HOW MUCH
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The 7.3L is 10-12qts. you should do the oil filter while your at it, if you decide to do it get a good brand for the oil filter not cheap knock off one and you are going to need a oil filter wrench you can get them at walmart or any auto parts store , hope this helps with your fist oil change.
Edit: while your draining the oil check to make sure there is no coolant in the oil because it could mean cavitation , and make sure you
put oil in that is for a diesel engine like shell's rotellaT oil, the oil for a diesel truck is diffrent than gass engine oil
Edit: while your draining the oil check to make sure there is no coolant in the oil because it could mean cavitation , and make sure you
put oil in that is for a diesel engine like shell's rotellaT oil, the oil for a diesel truck is diffrent than gass engine oil
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NEVER USE A FRAM FILTER they are junk get a wix/napa gold or a motorcraft and ask for one for a 95 powerstroke they are bigger so you can add more oil look at this before you buy your oil
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/TDR57_Oil.pdf
and now is the time to clean your cdr
http://www.turbodieselregister.com/TDR57_Oil.pdf
and now is the time to clean your cdr
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10qts with the idi filter 11 with the powerstroke filter. Just know that these filters need to be put on tight like 11/2 to 2 turns after the gasket contacts the base. Otherwise it wil loosen and drain your oil. You may need a wrench to do that get one with a handle that swivels. You may also want to drain the filter first by sending a punch through it with a hammer otherwise the oil from the oil cooler (the thing the filter screws on) runs down the outside of the filter and coats your hand.
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Hello fordhorse....What make Fram Oil Filters junk? I've never heard that before. Did they go bubblegum and get on the minimum standards bandwagon or what? Tell us....Everyone would like to know what makes 'em junk. Will they ruin our engines? Do they leak? Do they shed filter material that tears up bearings? Do they magically change the properties of the oil? Just what makes 'em junk?
Pete...
Pete...
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frams quality is very bad have you seen the inside of one there is very little filter media and they don't do a good job of filtering if your lucky you can run them and your oil just isn't as clean as it could be but if you have the luck i do you will learn the hard way that the filter can collapse and fall apart causing you to lose oil presser i lost a low mile 400 this way 
so i always run wix i was thinking of trying a motorcraft this time but im not sure i may cut one open first
so i always run wix i was thinking of trying a motorcraft this time but im not sure i may cut one open first
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Fram Filter
frams quality is very bad have you seen the inside of one there is very little filter media and they don't do a good job of filtering if your lucky you can run them and your oil just isn't as clean as it could be but if you have the luck i do you will learn the hard way that the filter can collapse and fall apart causing you to lose oil presser i lost a low mile 400 this way so i always run wix i was thinking of trying a motorcraft this time but im not sure i may cut one open first
so i always run wix i was thinking of trying a motorcraft this time but im not sure i may cut one open firstPete
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Fram Filter
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