HOV

I've always had a hard time catching the oil from my diesel oil changes because there's so much of it and it comes out so fast. More than once I've had to get out the degreaser and hose on my driveway.

I installed the Fumoto oil drain valve last oil change and tried it out yesterday... holy moly does this thing work as advertised. Controls the rate of flow, easy aiming, and no-mess, no tools draining. Highly recommended product. I do keep the stock drain plug in the truck however, just in case the Fumoto breaks off some day when I high-center a load of bricks.

On another note, those Cummins engineers must know what the heck they're doing... 12 quarts of oil is a perfect use of diesel engine oil that always comes packaged in 1-gallon containers. My Duramax used 10 quarts of oil, hence I always had a half-full gallon of oil sitting around, and I'd have to estimate and measure and worry if I got it right. One time I completely lost track of how much oil I put in and had to hire a fifth grader to help me calculate how much oil I had left to add.

acook

whats nice about the fumoto is that you can drain oil when the engines still warm so the viscosity of the engine oil helps get it out faster.

dodgezilla04

the reason for doing oil changes when warm is not for the ease of draining due to the viscosity, but when the engine has been run and the oil is up to temp, all the particles of contamination are in suspension and will be drained out with the oil.

Dodgezilla

I like mine too....... I had an EZ Drain Plug on the 03 and liked it equally as well.....

dodgezilla04

I just put my fumoto on last week, gonna be nice not making a mess of me and the driveway when 3 gallons of hot oil come out of the large hole really quickly.

Jus Cruisin

I am pretty sure that the Cummins gurus recommend a quart under 3 gal. Am I right or wrong?

Dodgezilla

Three gallons is what I always put in....

HOV

The owner's manual says 11 quarts in the crankcase and 1 in the filter, so that's 12 total. I just fill up the filer 3/4 of the way up after letting it soak in a few rounds, then pour the rest of the 3 gallons into the crankcase.

I'm always super paranoid about getting measurements right, so I always check with the dipstick once the truck has been started and the oil is settled back down again. 12 quarts gets the level right in the middle of "safe".

Seems like the dipstick works better upside down...

soulezoo

Yeah-- X2!

Gotta get me one of those... had a similar thing on my Escalade and worked great... Have not done it yet on the CTD and I have paid...

gsdog1

Where can you get one of these here gadgets?

Thanks!

ohyeahfriday

I just looked, Geno's has a couple different "EZ" drain plugs, but nothing labeled as a Fumoto. Curious to see if/what the difference is. W0000! more researching to do on work time tomorrow

Dodgezilla

Genos has both. I got the Fumoto with the nipple and I keep a piece of rubber fuel line with a bolt on the end on it just in case the switch got hit by something and opened up on accident. Probably a million to one shot of something like that happening but.....

phloop

Geno's carries it but just go to www.fumoto.com and get it from them. I had one on my old '97 PSD and need to get one for my Dodge. Makes oil changes easier, now if I can only get the blankety-blank oil filter off easy I would be happy.

gsdog1

Thanks for the information! Found them on Geno's website as well.

jmccart

That is cool, I got to get one of those. A crappy oil change is on my wife's Yukon. It ha the 6.0. The drain plug faces rearward right at an exhaust pipe. Oil streams right to the pipe and spreads all over. It is like a practical joke.

Thanx.