Oil Filter
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Thanks for the replies!!! I feel better about it now as it's cooling off. I got one of the grooved oil filter wrenches that sits on the bottom...It's made out of some kind of plastic, and I'll use a 3/8" extension (6") and a ratchet...Do you think I'll need to use a u-joint at the end of the extension, or will it work straight?
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Draining as I speak. Filter came right off, and I'll put a little oil in it, and rub some on the gasket before installing the new one. I used a motorcraft filter since I read somewhere they have a check valve in them to prevent them from leaking down. The oil stunk though. I've been running E85 most of the time, and it definitely smelled different than used gassed oil. Still looked new though. 5000 miles on it.
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you got lucky. It took me almost 2 hours to get that POS off my truck. I did my first oil change at about 1k miles. I would have gladly paid somebody $30.
oh well, how bad was the oil at 5K?
my oil was pitch black and nasty at 1K. 21K right now and it comes out just slightly darker than it went in at every oil change...about 3K between changes
oh well, how bad was the oil at 5K?
my oil was pitch black and nasty at 1K. 21K right now and it comes out just slightly darker than it went in at every oil change...about 3K between changes
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you got lucky. It took me almost 2 hours to get that POS off my truck. I did my first oil change at about 1k miles. I would have gladly paid somebody $30.
oh well, how bad was the oil at 5K?
my oil was pitch black and nasty at 1K. 21K right now and it comes out just slightly darker than it went in at every oil change...about 3K between changes
oh well, how bad was the oil at 5K?
my oil was pitch black and nasty at 1K. 21K right now and it comes out just slightly darker than it went in at every oil change...about 3K between changes
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My aunt had a 1996 Pontiac Montana that she let go over 65,000 miles before she changed the oil. She didn't realize that you even had to do that. I thought the van was driving sluggish so I asked her when the last time she had it changed. She never had it changed. Man that stuff was thicker than an syrup when I finally drained it out.
Ever since then, I have never let one go over 5,000 miles
Ever since then, I have never let one go over 5,000 miles
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The filter will usually fail first. Ideally, if you had a perfect filter, you would never have to change your oil. They have filters now that are rated for 7500 miles but I don't know how well they work.
Superduty_untouchable: you can get a claw to remove the filters at Sears for like 10 bucks. It attaches on to a ratchet. They work amazing.
Superduty_untouchable: you can get a claw to remove the filters at Sears for like 10 bucks. It attaches on to a ratchet. They work amazing.