first oil change on a 6.7, worst experiance ever?
07-22-2009, 09:25 PM
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I hear ya......my 8-year old daughter, Alexis, said my face looked like one of the 101 Dalmatians the first time I changed the oil in my 6.7L. The first few times I changed the oil, it came out 'bout like a cow peeing on a flat rock. Since a few components have fallen off (due to rough roads in my area) the oil changes are easier to deal with. 
Greg
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07-23-2009, 03:40 AM
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What brand and type of oil is recomended for these 6.7's? By the sounds of things I just might take it to the *********** for my oil changes. How long is recomended before your first oil change?
07-23-2009, 07:07 AM
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Cant believe somebody would pull the plug on a hot engine. That oil is so nasty it drains just fine when its cooled off. I chandeg my 08 6.7 18 times already right in my driveway and only have one spot where the oil filter slipped out of my hand while draining it into the used oil bucket. Even changing oil filter when its cool makes no mess.
07-23-2009, 07:54 AM
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...SURPRISE, oils going friggin everywhere!!!! Down both arms, its hitting the bottom of the pan and splashing out on a beautiful 360 degree circle. I tried tilting the pan to help with the splashing, NO WAY, its EVERYWHERE. Its all over my shirt and new shorts (boy am I going to hear about that one!!), in my watch, under the wedding band and all over the floor in a nice 3 foot circle and that oil is REALLY HOT!!!! Man, is it black too, tried wiping it up and it is a mess...
We do.
07-23-2009, 08:18 AM
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I don't mean ice cold. But letting it cool down after driving. Enough to where you can use your hand to remove plug and filter,without saying **** thats hot . I always hold catch pan up to drain plug while unscrewing plug, then slowing lower pan to shop floor. After that I remove oil fill cap and oil filter and just let it drain for 20+ min.
07-23-2009, 08:39 AM
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Here is what I've found out too. I dump the oil when its hot, let it drain for a day(if you have the time), then before I button everything up, I undo the oil filter. It seems to drain itself down about a 1/4 of the capacity of the filter and its much easier to take off. The benefit I've found of letting it drain when its hot and for an extended period of time, is my oil is still relatively clean 200 miles after the oil change.
07-23-2009, 08:42 AM
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My 6.7L's oil drains best after my 57 mile commute home from work.....I have been known to leave the truck running with high idle engaged while I round up my drain pan and ratchet.
I must me a glutton for punishment in regards to hot oil burns !
Greg
I must me a glutton for punishment in regards to hot oil burns !
Greg
07-25-2009, 10:15 AM
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Man! I thought I was the only one! Went to change the oil in my wife's truck for the first time on our newly poured driveway. No big deal! Changed oil in many of cars and trucks. Got out all the things I use when doing my Dodge and even laid down an absorbing mat. When I loosened the drain plug and the oil didn't run pass the threads like MY 5.9, I thought no big deal again. But when I dropped the drain plug all the way out and black oil hit my large drain pan, I was making new curse words up as I went! I couldn't move fast enough as that crap went everywhere!
Now I have a big black spot and tire marks from moving her truck afterwards in the driveway! LIVE-N-LEARN
Now I have a big black spot and tire marks from moving her truck afterwards in the driveway! LIVE-N-LEARN
07-26-2009, 11:52 AM
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