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Oil filter changeouts how much of a pain

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schlite60

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Looks like the engine oil filter going to be a pain to change; any tips to make it easier?
 
schlite60 said:
Looks like the engine oil filter going to be a pain to change; any tips to make it easier?
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Marion Blare has an excellent youtube channel where he shows how he maintains his Cummins. I followed his technique and didn't spill a drop of oil.
 
Anyone tried that homemade tool on a 3500 HO?

Not that i recall needing something like that on my last oil change but it might be handy.

By the way you spelled @ARR wrong
 
Proper filter wrench and filter plug makes it a piece of cake.

I did my first change with none of them and it kinda sucked. Getting the filter kicked my ass. o_O

Plug was posted.
This is the wrench I bought.
Oil filter wrench
 
GPurcell01 said:
I bought the plug. That way it's just as easy to pre-fill the new filter before putting it back in.
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If you are pre-filling, make sure you do so (slowly) into the outer filter ports. If you fill the inner, any contaminants in there are going straight to the engine.

Shamefully, I haven't checked on the CTD, but most engines will crank no-start if you hold the pedal to the floor and run the starter. A few no-start cranks should "pre-fill" the filter.
 
Brutal_HO said:
If you are pre-filling, make sure you do so (slowly) into the outer filter ports. If you fill the inner, any contaminants in there are going straight to the engine.

Shamefully, I haven't checked on the CTD, but most engines will crank no-start if you hold the pedal to the floor and run the starter. A few no-start cranks should "pre-fill" the filter.
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I learned that trick with my old Ford. That is how I did it every oil change. Like you, I have not tried it with the Ram.
 
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