Now: Fumoto Valve, Was: Amateur auto engineering

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I replaced my oem plug with a magnetic one to pick up ferrous particles (my $0.02).
regards,
gabe

----- Original Message -----
From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com>
Date: Monday, January 3, 2005 7:52 pm
Subject: Re: Now: Fumoto Valve, Was: Amateur auto engineering

> That totally reliable system relies on a hard thread going into an 
> aluminumthread with a crush washer that should be replaced each 
> time.  If you
> overtighten once (or need an oil change midtrip and have to "pay" 
> for it),
> you're looking at a buggered up oil pan that might cost way more 
> than $26
> to fix or replace.   I got my first one because a PO had cross-
> threaded the
> pan opening.
> 
> At 09:25 AM 1/3/2005 -0800, Richard J Lebens wrote:
> >
> >$26 to replace a totally reliable simple system so you don't have to
> >get a wrench?  Don't you need to dig up the filter wrench anyway?
> >
> >
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