View Poll Results: What type of drain plug gasket?
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9.52%
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Metal, Nylon, or Paper Drain Plug Gaskets
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This is a fumoto valve. It bolts into the oil drain plug hole and you just turn the little lever to drain the oil from the car. I like the type with the nipple on it so you can connect a hose directly to your drain pan/jug and do a nearly drip-free oil change every time.
Who carries it locally in the south bay and east bay?
metal gaskets are what i usually use. i usually use them twice but like stated previous have used them 3-4 times.
How much does the metal gasket usually cost you guys?
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where can you buy metal washers aside from the subaru dealership?
I've been to autozone, pepboys, o'reilly and they only carry those crappy rubber/nylon washer that I didn't have luck with
I've been to autozone, pepboys, o'reilly and they only carry those crappy rubber/nylon washer that I didn't have luck with
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I love it. I've had it on the car for over 100k miles. The only issues is, because it sits just a tad lower than the stock plug bolt, it taps against my Rally Armor skidplate, which just required me to put some spacers on the rear mounting bolts of the plate, and no more issue.
Since you never have to remove it, you'll never have to worry about crush washers again.
Since you never have to remove it, you'll never have to worry about crush washers again.
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I love having a Fumoto valve on mine. Makes the oil change easier, although using a nipple/hose into a bottle/container would make it even easier. However, I don't have much clearance with the skid plate I have on mine, so I got the one without the nipple.
I told Primitive Racing I had a Fumoto valve on mine, so they made sure the spacers on the rear of the skidplate were slightly longer so it wouldn't hit the valve.
You can find which one fits yours here, as well as purchasing it there like I did a few years ago, but they also have them on Amazon with quicker shipping.
I told Primitive Racing I had a Fumoto valve on mine, so they made sure the spacers on the rear of the skidplate were slightly longer so it wouldn't hit the valve.
You can find which one fits yours here, as well as purchasing it there like I did a few years ago, but they also have them on Amazon with quicker shipping.
Last edited by RALIWGN; Jun 8, 2012 at 05:55 PM.
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