Ronin Oil Drain Plug

[Egparson202]

@pilotgore Of the 5 failures you’ve observed, how many were Voodoo vs Coyote?

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[Coosawjack]

May be just enough weight to be significant along with coefficient of expansion differential from metal to plastic??

 

[pilotgore]

@pilotgore Of the 5 failures you’ve observed, how many were Voodoo vs Coyote?

100% voodoo. Then again, I posted about mine and received feedback in the gt350 side of the forum so it isn’t exactly scientifically sound data.

 

[pilotgore]

May be just enough weight to be significant along with coefficient of expansion differential from metal to plastic??

I’m not qualified to make that determination.

 

[Egparson202]

100% voodoo. Then again, I posted about mine and received feedback in the gt350 side of the forum so it isn’t exactly scientifically sound data.

All Ronin? Or Femco as well?

 

[pilotgore]

All Ronin? Or Femco as well?

All except one I know were ronin. To the best of my knowledge, the other only said “my aftermarket plug.” It’s been a few years…..

 

[galaxy]

I would probably give Fumoto a try if they came out with one (I literally have a Fumoto valve on every car I own excep the 350), but the fact that they've been testing this long and don't have a product out??? And decided things weren't going as planned?? That's interesting to me.

 

[pilotgore]

I would probably give Fumoto a try if they came out with one (I literally have a Fumoto valve on every car I own excep the 350), but the fact that they've been testing this long and don't have a product out??? And decided things weren't going as planned?? That's interesting to me.

They make one for the 500, and I’m pretty sure it’s the same oil plug, no?

 

[galaxy]

They make one for the 500, and I’m pretty sure it’s the same oil plug, no?

No. The 500 has an aluminum pan (and valve covers), thus it has a traditional threaded oil drain plug.

 

[pilotgore]

No. The 500 has an aluminum pan (and valve covers), thus it has a traditional threaded oil drain plug.

I had no idea. Thanks for the edumication!!!

 

[galaxy]

@pilotgore ...I'm here for you, bro! LOL ;)

 

[HoosierDaddy]

All except one I know were ronin. To the best of my knowledge, the other only said “my aftermarket plug.” It’s been a few years…..

Then virtually zero chance that was a Femco simply because they didn't start selling valves for the plastic Ford pans until almost 2 years ago to the day.

Here's my thread: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/finally-femco-drain-for-2018-up.168667/

It's possible there could be downsides for Femco track usage. Femco's target customer is fleet owners. The signs always pointed to them only begrudgingly marketing to "civilians", at least up 'till recently. They'd rather sell tens or hundreds at a time than singles. But since they literally invented drain valves many decades ago, I doubt they messed up on these.

 

[pilotgore]

@pilotgore ...I'm here for you, bro! LOL ;)

Looks like some of the gt500 guys have problems with their fumoto valves.

https://www.fordgt500.com/threads/t...to-oil-drain-valve.204160/page-4#post-3000619

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Looks like some of the gt500 guys have problems with their fumoto valves.

https://www.fordgt500.com/threads/t...to-oil-drain-valve.204160/page-4#post-3000619

FWIW the Fumoto website says the following for the plastic Ford oil pans:

In some cases, this model has a plastic drain plug. We don't currently have a solution for the plastic plugs. If this is not your case, please choose a valve listed below.

I'm pretty sure they sold them for a while. They were publicly asking for beta testers a year or more ago and I thought members here had bought them. So, they may have discontinued them for some reason. Or do the GT500s use a metal pan?

 

[pilotgore]

FWIW the Fumoto website says the following for the plastic Ford oil pans:



I'm pretty sure they sold them for a while. They were publicly asking for beta testers a year or more ago and I thought members here had bought them. So, they may have discontinued them for some reason. Or do the GT500s use a metal pan?

I learned just yesterday that the Gt500 has a metal pan

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