synthetic oil doesnt break down like regular oil. some people go 8-10k on an oil change. I go 5k on each truck. it helps make up for the oil being so expensive too. and my oil is still clean after I do an oil change, so why not re-use it.

 

i use blended, its cheaper than full syn, and its what my dad has always told me to use, never had problems...heard fram isn't that good tho, something about the filter collapsing...

 

we end up collapsing the filter everytime we dont have time to change our own, the next time when we change it ourselves they seem to have put the filter on so tight that we need 2 people and a filter wrench to get it off and then it comes off crushed in from one side

 

filter wrench, or a strap wrench...

i was meaning that the inside of the filter comes apart doubt its true, but that what i was told but i stull use em!

 

Dakotas are the messiest compared to what? Try changing the oil on a 2004 Maxima. Now that's a mess! On that car, the filter is horizontally placed higher on the block. Also, the 01 Dakota 4.7 I have is easier to change the oil on than the '99 Expedition I had. I dunno - just doesn't seem that inconvenient to change to me other than the amount of oil (6 quarts).

 

thaught that took 5 quarts...could be wrong tho..

 

4.7 is 6 qts