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Oil filter removal/replace procedure ???

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Old 07-09-2017, 01:42 PM
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If you have the option and time, let the truck sit over night. The filter is not hot and it allows the filter to drain slightly. It is not messy when removing from below.
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That's what I like to do, wait. I use to just waited till it cooled down. Then I would get oil down the filter and run right on down my arm.

For years now I wait a night and change it the next day, and it seems to make a difference. No mess at all, I have always changed from under the truck. Gives me time in the shade, relax, look at everything closely.
It is a easy change. I have been using Chevron Delo 400 LE oil the last couple years. The truck seems to like it ok. No weird noises or noticeable usage.
In the winter I switch to the Delo 5w-40.
Good truck,
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Originally Posted by Seabiscuit
That's what I like to do, wait. I use to just waited till it cooled down. Then I would get oil down the filter and run right on down my arm.

For years now I wait a night and change it the next day, and it seems to make a difference. No mess at all, I have always changed from under the truck. Gives me time in the shade, relax, look at everything closely.
It is a easy change. I have been using Chevron Delo 400 LE oil the last couple years. The truck seems to like it ok. No weird noises or noticeable usage.
In the winter I switch to the Delo 5w-40.
Good truck,
I forgot to mention that I let the oil drain overnight.
John
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I've always been a believer in the theory that one of the main benefits of an oil change is to remove contaminants like carbon and wear material, so I prefer to drain when the engine is freshly run- with the idea that stuff would be in solution and not settled out in oil passages and various surfaces.
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Originally Posted by Jeff in TD
I've always been a believer in the theory that one of the main benefits of an oil change is to remove contaminants like carbon and wear material, so I prefer to drain when the engine is freshly run- with the idea that stuff would be in solution and not settled out in oil passages and various surfaces.
I have been doing this for years, for the same reasons you mentioned.
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X three what they said. I use the Fleetgard LF3894 and a strap wrench from under the truck
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