Quick drain oil plugs from Geno's

[Kirwin]

Plugs with the drain hose

I had the EZ Change Drain Plug on my 97 before the Super Drain plug incident. Works as advertised. Hose is about 8 inchess long and it makes a quick and easy job of changing the oil. It is spring loaded and does have a garden hose style cap that prevents it from loosing your oil even of the spring were to break. My only issue with it was that it threads up into the pan and you don't get that last half cup or so of oil out of the pan unless you remove it from the pan. I liked it especially when on vacation as you can change your oil at a campground without spilling a drop.



To add to what I said above the gasket that Geno's started putting in the Super Plug box after my incident was the same as the stock Dodge (Cummins) sealing washer that is on your stock plug. I have never heard of another one backing out after that change. The problem was the cork gasket that the plug was originally packed with from whomever makes the Super Plug, combined with the way the hole was formed in the oil pan. The Super plug was a first rate product and they stood behind it when I had an issue with it as did Geno's. I've done my own mechanical work since I was twelve years old and I just choose not to risk the same thing happening again.



I'm not trying to discourage anyone from buying and using what you want as a drain plug. Just relating my experience with the Super Plug and the nearly catastrophic consequences of it coming out of the pan so that it doesn't happen to anyone else. All IMHO Ken Irwin

 

[CMBOld]

Me again, I use a 5 gallon bucket with a wide slot cut in it to give more room to work. The hose is not used in my case,I just ease the valve open slowly to keep from splashing hot oil, the slot in the can helps getting my paws out of the way. Got a finger type valve on Mommy's Pilot and it works great too. Mike

 

[LightmanE300]

I have had the 'finger touch' which is actually a Fumoto valve - www.fumotovalve.com on 3 vehicles now. They have been fantastic and I haven't had an issue in over 300k miles with them. They will not pop open and you'd really have to try offroading to break one off. There are several frame members and other things hanging much lower than the oil pan that would hit the ground/rocks sooner.



You can get the fumoto with either the nipple or without - which shortens the length sticking down a centimeter or so. I didn't get the nipple on my dodge fumoto, because it points straight down anyway. On my MB I have the nipple with a length of clear hose attached to it with a zip tie. It all tucks nicely under the belly pan, and when it's time for an oil change, I only have to loosen 2 screws of the belly pan, pull the clear hose down and point it at the collection pan, and flip the lever It's nice to be able to easily stop/start the oil flow and direct it where you want it. Really nice for taking oil analysis samples.

 

[BIG BOB]

I have had the 'finger touch' which is actually a Fumoto valve - www.fumotovalve.com on 3 vehicles now. They have been fantastic and I haven't had an issue in over 300k miles with them. They will not pop open and you'd really have to try offroading to break one off. There are several frame members and other things hanging much lower than the oil pan that would hit the ground/rocks sooner.



You can get the fumoto with either the nipple or without - which shortens the length sticking down a centimeter or so. I didn't get the nipple on my dodge fumoto, because it points straight down anyway. On my MB I have the nipple with a length of clear hose attached to it with a zip tie. It all tucks nicely under the belly pan, and when it's time for an oil change, I only have to loosen 2 screws of the belly pan, pull the clear hose down and point it at the collection pan, and flip the lever It's nice to be able to easily stop/start the oil flow and direct it where you want it. Really nice for taking oil analysis samples.

What Lightman said! Oo. Oo. Oo.

 

[Ralph Heron]

best thing since sliced bread

have had the fumoto drain (no nipple) for the last 85k miles and its the best thing since sliced bread... no worry about over torquing the plug (heard of those shoulders breaking off the stock plug), no more hot oil running down your forearms and no more gaskets to replace ;-)



you'll have no regrets...

 

[AABEN]

I would be afrade that I would knock it off if I got off road. Noy for me.

 

[HBarlow]

I have also used one of the finger valve type drain plugs from Geno's Garage for around 340k miles on two Cummins-powered Rams. Have never had the slightest problem with it.

 

[cerberusiam]

Wow!! Talk about back from the dead . 7 years old and the opinions are still split. :-laf





I learned a long, long time ago if its hangin' down its gonna get stepped on or broke off at a very inopportune time. Much better to be safely tucked away.

 

[Bob4x4]

I would be afrade that I would knock it off if I got off road. Noy for me.

I have the Fumoto drain valve on my 2nd gen and the wifes Libby. No worrys about knocking it off on a 4x4 it is tucked way up out of harms way. All my 4x4's work off road-no mall cruisers here

 

[steved]

A Fumoto was one of the first mods I did to this truck... I have about 230k on it, anything from highway debris to mild off road, never have had anything even get close to it. It would take a pretty severe hit to break one off... I think you'd have more to worry about than just a busted Fumoto.



The ONLY regret I have is that I got one without a nipple... if you drain oil outside of a garage, get one with a nipple and add a length of hose to prevent the wind from blowing the oil stream out of the drain pan!

 

[jhenderson]

The front diff sits several inches lower than the drain valve. If the diff clears, so will the drain valve.

 

[NIsaacs]

I would be afraid of the road gators, they can jump:-laf Two wheel drive oil pan is even with the front crossmember.



Nick

 

[rscurtis]

I have Geno's "EZ drain plug" and tube on my signature truck, it works great. It is as flush as the factory drain and no one can inadvertently (or purposely) drain your oil without the tube.

 

[Patriot_RAM]

How similar is the one at Geno's to this one: http://amzn. to/yKpsQR? I've ordered a lot of things from Geno's, but the one on Amazon seems like it might be susceptible to being broken when off-road, and some of the comments on that one also mention that it takes 10+ minutes when draining the oil in a car which has a much lower capacity.

Thoughts? I'm new to this product. Thanks!

Patriot_RAM

 

[DValentine]

I have had two of these drain plugs. I like them. I find that I have to use pliers to move the valve down far enough to make it open... . so no worries about it just opening. It is a solid unit and it would have to take a heck of a hit to break it off from the oil pan.

Just my thoughts.

 

[RideSlow2004]

A Fumoto was one of the first mods I did to this truck... I have about 230k on it, anything from highway debris to mild off road, never have had anything even get close to it. It would take a pretty severe hit to break one off... I think you'd have more to worry about than just a busted Fumoto.



The ONLY regret I have is that I got one without a nipple... if you drain oil outside of a garage, get one with a nipple and add a length of hose to prevent the wind from blowing the oil stream out of the drain pan!

I wished I'd read that a month ago... .

 

[MLee]

I also noticed reading these post again, there was concern that not all the oil would drain when using the EZ drain plug, guess cause maybe it screwed in to far? not the Fumoto drain plug. (Don't know) The statement was, oil was left in the oil pan. To solve this, how bout making some notches around the top of the treaded portion to make sure all the oil would be drained out. easy fix.

 

[steved]

Not really a concern... you never get it all anyway, there is alway some in the pan based on its design...

 

[CBari]

I had the same concern about not getting all the oil and asked my friendly dealership mechanic about it. He walked me over to an old 5. 9 sitting in the corner and preceded to pull an oil pan from the various parts laying on the floor from the engine. What he showed me got my attention. I had always assumed that the pans where flat on the inside. I had never given much thought as to what the oem drain plug screwed into. The threads are from a large nut that is welded to the bottom of the pan which stick up quite high which prevents all the oil from draining when using any kind of drain plug.

 

[granduer]

I just recently place in on my truck and I agree with the Donn just need to torque it to proper specs. It is a great to have exspecilly if you do oil samples, makes it much easier.