Originally Posted By: lyle
Been using Fumoto's for 25+ years, 11 different vehicles, never a leak, even had a couple which hung lower than the pan but never suffered any damage or even worried about them. Some cars were driven daily over gravel roads for 6+ miles total, plowed through snow, these things are pretty tough. The newer "S" style valves drain a little quicker, but I'm not a quick-change business so I don't care if it takes a few minutes longer to drain. Cripe, I usually let it drain for half an hour just so the filter cools off enough.
Also about 25 years on multiple cars. Even ran over a concrete median once and shaved part of the nipple off of one and it just kept going for years after that. Built solid, don't leak and if you are fearful that you can hit something and break it off, well, you will damage something else as well if that happens. These should be standard equip from the factory IMO.