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Fumoto Valve and the pimply faced kid

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by vtdog, Aug 11, 2017.

  1. Aug 13, 2017 at 6:44 PM
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    DrFunker

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    :facepalm:We're never getting home......
     
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  2. Aug 13, 2017 at 6:48 PM
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    Justinlhc

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    Hopefully they don't have air tools out there. Much less chance of stripping the drain plug :rofl:
     
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  3. Aug 13, 2017 at 6:57 PM
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    They will lose the drain plug in the mud.
     
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  4. Aug 13, 2017 at 6:57 PM
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    bullaculla

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    I have fumotos on both of my toyotas. And they both had aftermarket skid plates. Most armor has a hole in it, but you try and drain your oil with the normal plug without taking off the skids, you will get oil all over.
    With a fumoto, if you get the one with the nipple, you can snap on a tube, crack open the valve and drain through the hole without spilling a drop, and no need to remove 80lbs of skid plates. And with the skids, they are pretty recessed in there and protected.
     
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  5. Aug 13, 2017 at 7:31 PM
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    If you have that kind of armor, I can see from other Pics why you would use a Fumoto valve. I would also. I'd love to put one on mine.

    I don't have the armor, but I still like to go play in the woods.

    I can't justify adding, I don't know but, lets say a 25mm-35mm long Brass soft spot to hang from the bottom of my Oil pan.

    I be stopping after every big hump,rock or root to make sure it was still there.

    I'll keep my wrench and steel plug and just scrounge a few more rags.
     
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  6. Aug 13, 2017 at 7:37 PM
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    My fumoto decided to drain all by itself, returned it. It looks sturdy but mine wasn't.
     
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    Hawaiian kids that work at oil change shops in the big island... are they pimply faced?
    :rofl:
     
  8. Aug 13, 2017 at 8:25 PM
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    Dunno. Never been to an oil change shop. I got the fumoto cause I do most everything myself. But the times I took the trucks in for service, Toyota had no issues with it. In fact they were the ones that put them on. When dropping off the vehicle I asked the service writer to have them swap out the plugs with the valves. Gotta use up the free services and oil changes.
     
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  9. Aug 13, 2017 at 8:28 PM
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    That sucks! You can also get a little plastic clip that locks the lever in the closed position. So it's like a two stage lock with the clip installed.
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    You can see it already has a safety lock. The clip is just extra protection.
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    But now that my SAS is done, and I don't have those skids, mine was looking very exposed so I gave it away and went back to the stock plug...
    Hard to see it, but it was pretty exposed :laughing:
     
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  10. Aug 14, 2017 at 12:40 AM
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    Sweet looking SAS! :thumbsup:
     
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  11. Aug 14, 2017 at 1:09 AM
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    Thanks :cheers: Eventually I want to fab a new trans crossmember that uses the stock transmission mount. And I'll add some skid plates to that. The oil and trans pan looks very vulnerable.
     
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    Here's how the pimply faced kid stacked some boxes in our warehouse at work.
    IMG_0881.jpg

    I'll send him over to do your oil change next.
     
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  13. Aug 14, 2017 at 5:45 AM
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    I've done my own oil changes for the last 20 years. I stripped the thread on the oil pan maybe 5 years ago and had to replace the lower pan. Bought a Fumoto and haven't looked back. Never taking that chance again. Those pans are thin and only have a little extra thickness around the drain hole so not very many threads. Now all my households vehicles have a Fumoto valve. Never had one leak. I have the safety lock on mine to be sure the valve doesn't accidentally open.
     
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  14. Aug 14, 2017 at 6:14 AM
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    I've got a Fumoto on my rear diff and tranny drain plugs too. Transfer case and front diff might be a little tricky though... :boink:
    :D
     
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    I wheel all the time in the mountains without a skid plate and never think twice about my fumoto valve, different strokes for different folks! :)
     
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  16. Aug 14, 2017 at 9:03 AM
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    Fumoto on the rear diff? That's living on the edge!
     
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    IMG_3546.jpg
     
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    Way too close to the edge.....
     
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    I put one on my gas tank. Just because. :pccoffee:
     
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  20. Aug 14, 2017 at 10:08 PM
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    I have a fumoto on my driver side window so I can let some air in every once in a while without having to rolls down the window
     
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