Fumoto valve install
I read somewhere that you can change to a Fumoto valve when your oil pan is full by applying suction to the oil filler tube and then remove the normal drain plug and replace it with the Fumoto valve. ...
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That was posted by Fuzzyface with the link to it below. (First post on page 2)
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For the first oil change on my ISL, I was concerned about capturing the 7 gal or so of oil draining out of the engine (I had the Fumoto valve, but had not yet installed it). In a stroke of genius, I hooked up my shop vac to the oil filler opening, and had my wife hold it there, while I pulled out the old oil plug and installed the Fumoto valve.....Not a single drop of oil was spilled....worked like a charm (I could actually hear air bubbling up thru the drain plug opening before I screwed in the Fumoto valve).
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For the first oil change on my ISL, I was concerned about capturing the 7 gal or so of oil draining out of the engine (I had the Fumoto valve, but had not yet installed it). In a stroke of genius, I hooked up my shop vac to the oil filler opening, and had my wife hold it there, while I pulled out the old oil plug and installed the Fumoto valve.....Not a single drop of oil was spilled....worked like a charm (I could actually hear air bubbling up thru the drain plug opening before I screwed in the Fumoto valve).
