The italics indicate a reference to something specific. In this case, a famous Seinfield episode and a unique BITOG thread.I’m pretty sure it’s not, you can find more than one story on this board, and there’s less than a million users. I’ve used Fumoto before; this just seems safer. No way other than intentional of opening this; it’s a ball-check valve.
I can't speak for the 3.5 but I can confirm it does not on the 2.7.Curious - does a mityvac tube make it to the bottom of the pan?
Right but that 1/8” of oil really doesn’t matter… there is already some oil left behind throughout the engine.I realize this thread has wandered far from the HPL in a 3.5 EB topic, but since it already did, let me express my concern with the Fumoto, Valvomax, Stanlbus products…specifically on an 3.5 EB….at least the Gen 1. The drain HOLE is positioned and oriented such that it will drain most all the pan, because the HOLE’s lower edge is approximately level with the floor of the pan. However, if you use a “permanent” insert, the effective bottom of the hole will be above the floor of the pan. On my Subaru, the hole is slanted downward within a “downward bulge” in the base of the pan…so for THAT vehicle the Fumoto, Valvomax, or Stahlbus won’t impede near-complete drainage. Worded another way, if the wall of the threaded inset is 1/8” thick, on the Ford, you’ll be left with 1/8” layer of used oil left in the bottom of the pan, unless you tilt the vehicle to reduce the amount of oil held back by the reduced-diameter hole.
i edited my previous post to word it more like a question, but regardless, I would not consider it an improvement to not drain as much oil as possible. This is not a significant issue if the drain hole is below the pan floor. I'm not sure the area (square “footage”) of the pan’s floor, but that’s more old oil than I want to leave behind each time.Right but that 1/8” of oil really doesn’t matter… there is already some oil left behind throughout the engine.
How long do you normally let your engine drain? There's always a decent amount of old oil left. You could raise the drivers side if you were too worried about itRt
i edited my previous post to word it more like a question, but regardless, I would not consider it an improvement to not drain as much oil as possible. This is not a significant issue if the drain hole is below the pan floor. I'm not sure the area (square “footage”) of the pan’s floor, but that’s more old oil than I want to leave behind each time.
What is the reasoning behind the 5K Fci's?Any other 3.5 EcoBoost owners using HPL oils yet? Just ordered some 5W30 PCMO for my '19 F150 as that's what Dave @High Performance Lubricants recommended. Said a fleet customer has lots of 3.5EBs on the regular PCMO @ 15k OCIs with 5k filter changes.