Originally Posted By: mightymousetech
Originally Posted By: JTK
On the vehicles I installed Fumotos on, the drain plug was high up, out of the way and covered by an engine belly pan. I always ordered them with the hose barb attached and I installed a rubber/plastic cap over the barb for added protection.
Sounds like more work than just the factory drain bolt. I really don't see the appeal of these at all.
In a shop environment, the valve drains the oil slower, BUT... since you're not unscrewing and threading in the bolt repeatedly, you eliminate the chance of cross-threading the drain plug bolt, which leads to a more expensive repair that the shop would weasel its way out of.
With the nipple, I just drain directly into a oil container, instead of the mess of using a oil drain pan, especially the last drops that can spray around if there is a breeze under the car, not to mention needing to clean the oil drain pan also.