Next time a strap wrench!!

[JebDog]

The plastic bag trick works real good when changing the oil filter..... wish I would have taken the advice in reference to the strap wrench. Didn't look to bad till I tried to get it under the filter... . there is no room. Had to take my standard oil filter wrench apart to get it around the filter. Other than the wrench problem everything went great. Used a Fleetguard Stratapore and Delo 400. Just a note, Super Duty= fat oil filter and skinny pan plug, Cummins= skinny oil filter and fat drain plug. Does the factory use a thinner break in oil , because my idle oil pressure is at least 10 pounds higher, around 40 psi with the Delo 400? I have aready put more miles on this new oil than my truck had when I drove it off the lot and my oil pressure has never been this high.

 

[24V-DSL]

JebDog... . exact same thing happened to me with Delo 400 at first change at 750 miles, and then again at 5K. No problem, though with the filter. I let the dealer gorilla off the factory installed filter. Second one I did was fine.



I like Delo and my higher oil pressure. A Cummins rep. told me that they run the engine for approx. 10 min. and drain the oil and remove the filter, and ship the engine dry to the factory. The factory puts in the oil and filter..... he didn't know what DC uses. When I heard that, that's why I dumped my factory oil at 750 miles. Some other's on the TDR who have been to the Cummins factory say that story is not accurate..... that's ok, I have drained the factory oil on every new car/truck I've ever bought new 'cause I don't trust the mfg's.

 

[Puff]

Delo 400 is thick. (And it smells great, by the way. ) I can’t compare it to the factory oil, but it is much thicker at room temperature than the LE 8800 I’m running now. So, it’s possible that it is thicker than the factory stuff.

 

[John Berger]

Watch that alternator, too....

I had a Stratapore that really took a liking to being on the truck. It took me 45 minutes to get the filter loose. I made contact with the alternator and fried my fuse. No further damage, but the sparks were impressive

 

[danandamy]

forget the strap wrench

I use the oil filter wrench that looks like a giant set of channel locks. Just reach in over the side, grab the side of the filter, and off she comes They're a little pricey but worth every penny.

 

[CRuD]

First of all ""I LIKE THINGS TIGHT"".



I use an oil filter wrench from NAPA that is adjustable. It works great. The bag trick is worth its weight in gold.

See Ya

Chris

 

[A. Brown]

I have trashed three swivel type oil filter wrenches on the stratapore. strap wrench is the next step.

 

[rickhans]

I also hit the alternator but fortunately did not fry any fuses. I read somewhere that there is either a recall or TSB out about the problem. It seems that later model trucks came with a rubber hood on the wire to cover the nut on the alternator. I have not checked into it yet but plan to do so before I take it in for warranty work.



Does anyone know about this?

 

[Thomas]

B'Gate,



The TSB is 082300. It provides a plastic boot to protect B+ at the back of the alternator.

 

[Pogodually]

Thanks to TDR and everyone, I purchase a strap wrench before I did my first oil change. Had someone else do it while on the road so much. The plastic bag was a great idea. I even use a plastic bag when I re-install the new filter, filled with new oil. Great idea and no spilled oil on engine area.

 

[DennyDay]

NAPA has a filter clamp wrench without a handle but with a 3/8 square hole in it. Use a 8" 3/8 drive extension and a long handle rachet. No problems with this since my '94. (I think they use impact wrenches to put the filters on at the factory) Either that or some gorilla is thinking "Lets see that sum bi**ch get this off!!!!!

 

[blackbeast]

My truck was even too tight for the strap wrench. Vise Grip makes a set of filter pliers that have saved me more than once. They are about $25. 00, and worth every penny!

 

[Steven]

Plastic bag

Could someone please explain the plastic bag thing. I tried to do a search but it errored becaue "bag" was shorter then 4 letters.

 

[DennyDay]

Steven: The bag trick is when you find an ugly w------ oops wrong one.

Seriously for a change, after you loosen the oil filter from the filter base, but before it looses gasket contact, slip a one gallon zip lock bag under the filter and pull it up the sides and finish un-screwing the filter, the bag will keep you from spilling oil over everything. If you change your oil hot as I do, don't skimp and but cheap bags, they will break down with hot oil. After you pull the bagged filter out, set it in a 3 pound coffee can to cool, zip the bag and take to recycle with the oil

Hope this works as well for you as it does for me, been doing this since my '94.

Denny

 

[tlippy]

The best trick that I have learned here is: REMOVE THE AIR BOX. Eliminates the need for a plastic bag or special wrench. And the air box just lifts right off - don't have to open it. Of course you do have to loosen the turbo intake hose.

 

[JebDog]

New Strap Wrench

Sears, Craftsman has strap wrench's for $19. 95. They come in a two wrench set, a little one and a big one which is just right for the filter. One end of the strap comes off, just feed it around the filter reattach to the wrench handle and spin her off. Put the smaller strap wrench in the kitchen for the ole lady and her jars. Tell her you bought the wrench for her and they threw in the big one for extra and it just happens to work on your oil filter.

 

[PMalin]

Strap Wrench

When I was doing my first oil change, I tried several wrench types but that darn filter was on so tight it wouldnt budge I then found a strap wrench, (looks like a piece of seat belt material on some square tubing) fits the 1/2 inch drive, so use a long extension and get the wrench up where you can turn it. It took that filter off, and have been using it ever since.

 

[Puff]

It’s funny; everyone seems to like that strap wrench. I HATE THAT DAMN THING.

 

[HossDiesel]

delo??

what is delo 400?? is it better than rotella?? abd wy do youall use a filter wrench?? i just use bare hands

 

[PMalin]

Reply

Hoss - The delo oil, is most likely the Chevron 15W-40 diesel engine oil in the blue jug at Walmart and other auto stores. I hear it's pretty good, but I have been using Rotella T ... I plan to switch over to Lubrication Engineers 8800 when I get a little over 10,000 miles on the truck.

As for the Bare Hands on the filter, If you can take one of the factory installed filters off bare hands, "hats off to you" I find that it is difficult to get hands in on my filter, it's so confined in there. I had the strap wrench, a 1/2 inch drive ratchet with a very long extension to get the wrench above where could turn it. When taking that darn factory filter off, had to even put a cheater on the ratchet about another foot out. The filter can crushed as it came off. It's not been quite that difficult since.