IronHorsePilot
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I did my first oil and fuel filter change this morning and I have to say it was pretty easy. 14,385 miles and I had 4% left on oil filter and 3% left on fuel filters. My local dealer wanted $400 plus tax for the entire service and I bought all Mopar filters and 3- 1GAL jugs of Rotella T6 from Amazon for $173. I also bought the tool that you screw on top of the oil filter so you can turn it sideways without dumping oil all over the place. I can't recommend that tool enough. I guess the tech at the plant that installed the oil filter didn't want it to vibrate loose or anything because it was on there tighter than a SOB. Took quite a few short turns with a strap wrench to get it loose. I was surprised at how good the fuel filters looked. I've seen some posts on here of filters that are almost black. I even made a mistake a few weeks back going through my local diesel station. All the pumps were full except the one that is furthest from the store so I pulled up and filled up my truck. As the pump went to shut off I noticed it was foaming red. Sure enough, it was off-road dyed fuel. I looked at the pump and there was a sticker about 3"X4" at the very bottom that said off road use only. Could barely see it. It was only .10 / gal difference so it saved me a whopping $1.50 since I was about 1/2 tank.
Anyways, dont be afraid to do the service yourself. Im certainly not a tightwad but I cant see throwing over $200 away to have someone else do something that took me less than an hour.
Anyways, dont be afraid to do the service yourself. Im certainly not a tightwad but I cant see throwing over $200 away to have someone else do something that took me less than an hour.