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YOUR RESEARCHStahlbus or Valvomax oil drain valves
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I have another type of quick oil change valve installed on another vehicle I have and it works great, now just concerned that this one may not be ideal for the1999 996.
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I have a Fumoto drain valve on my Duramax diesel and it makes oil changes very easy .
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I have another type of quick oil change valve installed on another vehicle I have and it works great, now just concerned that this one may not be ideal for the1999 996.
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Curious if anyone has either a Stahlbus or Valvomax oil drain valve installed on their 996? I have a 1999 and just ordered one. Now that I have it, I'm wondering if it will protrude too much from the bottom of the oil drain pan. The existing bolt is flush with the pan whereas the Valvomax that I got appears as though it will hang about an inch below the pan. I have another type of quick oil change valve installed on another vehicle I have and it works great, now just concerned that this one may not be ideal for the1999 996. Any thoughts?
I had one of those on my �68 Nova back in the day. I remember the flow when doing oil changes was reduced. Some folks like the warm oil to flow out as quickly as possible.
Pulling into a parking lot one day, my factory aluminum skid play hit bottom.
It put some deep scratches in it.
That was before I lowered my car slightly with coilovers.
I now have a heavy duty LN skid plate to help protect the bottom of my car due to having added a 2qt deep sump.
I would never want anything hanging down from the sump.
These might be safe for engines with drain plugs on the side, but definitely not on the bottom.
Although I don't get the need for them.
Grabbing a wrench/hex bit and removing bolts is not difficult.
Tightening them with a torque wrench means they won't be difficult to remove next time.
I have a Fumoto drain valve on my Duramax diesel and it makes oil changes very easy . But the design of the oil pan protects the valve assembly . On a Porsche it is a disaster just waiting to happen . It is too exposed don't do it .
I had a quick-drain plug on my airplane. That made oil changes super easy. But the airplane has 3 feet of ground clearance to the engine. I would not want one on a car with a vertical oil drain.
Hey, thanks to everyone for their thoughts, will definitely pass on installing this. I contacted Valvomax and they were quick to issue me a refund, much appreciation to them for their quick response.
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