Condemning the Failure Fumoto Plastic Hose Barb's Abysmal Performance

... plastic housing with a socket, remove the paper filter insert and ... Sucks that it has only had 2 changes and already have to deal ... ... FUMOTO VALVE, RARE PARTS TIE RODS WITH COGNITO PISK, MAD JACK FUEL ... The aftermarket plastic hose barb quick connect fittings (dorman) ... ... sucked. You naturally need the the fittings that go from the 1/4 copper pipe to the garden hose fitting. On the other side I used a piece of old garden hose. I was doing an oil change yesterday and was planning to swap in a Fumoto valve. Drain went great, no splashing, every drop in the pan. You have to get under the car and remove a cross brace to access the oil filter. I put a Fumoto valve and a short hose on the drain plug. The Ronin plug seems like a neat idea, esp. if you attach a hose to the outlet. I agree. If I hadn't already had the Stahlbus fitting (and ... I also use motiv filter drain adaptor and hose - also takes more time than just popping in the Toyota plastic plug that comes with an OEM filter ... ... suck some of the oil from the hose back into the system. No harm ... 40/20/40 seat conversion, Fumoto drain, Pre OEM secondary fuel ... Got a Mityvac to suck the oil out. Just stick a plastic tube down the oil dip stick tube. Used it once so far, worked better than I expected ... Only drawback was then engine required about 1/2 liter more oil because of the hoses. Biggest concern was always possiblity of blowing a hose, ...