[s-cars] Fumoto Valve and Michelin Man Issues

[Paul Gailus]

Dave, are you sure that the oil is leaking out of the
valve itself and not at the washer? The reason I ask is that
I had a problem with oil slowly weaping around the blue
elastomeric washer that comes with the Fumoto valve.
Repeated re-tightening didn't seem to help much.
It seemed like the washer had hardened and lost its resilience,
possibly from the heat and/or oil exposure.

So I just replaced the blue washer with an OEM copper drain
plug washer. There has been no leakage at all since this was
done about 2 years ago.
I did verify that the copper washer is softer than the
brass Fumoto valve with a simple scratch test.
So presumably the annealed copper washer will deform
and flatten before the brass flange on the valve does.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Forgie <forgied at direct.ca>
To: <kirby.a.smith at verizon.net>
Cc: s-cars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Fumoto Valve and Michelin Man Issues


> Kirby:  No, its definitely the Fumoto.  As I lay there (car up on new
> "Jack-all" Brand ramps with extensions - Thanks Santa), playing with the
> Michelin Man, I wiped the Fumoto.  Two minutes later, it was "wet" again.
> Okay.  Problem. (minor?).  But I will check the power steering pump
reservoir
> just because you've reminded me.  Thanks.
>
> Dave F.
>