Question for those with RCI Skid Plates

[bruhaum]

I recently added Steel RCI Skids to my Ranger. Love em! Heavy duty as hell and i've already banged them up a little.

But I have a question for the oil change. The cutout for the oil drain bolt is smaller than I anticipated. I am afraid if I remove the drain bolt it would make a big oily mess on top of the skids. Can anyone tell me their experience? Is this something I wanna drop the skid for and maybe install install a Fumoto drain valve for?

Or am I overthinking this and it'll drain out through the cutout just fine?

Also not sure if it matters, but I usually just drain it while the truck is level in the garage (not on an angle with ramps or jacks or anything).
Attaching a picture from RCI for reference for the drain bolt cutout at the end.

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[AndyMedic]

I have a Valvomax drain plug on my truck with RCI skids. I never attempted an oil change without it though. This one

 

[Stevedbvik1]

I have a Valvomax drain plug on my truck with RCI skids. I never attempted an oil change without it though. This one

Thanks for this info. I use the Valvomax also and just added the RCI skids. It looked like the cutout would work fine with the Valvomax so thanks for confirming.

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