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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001Ram
Nice.. lol

Why not fill it with some, even 10 seconds of running with NO oil in it is bad bad bad on an engine. Its not like it costs extra or is hard to do..

One thing Chevy does right .. Their oil filters are just strait up and down, not tilted like Dodge and Ford.
Oh well..
...And on the Chevies that have have the oil filter tilted sideways, they have a plastic piece that surrounds the filter and lets the oil drain next to the drain plug! That engineer was thinkin with his dipstick!!! My S-10 is the 2nd easiest oil change ever!
 
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Originally Posted by charlie1935
Some of the Rambler 6 cylinder engines had the filter up side down. Talk about a mess!
the Oliver 1850 diesel we just bought (very used...) all the filters for engine, 2 speed aux trans, trans/final drive, and hydro filters are either upside down or sideways, talk about a mess during a full fluid change...which i HAD to do after dad bought it...
 
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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Are you just changing your oil twice a year to keep the oil fresh or is someone else putting miles on your truck?

Also someone posted earlier about the manual stating to change oil every 5k, but my manual says 7.5k >.<
 
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Originally Posted by charlie1935
Some of the Rambler 6 cylinder engines had the filter up side down. Talk about a mess!
Alot of imports do that too.. I know Toyota Camrys have them upside down..
 
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Jr. Mechanic
You used a transmission funnel to fill the oil

Go do it over with the right tool kid.
I dont know why I put that funnel in the pic, but I didnt use it. In fact, I dont think I have used that thing twice! Heres the pic to prove it:
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i have also been told by multiple mechanics to run lucas oil with the regular oil that u run in it. its suppose to make things run smoother.
This is what Lucas does:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm
YOu dont need additives to make your motor run great. Just use a good oil, run some good filters and have a reasonable OCI.
 
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Would the 3.9L on the v6 ram be 4 quarts? 2000 model (I dont have an owner's manual, remember)
 
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I use a cut-in-half quart bottle as a funnel.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Would the 3.9L on the v6 ram be 4 quarts? 2000 model (I dont have an owner's manual, remember)
4.5 Quarts. If you use the big filter, just go with 5.
 
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Originally Posted by SPARTANENGINEER1701
hay where the hammer and screw driver and pipe wrench

hell take a hammer pound a foot long screw driver in the filter use the screw driver as leverage.

then take a foot long pipe wrench slap it on the drain plug twist it off,
DRAIN THEN FILL.SHHHHHHHH
Thats what I do sometimes, but didnt include it. I have monster ChannelLocks.
 
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