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I'd believe that. But, all that has accomplished is making it more difficult to get the oil out. At the end of the day, when someone tosses out a product with a 4 stroke engine, do they ever take the oil out before it goes to the dump?

You're right .. But, it's not about how a consumer may or may not treat their equipment, It's about the manufacturer making it that difficult to perform maintenance easily. There's no legitimate reason for not putting in a 10 cent drain plug. It just let's them claim that it never needs an oil...

We're all overlooking the "elephant in the room"... If it's a Quantum engine, it's not meant for you to change the oil. If you RTFM, it will probably tell you to just check the oil, and add as necessary. The ( useless ) theory being that as the motor wears, and starts to use oil, the oil that...