{"product_id":"catchwrench-oil-drain-plug-tool","title":"CatchWrench™","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOil changes don't have to be messy. They've just been accepted that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHere's the moment everyone knows: the drain plug breaks free, oil comes down the socket onto your fingers, and you're suddenly racing a stream of hot oil with a plug you can barely hold. Most of the time you lose. Then you're fishing the plug out of the pan with a magnet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCatchWrench is the tool I built after doing exactly that in my own driveway. The catch sits below the drive head and intercepts the oil on its way down, so it isn't running onto your hand while you're trying to back the plug out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow you actually use it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreak the drain plug loose with your normal ratchet and socket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePull the socket off the ratchet and press it into the CatchWrench until it clicks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosition your drain pan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack the plug out by hand with the CatchWrench. The oil runs down the socket into the catch instead of onto your fingers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy not just use a magnet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMagnetic drain plug tools have two problems. Most modern drain plugs are aluminum, and a magnet does nothing on aluminum. And if your plug is steel, the magnet can grab the oil pan itself — now you're prying your tool off the pan with hot oil running. Neither type has a built-in catch, so the oil still ends up somewhere you don't want it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive: 3\/8\" square drive — works with any 3\/8\" socket, metric or SAE, any size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: High-strength, heat-resistant ABS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrip: Aggressive knurling for control with oily hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfile: Low-profile for tight underbody clearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrain plugs: Vertical and angled, including most 45° setups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVehicles: Cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTested: Drop tested, proven across hundreds of oil changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade: Designed, engineered, and 3D printed in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CatchWrench","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51909448237337,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/4898\/1785\/files\/On_Stand_Small_Socket_-_Edited_-_Edited.jpg?v=1772240809","url":"https:\/\/catchwrench.com\/products\/catchwrench-oil-drain-plug-tool","provider":"CatchWrench","version":"1.0","type":"link"}