Originally Posted by my_crib_too

Epic;

Thanks for making and posting this VID. It's been a few years since I owned a diesel or changed my own oil. Purchased a new 2011 2500 6.7L that was left over and still on a dealer's lot yesterday and found this forum.

Does anyone have an idea what a dealer charges to change oil on a diesel and how much doing it yourself saves?

Originally Posted by marchare011

I just changed my oil yesterday for the third time. I can't believe the drain plug angle on this truck. How idiotic to have a 1 inch stream of hot oil shoot straight out instead of angle the drain downward to better trap or capture the oil. It's just a Pain in the A**!!! I have done my own oil changes for 39 years and I have never seen a drain as ridiculous as this one. You can't help but make a mess.

I sure hope the person who came up with the drain plug design gets royalties for every oil change done at the dealership. They deserve it. If it didn't cost so much at the dealer I would go there just to avoid the aggravation and the mess.

Does the metal oil pan have a better drain angle?

Originally Posted by EpicCowlick

I wondered if the engine would make any "dry valve" sounds on initial start up after the oil change. I knew a lot of oil had to fill up the filter, etc but didn't think of pre-filling the filter. For this reason, I recorded the initial start-up in the video. Short of a formal acoustic analysis, I couldn't tell any difference in the start-up sounds of the engine. Sounded pretty normal. You can listen to it again to see what you think.



I don't see a way to get the filter off without dealing with a bunch of dripping oil. This upside down design definitely keeps the oil in the cartridge, which is good, but all of the oil in the piping above it comes out and over the filter as soon as you break the rubber seal. I'm definitely wearing gloves next time and I'm not going to doddle with it. The best way is to simply get after it and turn off the filter quickly.

Note to everyone: Don't drop it in the full catch-pan to try to avoid a little oil on your fingers. You'll end up with a big splash on the floor, your arm, your shirt and your face. Trust me, I know.