What about Fumoto Valve group buy (possibly)??
09-27-2004, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
Greg A. Landuyt runs Lubrication Specialist LLC, also known as lubespecialist.com. His pricing is a little bit lower than the official Fumoto site so that's where I bought my valve a while back. Maybe he would be willing to do a group buy that could beat Fumoto. I wouldn't expect it to be a giant savings but even .50 apiece would help.
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09-27-2004, 09:32 PM
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Oh yeah, and when you get it... remember to close the latch tight enough... otherwise you'll leak oil... Just make sure it clicks when you close it and you're fine.
09-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by brucelee
One of the best things Ive ever purchased. You guys wont be disappointed.
i DEFINATELY agree with brucelee on that one. Although i did get mines for 10 bucks.
09-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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count me in... doubt you will ge tthem down to 10 bucks.. most likely it will be around 17 or so... best case... contact them and see what they will do.. most likely they will have numbers setup allready.
09-27-2004, 09:37 PM
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Count me in too if the price is right.
But I just got one question though. Aren't we supposed to change the washer everytime we change oil? if we do this...how do we change the washer? just wait until it stop draining, and then remove the fumoto valve and change the washer??
-Mark C.
But I just got one question though. Aren't we supposed to change the washer everytime we change oil? if we do this...how do we change the washer? just wait until it stop draining, and then remove the fumoto valve and change the washer??
-Mark C.
09-27-2004, 09:44 PM
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The Fumoto gasket never wears out (at least in normal use) because the valve isn't removed and replaced for oil changes.
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09-27-2004, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by chakming888
Count me in too if the price is right.
But I just got one question though. Aren't we supposed to change the washer everytime we change oil? if we do this...how do we change the washer? just wait until it stop draining, and then remove the fumoto valve and change the washer??
-Mark C.
But I just got one question though. Aren't we supposed to change the washer everytime we change oil? if we do this...how do we change the washer? just wait until it stop draining, and then remove the fumoto valve and change the washer??
-Mark C.
No man, you don't EVER take it off... so you don't need to change the crush washer.
09-27-2004, 09:46 PM
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That's what's so great about the valve - no more dropping that slippery drain plug into your drain pan full of hot oil. 
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