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Old 11-04-2022, 07:12 PM
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FYI - Warning with using a Fumoto drain fitting. I had tried using a Fumoto drain fitting on my 3.0i many moons ago and failed miserably. The 3.0 engine requires an adapter to be used with the Fumoto valve. The adapter appeared to be made out of some type of soft brass material as the threads portion of it just sheared right off during my hand tightening process. Or perhaps I got a bad one? I was lucky that I was able to unthread the the sheared portion back out using a flat head screwdriver. After that fiasco, I had decide to use a topside extractor and it's been working well for me for the past 14 years or so over 3 different cars that I maintain. My extractor pulls out all 8.5 quarts in about 45 minutes if the oil is stone cold. The time doesn't bother me because I just let it do it's job in the garage while I do something else...like changing out the filter, sucking out and replenish the power steering reservoir, having a sip of my favorite beverage, etc...
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