The Lair

I know, it's crazy how much betty white has changed!

 

That's why when I am not 100% sure of what I say, I don't say, or I let clearly know that I may be wrong, so people can sort the information

You didn't knew that?

That why the Lair is the place to be!

 

She looked so, so, unmolested

 

And also so boring

 

There's alot of pictures of my red grille in that nova thread...

 

@EatSleepTacos don't you use one of those Fumoto oil drain valves?

 

It will live forever

 

You could argue that point

 

I had one on Funky before she died. I never got a chance to use it though

 

Yep I have the short nipple one on my subaru and the no nipple one on my truck and I love them.

The Subaru drain plug is at an angle, so I wanted to be able to feed the oil directly into the pan with no mess.

The Tacoma one is parallel to the ground so I didn't feel the need for a nipple. Plus I wanted it tucked up as high as possible while wheeling.

 

When I turned wrenches professionally I learned very quickly to watch and learn from the old guys they just didn't have the knowledge they had wisdom which was far more valuable to learn.

 

That is what I am thinking I know you wheel your truck hard and put the skids to use. I just don't want any issues with a big hit causing contact with it and then all of a sudden doing an oil change when I don't want one.

 

To be honest I don't even think about it anymore. There's at least a couple inches from the skid plate to the fumoto, so if I'm hitting something hard enough to cause an issue, I probably have bigger concerns.

That also comes down to how well your skid plate is designed. Mine is 3/16" steel with reinforcements, so it's not going anywhere.

 

Very similar to my situation here. I get to work with the "old guys" who pioneered the Radar system I work on. Their understanding and knowledge depth is incredible. I stick to them like glue when I can.

 

You won't need a UV kit to find that leak

 

I've got one of those too somewhere in my mess of tools all you need though is a black light yellow glasses and the oil dye from the parts store to make one.

 

Yeah I run Castrol in all my vehicles as well. Big fan here too. Got some to do an oil change with today actually.

 

Yeah mine has a little but I like not having a lot of reinforcement keeps the weight down. Trying not to make my truck a super heavy pig though.

 

Good stuff @Kemosabe don't believe the "I can here it ball valve moving" and just replace it. That's not a guarantee it's working correctly lol

 

I got a chance to sit down with the oil engineer for the John Force Racing side and that man was an absolute mad scientist.