Question about Fumoto valve
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From: Surrey BC Canada (it's not that bad eh!)
Here is my take on this subject.. I have installed one on my last 2 trucks one was the Hemi and now my Cummins and I can say without a doubt best mod I had done to date !!!! With my Cummins I installed it on my first oil change ( @ 1000 ) miles and NEVER EVER had a problem , and now I have just shy 26000 miles on my truck and still going strong !!! It really makes changing the oil real easy .. 
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Changing the oil isn't a big deal. The Fumoto is a another tool used to do the job. Why does that bother people do darn much?
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Didn't read the whole thread huh?
It's not above removing the oil from the truck, but about getting it to the right drain bottles.
Anyone can drain oil. And everyone has. So, where's the argument there?
Again, why does the Fumoto bother folks so much?
It's not above removing the oil from the truck, but about getting it to the right drain bottles.Anyone can drain oil. And everyone has. So, where's the argument there?
Again, why does the Fumoto bother folks so much?
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Anyways, there are lots of ways to make life easier and the Fumoto helps us in that respect. Using the stock drain-plug is no big deal if you don't mind oil running down all over your hands if you are not quick enough. Lots of ways to skin a cat.....
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i have a fumoto - anyone who is worried about hitting it on something should worry just as much about denting the oil pan - NOT MUCH!!!!
it is a fantastic item to have on the truck - you can drain the oil HOT and while any particles are still suspended . . .
one time i let the oil stop dripping from the valve and then removed the fumoto as a whole - i got about a cup, and i'm being quite generous with that estimate.
as for the latch opening while you are in motion - not gonna' happen. it is a double action lever to open. it has to have pressure applied in one direction while simulataneously turning it open in another direction. also, when i installed mine, i started it and tightened it a couple different times so that the latch was pointed towards the rear of the truck (so even less chance of opening while in motion from an object). i made note of the starting direction and the direction when tight, then loosened and turned the starting position until the desired tight position was found . . .
just buy it and don't look back. i have one without the nipple - i just hold a milk jug when i open it and once it's full i close the valve and repeat, and then let it drain into bucket once a couple jugs are full.
it is a fantastic item to have on the truck - you can drain the oil HOT and while any particles are still suspended . . .
one time i let the oil stop dripping from the valve and then removed the fumoto as a whole - i got about a cup, and i'm being quite generous with that estimate.
as for the latch opening while you are in motion - not gonna' happen. it is a double action lever to open. it has to have pressure applied in one direction while simulataneously turning it open in another direction. also, when i installed mine, i started it and tightened it a couple different times so that the latch was pointed towards the rear of the truck (so even less chance of opening while in motion from an object). i made note of the starting direction and the direction when tight, then loosened and turned the starting position until the desired tight position was found . . .
just buy it and don't look back. i have one without the nipple - i just hold a milk jug when i open it and once it's full i close the valve and repeat, and then let it drain into bucket once a couple jugs are full.
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From: Surrey BC Canada (it's not that bad eh!)
Yah, wouldn't wanna get any dirty oil on your mechanics gloves...
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Wish I was your buddy.
I have to get one of these. I HATE hot dirty oil running down my arm, and it would be much easier to get a tall bucket under the drain when all you have to do is open a valve.
I will grind down the part that sticks up into the pan so I can get full drainage.
I have to get one of these. I HATE hot dirty oil running down my arm, and it would be much easier to get a tall bucket under the drain when all you have to do is open a valve.
I will grind down the part that sticks up into the pan so I can get full drainage.
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From: Celina, TX
I just installed one of the Fumoto valves at my last oil change. Prior to this, I used the magnetic drain plug with the 9/16" hex head. The biggest problem I had with that plug is that it started draining as soon as the plug was barely loose. And it would fan the oil out into a 6" cone all across the bottom of the pan. I just got tired off always having to clean up the splatter that was all around the drain pan when I was done.
BTW, not sure if the 3rd gen pan is different, but I didn't have to take anything off of my plug for full drainage. I've heard about this before, but when I measure the amount of threads and thickness of the existing bung, the threads on the Fumoto valve were the same or just a little shorter. So it wouldn't be holding any extra oil in the pan.
BTW, not sure if the 3rd gen pan is different, but I didn't have to take anything off of my plug for full drainage. I've heard about this before, but when I measure the amount of threads and thickness of the existing bung, the threads on the Fumoto valve were the same or just a little shorter. So it wouldn't be holding any extra oil in the pan.
