Little surprise in the mail this weekend!!

 

I have used FUMOTO oil drain valves on all my cars since 1987. They are a great investment and make oil changes very clean and easy. You now can get them with nipples to attach a poly hose to drain right into a basin or battle. Well made ball valve and worth the $$$.

 

Now if only they made something for the oil filter. That was easily the messiest part of my oil change. The standard oil drain was a piece of cake by comparison.

 

Argh. Just tried to install the Fumoto on my 2016 GT. FYI, it needs the adapter to make it fit. The oil pan gets in the way of spinning it on. Hope this helps someone else. I now need to wait until the next oil change to put this on.

 

Is this the adapter? I'm guessing earlier GT's and XLS's (2010-2013) would need it as well since the V6 is virtually the same as the 2014+.

 

That is the long adapter (1"). I am going to order the shorter one (1/2") because it felt like I only needed a little more space while trying to install. I assume the 2010+ V6's would all need them, but I can't say for sure that they are identical down there.

 

it was a tight fit on my 2.4L 2013.. but was able to get it on just fine

 

A nearby truck supply shop counterman flatly dissuaded me from installing one on a car. He said they were great for tapping a big oiling system in order to get an analysis sample but were a strike hazard in cars.
An old pal who went to automotive school dismissed them with two words, "they leak".

I'd bet they're better than 40 years ago. I'd install one if I really wanted to but not if it hung down below adjacent chassis parts. Kira

 

They don't hang down. The plug is back facing and parallel to the ground. Therefore it is flush with the pan. But this is definitely not a necessity so if you don't feel comfortable, no real need to get.

 

I'd only install one if you were a high mileage commuter like me, though newer cars have longer oil change intervals so it's not a huge a deal anymore. But when you drive 30k miles per year, and you have to change your oil every 3,000-5,000 miles. It gets old very quick.

Ideally, it would be great if OEM's installed a metal tube at the bottom of the oil pan which led up to the front just under the hood. Then you could attach a pump to suck the oil out. Some cars have their filters on top as well, so you would never have to jack up the car, and you could change your oil in the parking lot during your lunch break.

Just attach pump, suck out oil, install new filter, then put in new oil. Would take all but 10 minutes.