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JonS · 10-16-2009, 10:41 PM

I installed the Fram a few weeks ago. The quality is very good and should not have any issues.

1stToyota · 10-17-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by N2scouting

I have a 2009 3DRHB. My oil plug does not use a gasket.

If it's like my '08, it's stuck to the pan. Unless it comes loose by itself, best not to disturb it. It's coated aluminum and the coating breaks loose if disturbed, or at least mine did, but it didn't matter because I did away with my plug and gasket.

R2D2 · 10-17-2009, 11:00 AM

I have had two Fumoto valves on two different cars and they are of excellent quality-I understand they have been granted OE status in Japan. I highly recommend them.

On my Yaris I was a little uneasy however due to the location of the drain plug. I ended up ordering a Fram from Amazon due to the low price so I could check one out. I think they are also well made and have since out fitted several engines and a compressor I service at work with Sure Drains and am happy with them- especially considering they were less than 8 dollars each. I have enough on hand also to outfit our small fleet of police cars.

My opinion is one would do well with either the Fumoto or the Sure Drain. They make changing oil even more fun and provide a much easier and cleaner means of obtaining UOAs for those who are inclined to.

1st, I have found the Sure Drain works well for sampling with the hose removed from the drain fitting. I would draw a few ounces, discard, then draw a sample. Either way much easier to get a non-contaminated sample than using the standard drain plug.

R2

10-17-2009, 11:00 AM	#39
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	I have had two Fumoto valves on two different cars and they are of excellent quality-I understand they have been granted OE status in Japan. I highly recommend them. On my Yaris I was a little uneasy however due to the location of the drain plug. I ended up ordering a Fram from Amazon due to the low price so I could check one out. I think they are also well made and have since out fitted several engines and a compressor I service at work with Sure Drains and am happy with them- especially considering they were less than 8 dollars each. I have enough on hand also to outfit our small fleet of police cars. My opinion is one would do well with either the Fumoto or the Sure Drain. They make changing oil even more fun and provide a much easier and cleaner means of obtaining UOAs for those who are inclined to. 1st, I have found the Sure Drain works well for sampling with the hose removed from the drain fitting. I would draw a few ounces, discard, then draw a sample. Either way much easier to get a non-contaminated sample than using the standard drain plug. R2 __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

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10-16-2009, 10:41 PM	#37
JonS Drives: 2009 3 door Liftback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 50	I installed the Fram a few weeks ago. The quality is very good and should not have any issues.