ez106 oil plug

The more common one is Fumoto. Been around for years and if I wanted to go to a Drain Valve, I'd spend a couple more $ and get a Fumoto. Personally, I don't see much advantage. It's the Filter that gets messy. And, every time I think about a Valve, I think of how it sticks farther into harm's way than the simple plug does. I had a shop ding the oil pan at the plug on a T-Bird. Of course they denied it. It was a tire shop and they weren't changing the oil. Luckily it didn't leak till I went to change the oil. Then, it did, and I found that if I used a new drain plug gasket (nylon washer) on every change, would not leak. Good enough for me. But a Valve would have either sheared off or snagged worse with more damage to the pan.

My incident probably isn't cause for a realistic concern. For one thing, engine sits much higher. Still, a friend with a Class C kicked something up that holed the oil filter. He didn't catch it till the engine seized.

Great info! I think the ones that send samples to be analized benefit from the Fumuto valve. But I agree it's not much benefit generally.

Looks like a rip off of Fumotoplug that has been around for 40 years.

I have the Fumoto plugs on both of my GM vehicles,it makes changing oil a lot less messy. The drain plug is on rear of the pan and when you open it you have to have the collector pan just right or you over shoot it or under shoot it. Also don't have to worry about having a problem with the drain plug each time I change oil.

With the Fumoto Valve I just place the tube on it,place the tube inside my collection vessel and turn the handle. I can walk away and wait for it to empty,no mess at all.

Go to the hardware store and get a 14X1.5 nut and pull off your oil plug. If you do it carefully, you'll loose about a tablespoon of oil before you plug the hole with your thumb. If your plug fits the nut you can put the plug back in, with the cost of another tablespoon of oil and then know what size valve to buy. Been there, done that, no problem.

egm wrote:


anyone using it?

I did have the Fumuto valve on my 2001 Dodge. I liked the convenience of it. But I took it off. Here's why...

Years ago a retired Cummins engineer walked by our spot and we ended up chatting about the good and bad of Cummins Diesel.

But specifically on the valve and draining oil, he gave the following example.

Drain a sink full of really dirty water. If drain is working like it should there will be very little residue left in the sink. Then drain a sink full dirty water by pulling the plug 1/2 way or 1/4 of the way. Then look how much residue is left in the sink. His feelings on those type plugs restrict drainage flow. He also felt that OEMS's should actually have a bigger drain hole. But he did feel that a magnetic plug was good idea.

I have the Fumoto on my lawn tractor, and a couple of portable generators, but scared to put on our vehicles because as someone else said that it sticks further out & with my luck it would get torn off or something like that.

I have it in 2002 F53 w/6.8lV10. EZ 106 is the correct valve. I like it better than Fumoto because it has o-ring seal in grove instead of nylon washer and it has removable extension for attaching a hose. I have these valves in all of my vehicles. To prevent accidental release of oil and possible vandalism I installed stainless steel worm clamp on the end of the valve to prevent release lever from moving. Just be careful when installing the valve-use torque wrench.
Draining the oil is a dream, not a drop on the ground. I have three extensions with different length of clear hose depending on which vehicle I am working on.
The remaining oil in the pan is not an issue to me, there is oil left in places all over the engine that cannot be drained anyway.

tvman44 wrote:
I have the Fumoto on my lawn tractor, and a couple of portable generators, but scared to put on our vehicles because as someone else said that it sticks further out & with my luck it would get torn off or something like that.

I've been using an oil drain valve for a number of years but I too was concerned about the Fumoto valve and it's projection from the bottom of the oil pan. I started using valves like the following /https://www.nospillsystems.com/ in my pickup, pleasure car and in 3 separate Class A RV's. These valve project very little and have no handle and/or nozzle to catch road trash or road gators.