First mod on my list was to do an oil change and install a fumoto valve and access panel. I purchased the fumoto valve with nipple (F-103 N), 5 qts Penzoil Platinum, and a Pure One oil filter.
I installed the fumoto valve with some 1/2" clear tubing and a nylon hose clamp. I later added a plug to the end of the drain hose.
I then cut out an access panel in the skid plate and used some 1/4" plexi-glass cut to fit. I secured the plexi-glass with some allen bolts, hard rubber washers, and two T-Nuts that I heated with a heat gun and seated to the plastic posts that are built into the skid plate.
Now for an oil-change all I need to do is unscrew the two allen bolts and I can reach up and open the fumoto valve, hanging the drain tube out of the cut-out. I can also unscrew the filter and replace. (A lot easier than removing all those skid-plate bolts!)
You can see part of the Fumoto valve in the lower right of this pic:
I installed the fumoto valve with some 1/2" clear tubing and a nylon hose clamp. I later added a plug to the end of the drain hose.
I then cut out an access panel in the skid plate and used some 1/4" plexi-glass cut to fit. I secured the plexi-glass with some allen bolts, hard rubber washers, and two T-Nuts that I heated with a heat gun and seated to the plastic posts that are built into the skid plate.
Now for an oil-change all I need to do is unscrew the two allen bolts and I can reach up and open the fumoto valve, hanging the drain tube out of the cut-out. I can also unscrew the filter and replace. (A lot easier than removing all those skid-plate bolts!)
You can see part of the Fumoto valve in the lower right of this pic:
