Fumoto Plastic Hose Barbs A Critical Examination of Their Shortcomings

The last time I did it, I hooked up my vacuum pump, hose to hose and sucked it out. ... Fumoto would work without some combination of fittings ... 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 ... ... plastic-barb plugs that secure the lower valance panel on their ... hose in one place likely does not do as good a job with that. The ... I'm using distilled water + 10%-15% coolant, no problems. ... hose barb built in. ndog · Mentor · ndog · Posted ... Stopcock and plastic hose would probably do the ... The supplier said he has been draining his oil for years with a 12V pump by inserting a plastic tube into the sump via the dipstick hole. These non-nipple valves can simply allow you to drain the oil. No hoses can be used, but their sizes are at minimum. Have been using a "Fumoto" drain valve on my Honda Ridgeline for three years now and really like it. I slip a short hose on the nipple and just ... 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. ... Fumoto oil drain valve(not really a mod, more for convenience). ... The plastic tube and airbox have residual chemicals on them used to ... Found that it was a pretty good idea. While reading some posts, I didn't really read one that said go ahead, it's incredible, it's safe ( won't open by itself ) ...