Anybody Use A Fumoto Oil Drain?

They've been around since the 70's but I just found them online. Any experience? Since Ram decided to put what can only be described as an oil drain diverter ( they might call it a sway bar) directly under the drain bolt this looks good. I thought the Fram Sure Drain was the original but these have been around a while.

 

I have used them on the last three F250's. Works well, clean, do mess draining. Be sure to buy a few of th elocking clips, as they are easily lost and give piece of mind thatthe valve will stay closed. Never had any issues. Be aware that oil drains much more slowly through the smaller opening, but thats the only negative. Set up you drain and catch, open the valve and go find something to do for 20 minutes (If its a diesel)

 

No idea if they use them at Valvoline Instant Oil Change or not. I can ask next time I'm in there.

 

Been using them on my last 3 trucks and have had zero issues. Makes the oil changes a faster/cleaner affair. Also had one on one of our motorhomes because it drained right onto a frame rail, fixed that problem.

 

I had one on my Raptor. It was great for that truck but haven’t needed it for any other vehicle.

 

I use one on my F350 Dually 6.7L It slows the oil change process down quite a bit (oil draining from pan through a smaller opening than OEM), but it probably evens out because the oil doesn't shoot out of the oil pan like 5 or 6 feet like it does with OEM, creating a mess to clean up afterwards. I've had the Fumoto in there for probably 6 or more years and zero issues other than slower draining the 13 qts of oil out of the truck oil pan.

 

Same here. I've used them on a few cars over the years, over 100,000 miles on the current RAV4 so far, and never had a single problem. There are models with different angles on the drain, and if your vehicle's engineers were particularly hateful you can put a hose on them when draining to route it wherever actually works.

 

Had them on my last 3 trucks, like you said on the RAM the swaybar makes a mess without one. Having the hose attached to it to drain straight in the pan saves a lot of cleanup in that area. Unfortunately does nothing for the mess you make with the oil filter (I cover the area with aluminum foil to divert most of that mess).

 

I installed one on an E350 van a few years ago, it's a great little device. Someone had started to cross thread the drain plug on its last oil change before I bought it apparently, which I discovered the first time I removed the drain plug. So, I ordered one, chased the threads which actually cleaned up nicely and installed it with no issues. Seemed like a good option at the time so I wouldn't have to keep removing and installing a standard drain plug on threads that weren't 100% until I repaired/replaced the pan.

 

I use them on all my four wheeled vehicles.

Love ‘em.

As noted, they do drain more slowly but between rotating tires and topping off fluids I haven’t found it to be a problem.

 

Once you've confirmed you can get the oil filter off, just punch a hole in the filter to let in drain in one spot instead of all over the place.

 

I tried one of the Fumoto oil drains and it had a slight drip that I couldn't get to stop. I prefer the Stahlbus style drain.

 

I installed one on my 2010 Silverado 1500 and it works great. Makes oil changes a breeze.

 

I've been using them about 15 years. They do what they are supposed to. What I like is it's easy to drain just a small amount of oil if say you want to send a sample off. What I hate is to do an oil change it takes about 20 minutes to drain the oil in my F150. I"m probably going back to a regular drain plug next oil change

 

Unfortunately, on the RAM 1500's with the hemi they put it above the steering rack, no straight shot down.

 

Second this. I didn't like the Fumoto sticking out and looking vulnerable. Used the race cap which has safety wire tab for extra insurance.

 

You can try a ziplock bag. It worked well on my Ridgline. Loosen the filter a little then put the ziplock over the filter and finish unscrewing by hand the oil will be in the bag and I’d just let the filter fall into the bag and dispose of it.

 

my F150 has a composite pan so I couldnt use one on it... went with a similar device made by Ronin. On all my street & track bikes I have the stahlbus plug. Its so nice to drain into a jug or suitable container. My Ronin plug on the F150 diverts the flow so it doesnt hit a cross member

 

I've been using the fumoto on my f250 for 10+ years, zero issues, zero leaks. I put a 5 gallon bucket under truck, open valve, drink beer.

 

Must have on a ram 2500.
The first time you pull the plug without one and 3 gallons of hot nasty ass Rotella covers your entire face and body, you’ll be hitting that Buy it Now button faster than you can say f}#k this sh*%.