[tabora]

Another alternative perhaps might be to install a petcock for future hassle- free oil changes?

But make sure to use one with a detent in the closed position so that it can't accidentally open and drain out your oil unexpectedly.

 

[tabora]

but I would use a file to create flats on opposite sides of the tube so you can hold it with a wrench.

Or maybe just replace it with a tube with the flats, or a Drainzit, or the cap with a drain valve. Any of those solutions are permanent fixes...

 

[tabora]

I don't trust it. Plus, you need to tie it up out of the way. It's just an accident waiting to happen.

A Drainzit is less risky than a thin rigid pipe sticking out into thin air, IMO. Comes with its own tether. The cap comes off with just your fingers, and the end can easily be directed into a narrow bottle neck to collect the oil while the end is still above the oil level in the sump. Works quite well!

 

[tabora]

The rigid pipe does not stick out into thin air on my machine. There is no risk.

Did you look at the OP's picture?

That Drainzit hose could get caught on something easily (by looking at your picture), IMO. Much more risky if the hose comes free from it's tether.

Well, nothing has touched it except my fingers for 6 years now. Has never come free of the tether even when going through deep snow. As far as I can tell, there has never been a single case of Drainzit failure.