The EPA is going to get you Joel

 

Haha, I knew somebody would catch that. I figure a little oil in the landfill will help get the process started so all the other junk can turn into oil too....we'll find out in about 500,000 years....

Removing the oil filter is messy but if you follow what somebody said earlier (spin it a few turns and let it drain until is almost stops) and wait until the flow stops it's not too bad as long as you're ready for it.

 

I have to wear latex gloves or my hands will be stained black for a week.

 

If you are going to punch a hole in the filter it is a good idea to break the filter loose first. Twice I have had filters stuck to the point of breaking my filter wrench after I punched a hole in them. Punching the hole had nothing to do with them sticking it is just a lot easier on the mind to know the filter will come off before you render it obsolete.

 

I poked a hole in mine, let her drain into the tub and then removed the drain bolt. no mess but i bought a big plastic tube to drain into, then drain it into a conventional oil drain with a spigot which then goes back into the original containers and down to autozone for recycling. The 6.0 had the cartridge which was easier and neater but the 7.3s had the big old spin ons as well. yes, diesel oil is nasty. i am another one who has 5 trucks and cars, and a bunch of motorcycles and other toys. Changing oil every few weeks in something for sure. I like the truck as i can crawl under it with no jacks or ramps needed...

 

How many quarts do the 6.7 hold? I'm just looking a head. I'm also going from a 6.0 to a 6.7.

 

13 quarts

 

A fellow 6L FTE buddy suggested cutting the bottom off a GAL milk jug and slipping it up around the oil filter when you unscrew it. The milk jug catches the oil & the filter when it falls and you remove the cap to drain the oil.

 

I always feel stupid when somebody posts this kind of thing.

Great idea, I have a new addition to my oil change routine....

 

I agree that is a great idea. That is one thing I miss about my 6.0 is the canister filter on top the engine. That coupled with a quick drain valve was a clean oil change. You can do that one in your church clothes and not get dirty.

 

I found cutting the jug to be shorter than the filter let me un-screw the filter while having the jug pressed against the bottom of the filter so it didn't fall too far.
Here is my jug with my oil filter (I have the BPD remove oil cooler - hence I don't use the cartridge type OEM filters).

 

So, again..no one has tried a siphon? Is it even possible on these trucks?

 

Those are pretty handy, my buddy has one at his shop. But it wouldn't help with the oil above the oil filter that is held up by the anti drain back valve in the oil filter. Draining the oil is not too bad. Removing the filter is the messy part.

 

You are not alone. I'm in the boat with you.