easy/not so messy oil change?
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10-12-2012, 01:21 PM
easy/not so messy oil change?
hello everyone in the the next month my d will be ready for her second oil change since ive got her and on the first oil change i learned that its a very messy process i thought i had all the oil drained into the pan finished filling then went to move it out of driveway. apparently a LOT of oil got trapped on the skid plate? and my D decided hey lets paint the driveway with my dirty oil and a part of the street! not fun.
my question is is there an easier way to not get oil everywhere? do i have to take the skid plate off every oil change? what do you guys do?
my question is is there an easier way to not get oil everywhere? do i have to take the skid plate off every oil change? what do you guys do?
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10-12-2012, 01:42 PM
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With the 4.7L its can be messy, I would recommend just taking the plastic cover off, or folding it back as indicated above.
Thats because you have a 5.2L and it is not located in the same place. Much easier IMO on the 5.2L and 5.9L!!
Thats because you have a 5.2L and it is not located in the same place. Much easier IMO on the 5.2L and 5.9L!!
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#8
10-13-2012, 08:47 AM
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if you are referring to the mess from the oil filter, not much you can do except pull the splash panel down, if you are getting a mess from a skid plate under the oil drain plug i would suggest a drain valve with a hose nipple on it and a piece of hose they are not expensive and make oil changes MUCH easier
your the rare case having an oil leak mine doesnt leak at all, i put 6 qts in i get 5.5 out after 5k miles.
your the rare case having an oil leak mine doesnt leak at all, i put 6 qts in i get 5.5 out after 5k miles.
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10-13-2012, 11:10 AM
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10-13-2012, 01:07 PM
WTF, Plastic skid plate? Or is that one of those 01-03 cost saving things?
On my 5.2 I haven't really had a problem with the oil getting on the skid plate (which is definitely metal on mine), the messy part is the filter.
Like old_school said, it would help to know what engine we're dealing with.
On my 5.2 I haven't really had a problem with the oil getting on the skid plate (which is definitely metal on mine), the messy part is the filter.
Like old_school said, it would help to know what engine we're dealing with.