin]

I'm probably late to the party with this but I recently discovered these nylon hose clamps that work great for holding the drain hose in place on my oil sump quick drain during oil changes. They easily clamp down nice and tight with finger pressure and release with a twist.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2M2T16W?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

Cheers,
Rick

[N201MKTurbo]

I just use a Ty-wrap and throw it away when I’m done.

[Rick Junkin]

  On 2/21/2023 at 2:22 AM, N201MKTurbo said:

I just use a Ty-wrap and throw it away when I’m done.

Expand  

That's what I used to do, but these are much easier to use in my case. It's tight quarters around the quick drain on my engine and I can easily set and release this clamp one-handed. Yes, much more pricey than a tie wrap but much easier to use.

Cheers,
Rick

[N201MKTurbo]

  On 2/21/2023 at 2:30 AM, Rick Junkin said:

That's what I used to do, but these are much easier to use in my case. It's tight quarters around the quick drain on my engine and I can easily set and release this clamp one-handed. Yes, much more pricey than a tie wrap but much easier to use.

Cheers,
Rick

Expand  

I know they work, the medical device company I used to work for used them on everything. We had every size there was. If I had them I would probably use them. If I recall, the technique for releasing them reminds me of unhooking a bra…

[Hank]

Really? You need something to hold the hose to.your quick drain?

I just use 3/8" silicone hose from Home Depot and push it on. I have a 3/8" hose connector on the other end, to make it heavy.to.stay down in the bucket. 

When I'm done, I hook the.hise together in a loop. One end of the barbed connector is sanded down some, so that I can remove it fairly easily for the next time. Don't sand off too much, or it will come.apart and leak oil everywhere when not in use!

[Pinecone]

What size of these clamps?

Is there a standard size for the oil drain hose?

[EricJ]

  On 2/21/2023 at 5:30 AM, Hank said:

Really? You need something to hold the hose to.your quick drain?

I just use 3/8" silicone hose from Home Depot and push it on. I have a 3/8" hose connector on the other end, to make it heavy.to.stay down in the bucket. 

When I'm done, I hook the.hise together in a loop. One end of the barbed connector is sanded down some, so that I can remove it fairly easily for the next time. Don't sand off too much, or it will come.apart and leak oil everywhere when not in use!

Expand  

That's my experience as well; pop the hose on, drain the oil, pop the hose off.   Nothing else needed to hold it on.

[DonMuncy]

same for me

[Rick Junkin]

  On 2/21/2023 at 2:24 PM, Pinecone said:

What size of these clamps?

Is there a standard size for the oil drain hose?

Expand  

The hose I use is 1” OD and 3/4” ID, the clamp is 1” and goes smaller.

The hose fits nicely on my quick drain but I had it come off once and it made a huge mess so now I clamp it in place. 

Cheers,
Rick

[ArtVandelay]

  On 2/21/2023 at 3:46 PM, EricJ said:

That's my experience as well; pop the hose on, drain the oil, pop the hose off.   Nothing else needed to hold it on.

First I tried vinyl tubing, the hot engine caused it to soften and pop off. Then I went with standard fuel hose, no problem since.

[jetdriven]

its a standard 3/8" rubber fuel injection hose from Autozone. slips on over the fuel drain nipple.

[201er]

  On 2/22/2023 at 1:10 AM, jetdriven said:

its a standard 3/8" rubber fuel injection hose from Autozone. slips on over the fuel drain nipple.

Expand  

Way to spoil the fun