First oil and fuel filter change

[IronHorsePilot]

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.

 

[flan]

My filters looked the same.

 

[Jimmyj321]

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.
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Why so much for the oil? Wal-Mart has the 5-40 Syn. Rotella for around $25.00 for the 4 quart container. Fram filter for $10.00. I did buy two of the oil filter plugs for $16.00. They are handy as a pocket on a shirt.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Why so much for the oil? Wal-Mart has the 5-40 Syn. Rotella for around $25.00 for the 4 quart container. Fram filter for $10.00. I did buy two of the oil filter plugs for $16.00. They are handy as a pocket on a shirt.

Did you just say FRAM filter?

OMG, please don't put a Fram filter on your engine, any engine, but especially a Cummins. Worst garbage oil filter there is.

MOPAR or Fleetguard Stratapore. Period. WIX Baldwin or NAPA Gold in a pinch.

 

[flan]

Walmart in my area sells the mopar/Cummins filter too. I think it’s around 13$

 

[Jimmyj321]

Walmart in my area sells the mopar/Cummins filter too. I think it’s around 13$

Fram sells different quality filters. Wal-Mart has gone to using a Corr designation filter in their oil changes. It is literally a $.50 filter from China. I have used the top quality Fram for 50 years off the shelf and never had an oil related engine failure. When I found out about the “Corr” thing I quit using them. I use a local NAPA shop who will furnish labor and a NAPA filter for $25.00 if I bring my own oil. At 72 years old it now seems like a bargain to me. I only use synthetic oil in my vehicles. Prolly will let NAPA do my next Cummins change especially with cold and wet weather coming on.

 

[flan]

Ya I’m pretty sure the mopar filter they sell is the same mopar filter you would get at the dealer. Same model number and packaging at least.

 

[dieselbeef]

so we can use non synthetic dinosaur oil.... I prefer delvac 1300...not synthetic...

can someone post part numbers for the oem cummins filter and the oem fuel filters?

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Did you just say FRAM filter?

OMG, please don't put a Fram filter on your engine, any engine, but especially a Cummins. Worst garbage oil filter there is.

MOPAR or Fleetguard Stratapore. Period. WIX Baldwin or NAPA Gold in a pinch.

Wix makes the mopar filters or atleast used to

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

so we can use non synthetic dinosaur oil.... I prefer delvac 1300...not synthetic...

can someone post part numbers for the oem cummins filter and the oem fuel filters?

Only 10w30 can be non syn it calls for 5w-40 syn in the manual for colder climates