First oil change -- DANG!!!
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First oil change -- DANG!!!
Ok, I've changed a LOT of oil in my time (including in my 6.0 and 6.4 engines). But I swear, the owners manual for this 6.7 truck should have a warning which states: "Step 1, acquire 5-foot diameter kiddy pool and place under truck. Step 2, when removing new-fangled quarter-turn plastic oil plug, be prepared for it to shoot out of your hands followed closely by a torent of hot oil with the approximate pressure of a 2" fire hose! Caution: oil may shoot up to 3 feet and completely miss your brand new 24" diameter, 5 gallon drain pan (which you never should have bought because it will be completely useless in this application)!"
And as a side note, the new drain pan should have a warning that says: "You idiot, 13 quarts of oil is going to come out FAST... and that little hole in the top of this drain pan isnt nearly big enough to keep up with the flow coming out of the truck, so have lots of rags and kitty litter handy because when you realize its about to over flow and you try to stick that new-fangled plastic plug back in, its just going to act like when you put your thumb on the end of a garden hose, and you're going to get sprayed with HOT oil, and the drain pan is going to over flow anyway."
I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...
And as a side note, the new drain pan should have a warning that says: "You idiot, 13 quarts of oil is going to come out FAST... and that little hole in the top of this drain pan isnt nearly big enough to keep up with the flow coming out of the truck, so have lots of rags and kitty litter handy because when you realize its about to over flow and you try to stick that new-fangled plastic plug back in, its just going to act like when you put your thumb on the end of a garden hose, and you're going to get sprayed with HOT oil, and the drain pan is going to over flow anyway."
I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...
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Ok, I've changed a LOT of oil in my time (including in my 6.0 and 6.4 engines). But I swear, the owners manual for this 6.7 truck should have a warning which states: "Step 1, acquire 5-foot diameter kiddy pool and place under truck. Step 2, when removing new-fangled quarter-turn plastic oil plug, be prepared for it to shoot out of your hands followed closely by a torent of hot oil with the approximate pressure of a 2" fire hose! Caution: oil may shoot up to 3 feet and completely miss your brand new 24" diameter, 5 gallon drain pan (which you never should have bought because it will be completely useless in this application)!"
And as a side note, the new drain pan should have a warning that says: "You idiot, 13 quarts of oil is going to come out FAST... and that little hole in the top of this drain pan isnt nearly big enough to keep up with the flow coming out of the truck, so have lots of rags and kitty litter handy because when you realize its about to over flow and you try to stick that new-fangled plastic plug back in, its just going to act like when you put your thumb on the end of a garden hose, and you're going to get sprayed with HOT oil, and the drain pan is going to over flow anyway."
I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...
And as a side note, the new drain pan should have a warning that says: "You idiot, 13 quarts of oil is going to come out FAST... and that little hole in the top of this drain pan isnt nearly big enough to keep up with the flow coming out of the truck, so have lots of rags and kitty litter handy because when you realize its about to over flow and you try to stick that new-fangled plastic plug back in, its just going to act like when you put your thumb on the end of a garden hose, and you're going to get sprayed with HOT oil, and the drain pan is going to over flow anyway."
I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...
Sorry about the mess but you're not the first. Those little drain pans with the hole in the center just don't cut it. Great for a lot of vehicles but not 13 quarts of high-volume diesel coming at you fast...
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You are definately not alone...I had that and one more.....the filter slipped out of my hand and fell into the drain pan throwing more oil on the floor and me too.....
I made a bunch of mental notes for the next time....
I made a bunch of mental notes for the next time....
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Welcome to the 6.7 1st Oil Change Club! 
I clearly recall my 11 year old son asking, "Doesn't plastic float?", when the drain plug shot through my fingers, splashed into the bucket, and immediately disappeared under a rapidly rising sea of oil!
"No, son, not all plastic items float."
I clearly recall my 11 year old son asking, "Doesn't plastic float?", when the drain plug shot through my fingers, splashed into the bucket, and immediately disappeared under a rapidly rising sea of oil!
"No, son, not all plastic items float."
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I had my dealer change mine and it was the first 6.7 he had seen. I watched him shoot oil across the service bay...I am sure the language used immediately after he lost his grip on the plug was not dealer approved.
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I have the open top pan like Epic used (got rid of the one with the closed top and plug). Can a 5 gal bucket fit under the truck without lifting it?
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From: Sunshine Coast, BC
It's the kind you can get at Home Depot.
I also have a couple 3.5 gallon plastic pails which are quite a bit shorter
but those would be almost full to the brim so I don't use those.
The other day at O'Reilly I saw a 4 gallon plastic pail. I didn't measure
it but it looked like about the same diameter so it should be shorter. This
might be the ideal oil change pail.
In any case, a pail is totally the way to go.
For the filter I use a regular open drain pan, not the kind that is enclosed
with a hole in the top. Then I pour that into the pail afterwards. Never
spill a drop.
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Ok, I've changed a LOT of oil in my time (including in my 6.0 and 6.4 engines). But I swear, the owners manual for this 6.7 truck should have a warning which states: "Step 1, acquire 5-foot diameter kiddy pool and place under truck. Step 2, when removing new-fangled quarter-turn plastic oil plug, be prepared for it to shoot out of your hands followed closely by a torent of hot oil with the approximate pressure of a 2" fire hose! Caution: oil may shoot up to 3 feet and completely miss your brand new 24" diameter, 5 gallon drain pan (which you never should have bought because it will be completely useless in this application)!"
And as a side note, the new drain pan should have a warning that says: "You idiot, 13 quarts of oil is going to come out FAST... and that little hole in the top of this drain pan isnt nearly big enough to keep up with the flow coming out of the truck, so have lots of rags and kitty litter handy because when you realize its about to over flow and you try to stick that new-fangled plastic plug back in, its just going to act like when you put your thumb on the end of a garden hose, and you're going to get sprayed with HOT oil, and the drain pan is going to over flow anyway."
I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...
And as a side note, the new drain pan should have a warning that says: "You idiot, 13 quarts of oil is going to come out FAST... and that little hole in the top of this drain pan isnt nearly big enough to keep up with the flow coming out of the truck, so have lots of rags and kitty litter handy because when you realize its about to over flow and you try to stick that new-fangled plastic plug back in, its just going to act like when you put your thumb on the end of a garden hose, and you're going to get sprayed with HOT oil, and the drain pan is going to over flow anyway."
I now return you to your regularly scheduled programming...