Which Fumoto Valve is recommended

Fumoto threads are flawless. Went to hardware store and perfect fit on M12 x 1.25 nut. I’ll hold onto it and see if I’m crazy next time I do an oil change. If it doesn’t work out, someone will get lucky on TW

 

On your next oil change, I'd take Tirediron's advice and chase the threads in the pan very carefully after verifying that the existing drainplug has the same threads as the Fumoto. (ie m12 X 1.25).
My conversion to the

$41 Fumoto F133S with LC-10 S-Series Large Body FUMOTO Valve with Short Nipple and LC-10 Lever Clip for 12mm-1.25 Gold

Fumoto F133S went without a hitch.

 

I recently installed the F103S, installed no problem. Sorry you are having issues, sucks to be right in the middle of something and running into issues, I'd be pissed.

 

This is one of the first things I do to every car we own. I've probably been through 10 fumoto drain valves over the years, makes oil changes so easy!

 

I got the

$38 F133N with LC-10 F-Series Large Body Fumoto Valve with Long Nipple and LC-10 Lever Clip for M12-1.25, Gold

F133N. Longer nipple makes it easy to attach a hose and no mess. I loved it on my previous Subaru. This, paired with the Baxter adapters will make life much easier. Lets be honest here, if something is going to break this thing off, you should be running skid plates. The real point is no mess, quick and easy.

 

For me its not taking the chance of stripping out the oil pan threads. Having done this once before on an older ford I like having the insurance that its probably not going to happen with a one time change.

 

It's not that unscrewing the drain plug is difficult.

The Fumoto makes for a cleaner draining job by attaching a drain hose to the nipple and then opening the valve to drain right into empty 5 qt oil jugs. No splashing oil out of the drain pan, no gush of oil that misses the pan when you first remove the plug. No spills from emptying drain pan into jugs. True, it's not an earth shattering ten times better way to change oil, but it is significantly cleaner and less times up and down on the garage floor. What I find odd is just how much it bothers some people that other people see value in it.

Also the TRD skid plate allows oil change without removing the skid.

Potential failure point is bullshit, There is no greater failure potential because the root cause for failure in either case (drain plug or Fumoto) is the same...human error.

 

I got the F103s so I would have the option of using the detachable drain hose and not make a mess. Went on without removing the skid plate.

 

According to Fumoto’s website theF103SX Works for our trucks, but now that I’ve got mine, which I haven’t installed yet, it doesn’t look like it’s going to work, it seems like the oil is gonna come out sideways? Anybody had any luck with this version?

 

I've used them for decades, but I would not install one on my SR. It would be very exposed. Too risky IMO.

 

Some may feel the need to save their threads. But the valve takes longer than a drain plug, because of the high rate of drain volume once a plug is removed.

Oil change on my SR/V6 takes about 15 minutes. My Land Cruiser with a Fumoto valve takes twice as long.

Best drain mod I've made is a SS drain plug with a big magnet on the plug.

$25 Votex - Made in USA - M12 X 1.25MM Magnetic Engine Oil Drain Plug fits Infiniti, Lexus, Nissan, Toyota - Stainless Steel - Part Number DP006

https://www.amazon.com/Votex-Stainl...002ef6da64c&pd_rd_wg=ev2af&pd_rd_i=B07YVKL6DQ

 

is that using the "updated"version thats supposedly 30% faster or is it the original?

 

Yep. This one.

 

If you go with the short nipple you also get a plastic adapter that clips onto the Fumoto while the other end accepts the tubing. I used to do this without the adapter and always found it difficult to connect the tubing to the valve. Learn from my mistakes. Easy Peasy.

I leave the white adapter affixed the the valve and use the black plastic nipple cover on the adapter.

 

Also, when coupled with the Baxter spin on filter relocator you can change the oil and filter without using any tools- NONE. just did it last week.

 

This configuration makes it more difficult to change the oil if you have skid plates. You want it pointing straight down. Made this mistake too.

 

I leave the plastic piece inside the tube, not on the valve.

What am I going to do with all the extra garage space? lol.
Not even a filter wrench? I always give it one more small torque with a filter wrench because I can't tighten that much with my hands.

 

Huh…. That’s pretty slick, though I’m guessing the flow rate is a bit slower than fumoto. I have the F133 sitting on my kitchen counter, so I’ll go with that one. But if I’d seen this one, I might have gone this route.

 

I leave mine on mainly because it doesn’t come off easily.

 

No, the old one. But 30% faster than slow, is still slow when compared to a 12mm open hole.