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Originally Posted by Vancouver98STi
If someone is so daft as to strip the threads of the bolt or pan while doing an oil change, they shouldn't be working on cars. Seriously.
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Well, I have damaged threads in the aluminum sump of a motorcycle almost 20 years ago.
It had happened over time (I rode that bike for 8 years); but it happened anyway.
So, my step 1 is oil drain valve. Fumoto is not the only game in town btw, I use Stahlbus valves on all my bikes, added one to the wife's Forester 4EAT sump (already had a Fumoto on the engine oil pan).
https://www.stahlbus-us.com/oil-drain-valve/
Never had a leak or failure with any of these things.
Doing back-to-back refills and drains on the 4EAT tranny fluid was very convenient with the Stahlbus valve in there.
Also, comes in handy for oil/fluid sampling/analysis.