Z7What

Yep Fumoto FTW have had one kn every vehicle I have ever owed and never had a issue with it at all!

Wayne

M0RRIS

I bought one for my 4.0L ranger. The "gasket" was stiff, seemed like it was made with cardboard and it didn't seal properly. Started leaking the moment I was finished installing the device and the oil. I drained it and went back to the original plug.

It's still sitting in the garage. Would it work on this motor and what is the gasket supposed to look like?

RLXXI

More than likely it's the same thread for both, just compare diameter and thread pitch on the original. You can get a nylon washer to replace the cardboard one, most auto parts stores carry them.
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Signal 2

I agree with changing it when warm... if possible. But if you can't and the choice is hot or cold, the difference in volume drained is insignificant. Take an extra 5 minutes and change it cold.

Excursionator

Had a Fomoto on my Excursion for 15 years and never any problems. Best inexpensive mod I ever did to it.

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Fomoto oil drain valve is the first thing I have installed on "ALL" the cars and trucks I have owned and never had a single problem. It's a must for DIY oil changes. To the OP...brake or carb cleaner will remove the oil stains from your concrete..spray the spot and scrub with a wire brush and then rinse with the hose..

RogueGT

Old School...1979 Thunderchicken, 351C, dump some kerosene in the engine, run it hot, hot, hot, drain promptly; crap sludge deposits all gone. No need for drain valves, no frame parts or cross members in the way; straight shot to the drain pan.
*** here come the whiners***..."the seals, the gaskets"...blah, blah, blah that engine lasted 280K miles and the car rusted apart when it was still running.
They don't make'em like they used to.

M0RRIS

I was told deisel also does the trick for loosening gunk.

paintballdude05

Another nod for the Fumoto valve, I had them on my previous cars, I'll have to see if they fit on the new truck. I think I'm going to start doing my own oil changes and actually using synthetic on this one.

Martian