http://www.fumotovalve.com/

Comments, reviews ... ideas, please share. Thanks much!

 

hmm havnt heard alot of bad or good about them but someone sure could sabatoge your car quickly and eaisly by draining all of your oil out haha

 

talk about lazy....

I wouldn't do it. Even with the "locking" mechanism, there's always a chance a piece of debris or somthing could hit it, or the valve could move on big bumps causing it to open. Just spend the extra 2 seconds it takes to unscrew/screw in the drain plug....

 

I'd rather have my magnetic drain plug. Picks up all those metallic particles.

 

look into the FRAM drain plug at pepboys. comes with a tube and no more torque or gaskets. it's spring loaded but there's also a steel cover with gasket just in case. works well.

 

I agree 100%,.. just unscrew the d@mn thing before your driving down the road and BUMP there goes my oil, there goes my engine,..

 

I wouldn't buy it, but I don't see how using it is going to be SO risky.. ? Only thing I can think of is if you run over something that would scratch the oil pan, in which can the pan might break itself, so it doesn't really matter.. Assuming no accidents, seems safe enough to use

 

the FRAM is less than an inch long and you'll probably scrap the muffler long before the plug gets hit. better than torque it to death and worrying if u need a new washer or not :-) also i don't get oil on my hands anymore.

 

sounds and looks like a good idea. I just wouldn't let anyone know I had it. Someone could easily screw up your engine if they wanted to get back at you.

 

If they wanted to mess with your car and drain your oil, the same thing could be done with a 15mm socket in the same amount of time...

Looks convenient and pretty safe...the drain plug is on the back side of the oil pan so if something happened to hit it, it might pop the lever up but probably not turn it 90 degrees.

 

true. going under the car takes too long. i would take the tires out first ;-)

 

Sounds like there's more risks involved than actual benefit.

 

There's always a chance that something could happen.

I don't even care, I still think it's stupid. It takes 4 seconds to get out your ratchet and an additional two to unscrew the drain plug, and it's not like it takes rocket science to torque it correctly...

anyways, draining the oil is the only part that takes a while, and with this valve, it'll take even longer because the opening is considerably smaller...good way to save time

 

There are far better ways to sabotage someone's car than to open their Fumoto valve.......

It's a good idea - You could theoretically change your oil without any tools. I say go for it.

 

It looks more usefull than a salad shooter

 

I have a sure drain I paid 10 dollars for it. its cool and all I dont get any oil anywhere. but it drains very slow.

 

Seems like a great idea, IMO. However, the only con I can think of is road debris catching on it and either bending it or ripping it off. Can we say new oil pan?