Fumoto Valve
How many are using a Fumoto or similar? I getting tried of cleaning up after oil changes, what are the issues? I know they don't drain as fast possibly leaving sediment in the pan. Thanks
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fj12ryder wrote:cummins2014 wrote:A lot depends on the drain plug location. My Cummins is directly on the bottom and I roughly measured the thickness of the threads to see how much the valve would stick up past the bottom of the pan. The difference between the valve and the drain plug height was minimal so while there may be a bit of oil left, it isn't enough to cause me any worries.The_real_wild1 wrote:
No real drawback except for price.
No real drawback ? I too have one, and was curious about how much oil is left in there, well after draining until it stopped I pulled the Fumoto Valve the first time I used it . I can't say how much oil came out, but was a lot more then I wanted to leave in there.
For me I use it to drain, and then pull it to let it drain again .Eventually I will probably go back to the stock drain plug. Its nice that it allows to open up for oil analysis , although I don't do one, and it comes out slow enough you don't have to use a special pan or bucket.
IMO as much oil as you can get out of there the better, I have the same Cummins you do :)
It surprised me how much came out when I pulled the fumoto, after it drained. The fact you even bothered to measure means you knew what was happening. Try pulling the fumoto the next time ,and see what you think. I meant to catch that part separately this last time but didn't , I will definitely do it the next time.
