Fumoto F108 Quick Oil Drain Valve with LC10 Clip Volvo Renault M16-1.5

Vehicle: 15' Subaru LegacyGreat! Showed signed of failure after 3yrs. See Update #5This was a super quick and easy install. No directions are even necessary it's so easy.I waited til it was time for an oil change and began things as normal. Removed the bolt from the oil pan, drained the oil, and yadda yadda. Once all the oil drained, I installed the drain valve. It screwed into place exactly as expected. I covered the valve with a rag and used a pair of pliers to to tighten the valve to minimize scratching it. Quick and easy!I poured a little oil into the vehicle, opened the valve and like magic, oil came flowing out.Opening and closing the valve mid stream was very clean and easy. Heck, TOO clean and easy.The lever for the valve needs to be pushed up then rotated. This means if something catches the lever, it's not going to easy rotate the valve to an open position while driving. To further test this, I slapped the valve handle a bit and it held up quite well. Great design and great forethought.Now I can't wait til my next oil change so I can knock it out a little quicker and and little easier and much cleaner!As usual, I will update this review as needed, probably in the next 4-6 months, unless something goes awry.UPDATE: 3 months after the original installation, I finally did the first oil change with the drain valve. I removed the clip that holds the release lever in place. Positioned the oil catch pan, then opened the valve. I did get a bit of oil on my hand but far far less than I normally did when I change my oil before the drain valve. Once the oil started draining, it was a waiting game. The drain valve flows a bit slower than I was expecting, but the job was tremendously more cleaner, so I was accepting of the extra time. After about 10-minutes I noticed there was still a steady drip of oil. I was a bit disappointed by this, but when I loosened the drain valve and removed it, I noticed that there wasn't even a cup of oil left. I would have been completely accepting of leaving that oil in the engine as it was such a small amount. I put the lever back into the lock position, then fumbled with the lever clip for about 3-minutes trying to get it back in place. It was a bit annoying, but I got it. From there, it was as simple as adding oil, installing the new filter, and going on about my way. The drain took roughly twice as long as it normally does, but this is acceptable as the end result is significantly more cleaner than it originally was in removing the bolt and trying to dodge the heavy stream of oil.This was money well spent.UPDATE #2 (Final): It's been a year and I've got no complaints. No leaking, no issues, and oil changes are still a breeze. It still takes a bit longer to drain out all the oil, but that's the only complaint. This device is great and no longer do I have to worry about getting oil down my arms when removing the bolt from the oil pan. Additionally changing the oil when the engine is a bit warm isn't as bad either.(Unexpected) UPDATE #5: I was not expecting to update this again, but here we are. 3 years and 5 months after installation, I noticed drops of oil on my garage floor. I raised the vehicle, confirmed the Futomo drain valve was securely on, wiped it off, then checked on it the next morning. Just as I suspected, it has a very slow leak. There were a few new drops of oil on the garage floor and the valve had the a drop of oil waiting to fall. I re-did the test twice more to confirm the oil was coming from the valve as opposed to elsewhere. When I re-installed the original drain plug and left the vehicle over-night, there were no oil droplets on the floor.As seen in the images, the leak is small and honestly isn't that big of a big deal. But I'm now purchasing a replacement Futomo drain valve as I don't want oil on my garage floor.To be clear, I still love the product hence me buying a replacement. It's made oil changes over the years incredibly easy and clean!As I'm now purchasing a replacement, this will be my final update.

I installed the Fumoto F-108 valve on my 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited and it has been excellent. Very easy to install, zero leaks or drips when closed, and makes draining engine oil extremely easy. Excellent product!

Undoing the drain plug is a miniscule task, but I swear this valve makes oil changes way faster.

Love these things. Will put them on all my cars now.

When my drain plug got a little "chewy" trying to remove it, I had replaced it with another and it began to creep out. I wanted something that was easy to install and make it easy to drain the oil when needed. This unit went on really easily. I has a clip that holds the valve closed. When you are ready to change the oil, you pull the clip off, move the lever over, drain the oil, put the lever back and the clip and you are ready to refill. If you are looking to save your drain plugs from getting chewed up or having to replace the crush washer all the time, this is the way to go.

First accessory I purchase for every new vehicle I own. Have completed hundreds of mess free oil changes and saved lots of $$$ by never having to purchase crush rings or nitrile replacement washers.

Did oil changes at home on my 2017 BRZ (after the free ones from dealer) up to 147K miles which was done every 5K. So that’s 26 oil changes without a problem. Just wished I had removed it before I traded car in for new GR86 so I bought another one. Besides saving money on oil changes and feeding my desire to have an excuse to recycle oil at my favorite auto parts store, I can sleep at night knowing my oil pan drain is not going to get stripped out if I had to break down and get it changed at a shop. Bottom line, nobody will ever care more about a car than the one making the payments on it.

This valve makes changing the oil in my WRX so easy now, no longer need to remove the drain plug and replace the gasket each time. I like the included lock that keeps the valve from opening if something bumps it. All in all a great product.