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What’s simpler than not getting any tools, flipping a lever and draining it with a tube directly into your waste oil container? DEF containers are perfect.
Very easy to spray off and clean. They have a diamond plate design on one side and that allows for good grip. I also roll my floor jack on to them and yesterday I jacked up a transfer case on a Jeep to allow for transmission pan clearance removal and it did not hurt the mat at all. They are tough but soft to lay on. I have had oil, transmission fluid, fuel and diff fluids on them with no problems.
Who needs a catch pan when you have the gravel driveway to act as an eternal catch pan? Just returning that black gold right back into the earth where it came from - a real ashes to ashes evolutionary tale!
Could that plastic lock have caused a leak?
No it's just a secondary almost redundant "safety". Since the lever is spring loaded and catches in a groove, it takes a good amount of pressure to push it out so it can be rotated into the open position. The little plastic lock just makes it impossible to push the lever out to rotate it.
That's an interesting design. I can see it in some applications. On others, no. I like the Fumoto for it's ability to immediately stop the flow with a flick of the lever. On my truck for example, I use one gallon jugs. I'd be leary of twisting the hose/connector to stop it quickly.
