I always shied away from the Fumoto Valve because of the lever and the manufacturer's warning to "Drive carefully at all times, and if you run over any foreign object on the road, pull over and check the valve for any damage or leak." If it had a removable Allen key for a lever I would not have hesitated to install the Fumoto, so instead I have Fram Sure Drains, but they drain very slowly.
My new used motorhome happens to have a very sheltered oil drain, which is several inches above and protected forward and rearward by the axle and steering linkage. So I decided to get a Fumoto, but now I see the next warning:
"Since the threads part of the Drain Valve is made of Brass and has hollow construction, install it by hand, and with the wrench, give only 1/4 turn to tighten it. Please take care not to over tighten."
With a quarter wrench turn I am concerned that it could work itself loose.
[ July 26, 2006, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: TallPaul ]
My new used motorhome happens to have a very sheltered oil drain, which is several inches above and protected forward and rearward by the axle and steering linkage. So I decided to get a Fumoto, but now I see the next warning:
"Since the threads part of the Drain Valve is made of Brass and has hollow construction, install it by hand, and with the wrench, give only 1/4 turn to tighten it. Please take care not to over tighten."
With a quarter wrench turn I am concerned that it could work itself loose.
[ July 26, 2006, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: TallPaul ]