Oil, Fuel filters and air filter changes. This my help those of you on the fence of doing yourselves.
I am at 7590 miles and a week short of one year since I bought my 2022 3500. The owner’s manual calls for 15000 miles or one year which ever comes first. First up was my oil change. I did not have the right size strap wrench so I purchased this one along with a filter plug off of Amazon.
The filter came off easily with no issues. I should have put an old shop towel down below the filter because it made a small mess. I will know better next time. I inserted the filter plug into the oil filter and the turned the filter sideways to remove from the truck. The filter plug or a zip lock bag is a must if you do not want oil everywhere. I prefer the plug; I can prefill the new filter and then install without spillage. It took a few attempts to get the new one screwed back on. There is not a lot of room for your hands and the filter need to be oriented spot on. Overall, a pretty easy job.
Next up was the air filter. One of the other threads on here discusses which air filter part number should be used on the 2019 on up trucks with the Cummins. The factory filter was an 53034051AB and that is what went back in it.
The filter replacement was easy. I disconnected the hose from the filter lid, unscrewed the screws replaced the filter the installed screws and hose.
Next Item Chassis fuel filter. I read a lot of posts that talked about the filter being a messy job with diesel spilling everywhere. I took a few different ideas from different people and did my own version. I had no spillage. I used a 5/16 ID - 7/16 OD clear tube to do the initial drain of the housing. I then used a 28mm 6 point socket to loosen the lid. If a 12 point socket is used you will most likely damage the canister lids! Once loose enough to turn by hand, I placed a cheap Wally World pitcher under the lid and unscrewed it by hand and the lid and filter drop into the pitcher along with the excess fuel.
Last up was the engine bay fuel filter. My 2006 Ram was so much easier. I used the same 5/16 ID - 7/16 OD clear tube to drain the filter housing. The tube fit inside of the factory drain tube and acted as a extension into my drain pan. I turned the yellow ¼ turn drain valve and waited a while prior to loosening the lid. I loosened the lid with the 28mm socked and fuel spilled everywhere. It seems there was a vacuum and the initial drain did not let much out of the housing. Lesson learned here, leave the drain valve open and the crack the lid open. To remove the old filter, I dropped it down to the ground. The new one was threaded through from the front of the engine.
The whole process took about three hours. Not too difficult, cheaper than the dealer and I know there were no shortcuts taken.
I am at 7590 miles and a week short of one year since I bought my 2022 3500. The owner’s manual calls for 15000 miles or one year which ever comes first. First up was my oil change. I did not have the right size strap wrench so I purchased this one along with a filter plug off of Amazon.
The filter came off easily with no issues. I should have put an old shop towel down below the filter because it made a small mess. I will know better next time. I inserted the filter plug into the oil filter and the turned the filter sideways to remove from the truck. The filter plug or a zip lock bag is a must if you do not want oil everywhere. I prefer the plug; I can prefill the new filter and then install without spillage. It took a few attempts to get the new one screwed back on. There is not a lot of room for your hands and the filter need to be oriented spot on. Overall, a pretty easy job.
Next up was the air filter. One of the other threads on here discusses which air filter part number should be used on the 2019 on up trucks with the Cummins. The factory filter was an 53034051AB and that is what went back in it.
The filter replacement was easy. I disconnected the hose from the filter lid, unscrewed the screws replaced the filter the installed screws and hose.
Next Item Chassis fuel filter. I read a lot of posts that talked about the filter being a messy job with diesel spilling everywhere. I took a few different ideas from different people and did my own version. I had no spillage. I used a 5/16 ID - 7/16 OD clear tube to do the initial drain of the housing. I then used a 28mm 6 point socket to loosen the lid. If a 12 point socket is used you will most likely damage the canister lids! Once loose enough to turn by hand, I placed a cheap Wally World pitcher under the lid and unscrewed it by hand and the lid and filter drop into the pitcher along with the excess fuel.
Last up was the engine bay fuel filter. My 2006 Ram was so much easier. I used the same 5/16 ID - 7/16 OD clear tube to drain the filter housing. The tube fit inside of the factory drain tube and acted as a extension into my drain pan. I turned the yellow ¼ turn drain valve and waited a while prior to loosening the lid. I loosened the lid with the 28mm socked and fuel spilled everywhere. It seems there was a vacuum and the initial drain did not let much out of the housing. Lesson learned here, leave the drain valve open and the crack the lid open. To remove the old filter, I dropped it down to the ground. The new one was threaded through from the front of the engine.
The whole process took about three hours. Not too difficult, cheaper than the dealer and I know there were no shortcuts taken.
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