Fumoto oil drain valve?

[climberjohn]

Hi,

Does anyone use an oil drain valve like these?

Review of product:
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001294.php

Fumoto main site
http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/

(I'm not pimping this product, I merely read the above review and was curious.)
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'86 Westy, 2.5 Subaru power
Know your limits. Exceed them often.

[MarkWard]

Not sure of your engine type, but I'd be leary of adding one of these to a vanagon. It would be suspended where it could be damaged and then leak the oil out.
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[climberjohn]

Yep, that was my main concern as well.
The lower dangle angle would not be good for rocky back roads.
(BTW, I have a stock 2.1 engine.)
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'86 Westy, 2.5 Subaru power
Know your limits. Exceed them often.

[VWhiker]

I've used something very much like this on my '84 Rabbit GTI for close to 20 years and 100,000 miles. I installed it after needing a new oil pan from the drain hole having been damaged, probably before I bought the car. Haven't seen these for sale in years, assumed they'd been taken off the market. I've had no trouble with it and it sure makes oil changes easy.

But... I probably wouldn't use one on my Vanagon. The GTI engine drain plug points to the rear, so ground clearance isn't such an issue.
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Dan

'84 Rabbit GTI
'85 Westy "Buttercup"
'92 Mazda Miata
'03 Jetta
'04 Jetta wagon TDI (wife's car)
'96 Autozam Scrum (ORV)