Podcast | Should Your Shop Add an Oil Evacuation System? (with Jeff Cox)

Jeff Cox, executive director of the Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association, discusses the benefits of oil evacuation systems vs. traditional draining methods.

Tom Valentino

April 3, 2025

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Jeff Cox, executive director of the Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association, joins the NOLN Podcast to provide a crash course on oil evacuation systems, which allow shops to remove old oil without touching a drain cap. He also explains why these systems are becoming more popular and how to determine whether your shop would benefit from adding one. Jeff then provides questions operators should ask vendors when trying to pick out oil evacuation equipment for their store and outlines how you should explain the service to customers who come in for an oil change.

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About the Author

Tom Valentino

Editor

Tom Valentino is the editor of National Oil and Lube News. A graduate of Ohio University, he has more than two decades of experience in newspapers, public relations and trade magazines, covering everything from high school sports to behavioral health care. Tom’s first vehicle was a 1990 Mazda 626, which he used to deliver pizzas in the summer after graduating high school. Today, he drives a 2019 Jeep Compass, which usually has a trunk full of his daughter’s sports gear. In his spare time, Tom is an avid Cleveland sports fan and a volunteer youth sports coach.