Oil drain valve from Geno's Garage

[Shifterpilot69]

Hello DieselManiacs,



I bought one of the oil drain valves from Geno's Garage. It appears that the threads extend about an inch up into the drain pan.



Questions...



1. Will this cause the oil to not drain out completly?



2. If it doesn't, does it matter to much?



3. If it matters, would drilling a couple of 1/8 inch holes about 1/2 inch above the gasket surface help?



4. Any other comments about this valve?



Thanks

Michael Brookes

 

[tmacc]

Michael,

I have one of the One Touch valves and I like it. There is a post from last fall that suggested drilling four 3/16" holes just above the gasket surface. I did this and checked it at the next oil change (by removing the One Touch after the drain to double check) and all of the oil had drained out. The usual crowd will jump in here to say it leaves oil in the pan, but I don't think that they have tried it. It also allows any sediment to drain, too. I give it the two thumbs up.

Tom

 

[DocStressor]

tmacc -- I'm one of those guys who finds that better than a 1/2 quart of oil remains in the pan. I've drilled the holes also. How far above the gasket did you drill your holes? Maybe there are drain channels in the bottom of the pan that have to be aligned with the drain holes in order for the oil to drain completely.

 

[redneckdr]

drain plugs

aw c'mon guys. i like having hot oil running down my arms. i bought this truck to enjoy to the fullest. i would hate to miss the bath in hot oil occasionally. actually, it isn't that big a problem. loosen the plug a couple of turns and it will drain most of the oil out. then remove the plug for the last when it stops draining with the plug just loosened. go to Home Depot and buy a small (5 gallons or so) mortar mixing plastic tub--about $5. then use that to catch the oil... ... ... ... ...

 

[tmacc]

Lee,

Sorry, Hope I didn't insult anyone. I drilled the holes about 1/16" above the gasket. I didn't think to look for any alignment as the post from (Big Bob maybe?)didn't mention anything about that. Maybe I got lucky, but it's worked for me since day one. Others have mentioned that it doesn't allow any sediment to drain, but I have some in my drain pan after every oil change. I can't garranty that every spec of sediment drains though. Nothing to compare it to, since I install the One Touch after the first oil change.

redneckdr,

If you enjoyed the engine oil bath, wait till you change your transfer case fluid. All I will say is you better get one of those small kid's pools to catch the fluid once it hits the skid plate. LOL

 

[chuck3]

Oil Plug.

I allso use the One Touch valve from Geno's and like it a lot. I did not drill the holes as I change my oil every 4 k. and figure I will just remove it about every other change and let drain whats left in the bottom if any. I did read somewhere that the holes do need to line up for it to all drain out tho.

 

[DocStressor]

I took no offence tmacc. There must be something going on here when some folks can drill the holes and drain all the oil and others have "retention" problems. I drilled the holes just above the gasket as illustrated on this board. Then I started to worry. If the threads in the gasket are 3/8 inch deep, the holes won't work unless there are some type of drain channels aligned with them. Maybe you drilled the holes just high enough for everything to work fine. Like I said, next change I am going to sort this out. I may have to spring for a new drain valve since I doubt I can drill another set of holes in the one I have. The system works really well otherwise.

 

[Coop]

I also bought the one-touch a couple of oil changes ago. I actually took the gasket off to drill the holes such that the bottom of the holes is a little bit under the lip of the gasket. I figured the gasket will compress somewhat. I have no leftover oil, and no leaks. I'm very happy with the modilfied drain valve.

 

[tmacc]

Lee,

I sounds like you drilled yours similar to mine. If I'm not mistaken, the oil drains through channels below the threads. If you look at a stock drain plug (and I just did), there is an area w/o threads about 1/8" between gasket and the threads. Remember the whole reason we bought the One Touch Valve was to eliminate the oil soaked arm when we 'cracked' the stock drain plug open. I think that the post from last fall showed this in the drawing. I'll try and do a search to find that thread for some of the newbies.

Tom



Addendum: It must be me, but I find the new search feature exceedingly frustrating to use. I mean if you type in 'one touch drain valve', all forums, all dates, and it comes back nada, WTHs the problem. This post didn't even show up. sheesh.

 

[Cobra]

drain valve

I just recently received my drain valve from Genos, and have not installed it yet. After looking at the thing I was wondering if all the oil would drain out. I did not know about the previous thread. Anyway, I am looking at the part right now. If I must drill holes I guess I can do that but does anyone know precisely where the holes must be drilled.

 

[RJOL]

I installed Geno's one touch plug about a year ago... After reading some of the threads, I ask the techs at Geno's about not being able to drain out all the oil... They said that 1) only about a pint of oil remains even without drilling the plug... and 2) if you drain your oil while its still hot, all the bad stuff is pretty much suspended in the oil (try draining your oil with the stock plug while the engine is still hot and you might be persuaded to get a one touch plug)...

 

[Chad Sheets]

If I had one, I would want a small piece of safety wire braided around it to keep anything from "accidently" draining my oil. I occasionaly find myself going through a corn field or two around my compound. I would hate to get a husk cought on my drain lever and lose all my oil. You can cut the safety wire off in a matter of seconds, and thats the only way the oil will drain out of that plug. Cheap insureance.

 

[HDH]

Good Idea!

Originally posted by Chad Sheets

If I had one, I would want a small piece of safety wire braided around it to keep anything from "accidently" draining my oil. I occasionaly find myself going through a corn field or two around my compound. I would hate to get a husk cought on my drain lever and lose all my oil. You can cut the safety wire off in a matter of seconds, and thats the only way the oil will drain out of that plug. Cheap insureance.

Safety Wire or a ZipTie.

I 4wheel too much, And dont want to be out in the boonies with a Dry Pan!

Doug.

 

[Coop]

I drilled two holes all the way through, giving me a hole every 90 degrees. I drilled them so that the bottom of the holes are just below the little gasket, ensuring all the oil will drain just fine.