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conventional, oversized drain pan to be ordered
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Originally Posted by dkl
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.
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I had thought that the necessary 1/2" adapter (that needs to be used, to access the Fumoto drain plug on my 3.0 engine) might be a possible problem (adding another point for failure or leakage).
Your experience made me cross the Fumoto off my shopping list, to be replaced with a spill-proof, oversized drain pan with spout (probably one of 3-4 gallon capacity), that I could also use for radiator or transmission drainage as well. I had used them often at a friend's shop, but I never actually needed one 'til now, with the 7.8L oil capacity of the 3.0 engine being too much for my 5-6 quart triangular drain pan (I can't tell you how many times I spilled oil from it, trying to move it from under a car!)
The 12v fluid extractor I bought just wasn't fast enough for the job, and a plastic drain pan will be much cheaper than a good vacuum extractor
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