Brand · 4 products · Automotive
Performance Tool
Is Performance Tool worth buying?
Performance Tool earned a buy verdict on 1 of the 4 Performance Tool products we compared (25%), well below the 50% average across every brand on the site. We would skip 3: Performance Tool W89727 Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder, Performance Tool W85018 2-in-1 40" Z-Frame Folding Creeper and Performance Tool W4070 7 qt. Plastic Drain Pan.
Verdicts synthesize independent testing and long-term owner reports; we do not run a lab and never take review units. Each product below links to the comparison it was judged in. How we review.
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The Best Oil Drain Pans: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Automotive
Performance Tool W4077 16 qt. Oil Drain ContainerRunner-up
Sixteen quarts, tethered gasketed caps, and every dimension published so you can check clearance first.
Best for: Truck and V8 owners with normal ground clearance who want maximum capacity and a documented seal.
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The Best Brake Bleeders: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Automotive
Performance Tool W89727 Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder
A steel hand vacuum pump with a pile of adapters and tubes, sold as a brake bleeder but far better at testing vacuum switches.
Why we skip it: Vacuum applied at the bleed screw tends to pull air in past the screw threads, so you get a continuous stream of bubbles that has nothing to do with air in your brake lines.
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The Best Mechanic Creepers: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Automotive
Performance Tool W85018 2-in-1 40" Z-Frame Folding Creeper
A creeper that folds into a rolling seat, but its 5-1/8 in listed clearance and small casters make it a weak creeper and a so-so seat.
Why we skip it: The owner's manual lists clearance as 5-1/8 in and the sell sheet gives the creeper height as 5-1/8 in, against 4 in overall height for the Lisle; the folding frame is what puts you higher under the car.
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The Best Oil Drain Pans: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) · Automotive
Performance Tool W4070 7 qt. Plastic Drain Pan
A 7 quart open pan that a modern V8 oil change will simply overflow.
Why we skip it: Seven quarts is less than the 8.0 quarts a 2024 Silverado 1500 5.3L or 6.2L V8 takes with the filter.
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Performance Tool in our categories: Automotive (4)