Oil Change Drain Valve

[katanapat]

Fram sells a product similar to this: http://www.fumotovalve.com/ at local auto parts stores. Just wondering if anyone knows the thread measurments on the drain bolt on a 98+ 750 so I can buy the right quick change valve. Anyone heard of any horror stories with using these valves? not letting all the oil drain out or anything? Thanks in advance to those who reply!

[mcmahonm]

I am very interested in this also do you have a link to the one you saw in the autoparts store?

[Kat-A-Tonic]

I am very interested in this also do you have a link to the one you saw in the autoparts store?

I have one that I haven't installed yet. I hadn't had the gumption to grind down the lip on the oil pan to install the darn thing. Let me know if you want to take a look at it.

[katanapat]

I am very interested in this also do you have a link to the one you saw in the autoparts store?

I have one that I haven't installed yet. I hadn't had the gumption to grind down the lip on the oil pan to install the darn thing. Let me know if you want to take a look at it.

Is it the Fram one? If so what is the part number?

[rcrsix]

I have had the Fram on my Chevy pick-up for about 2 years - 20,000+/- miles and no problems yet.

[brooder]

Do a quick search. Cyber as listed the drain plug size plenty of times. I want to say it's something like M14 x1.75, but I may be off.

[Kat-A-Tonic]

I am very interested in this also do you have a link to the one you saw in the autoparts store?

I have one that I haven't installed yet. I hadn't had the gumption to grind down the lip on the oil pan to install the darn thing. Let me know if you want to take a look at it.

Is it the Fram one? If so what is the part number?

This is the Fumoto valve.

[steves]

http://www.katriders.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20867&highlight=fumoto

[The CyberPoet]

I have zero information on the FRAM SureDrain oil pan valve, what it's made of or what temps it's expected to be able to handle (Fram's website didn't help at all either; the only reference I found was Fram - SureDrain Tech Guide (pdf)).

The size for the 98+ Kats OEM drain is an M14 x 1.25 turns (Fumoto F111). www.fumotovalve.com

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[katanapat]

I am very interested in this also do you have a link to the one you saw in the autoparts store?

Cyber posted the link....I saw the product in Canadian Tire, by all the stop leaks and additives. Hope I helped!

Pat Elliott

[SlipKid]

I, for one, am not bothered by removing the oil drain bolt. The valve sounds like a nice convenience, but I'd lose a bit of "piece of mind" running one of those. I'm thinking the stock plug would be more secure!

[The CyberPoet]

I, for one, am not bothered by removing the oil drain bolt. The valve sounds like a nice convenience, but I'd lose a bit of "piece of mind" running one of those. I'm thinking the stock plug would be more secure!

Over 30k miles on two Kats, plus over 100k miles between two Audi's and a VW say otherwise... I'll take my Fumoto any day of the week. I've never had one leak or unexpectedly open.

I wish I could say I've never had a drain bolt strip or back-out unexpectedly...

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[tzortn]

I, for one, am not bothered by removing the oil drain bolt. The valve sounds like a nice convenience, but I'd lose a bit of "piece of mind" running one of those. I'm thinking the stock plug would be more secure!

Over 30k miles on two Kats, plus over 100k miles between two Audi's and a VW say otherwise... I'll take my Fumoto any day of the week. I've never had one leak or unexpectedly open.

I wish I could say I've never had a drain bolt strip or back-out unexpectedly...

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

CP do you ever go back and retorque the valve? Or do you just install and forget about it?

[The CyberPoet]

CP do you ever go back and retorque the valve? Or do you just install and forget about it?

It has a permanent blue poly-material crush-washer as part of it's design. I install (slightly over-torque probably -- it's square, so I use an adjustable wrench to install it), check for leakage (none) and that's it.

The drain valve has an L-shaped release path for the latch, with a spring to hold it into the short leg of the L when closed... After install, the only maintainence is occassionally spraying down the latch on the one on the bike with WD-40 to knock down road-grime caught under the latch spring, usually right before I open it to drain it (it's only an issue if I've been riding through heavy rains recently -- rain water carries sand up there in Florida). I've never had to retorque or retighten the actual mechanism.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[katman05]