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A basic and easy oil change along with a front drive shaft greasing.
Not to start a debate, but the “through the fender wheel well” method works quick and easy for me. The Geno’s oil filter cap makes this pretty easy and clean. The only downside is I prefer to change the oil hot, therefore the filter is hot and full of oil. So I spill a few drops that make it out to the rim of the filter before the cap is spun on. Even then, it’s a pretty minor deal.
The Geno’s oil funnel screws right into the valve cover and makes pouring oil in and leaving a jug draining again super easy.
For those who want to know, I use used lawn mower oil as my preferred fill. I figure if it worked in a cheap push mower, it ought to work good enough in an $80k truck.
Seriously, I use Rotella T6. (Let the oil wars begin....
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I’ve use Fumoto drain valves for many many years. I really like them and never had an issue. It makes draining the oil easy and mess free.
I did notice I used a full 12 quarts/3 gallons on this change. In the past (on a 12v) I always seemed to use about 11 quarts. Does that seem normal to y’all? I still have some jugs laying around from the last oil change and that seems to agree. One had an extra quart. Hmmmm. I was parked behind the garage which isn’t perfectly level, but I can’t see it off kilter enough to cause the dipstick to read a quart off. That’d be a pretty big lean.
I then greased the front drive shaft. It was easy to find the zerk as it was marked by a spot of orange paint. I assume from the factory as I didn’t do this. It’s still relatively easy to spot.
Anyway, I’d rate this job as a 1 Barley Pop Job. Easy peasy, nice and easy.
On another channel, the have the beard rating. This job would rate as 2 day scruff, not even a decent outline of a beard.
Not to start a debate, but the “through the fender wheel well” method works quick and easy for me. The Geno’s oil filter cap makes this pretty easy and clean. The only downside is I prefer to change the oil hot, therefore the filter is hot and full of oil. So I spill a few drops that make it out to the rim of the filter before the cap is spun on. Even then, it’s a pretty minor deal.
The Geno’s oil funnel screws right into the valve cover and makes pouring oil in and leaving a jug draining again super easy.
For those who want to know, I use used lawn mower oil as my preferred fill. I figure if it worked in a cheap push mower, it ought to work good enough in an $80k truck.
Seriously, I use Rotella T6. (Let the oil wars begin....
)I’ve use Fumoto drain valves for many many years. I really like them and never had an issue. It makes draining the oil easy and mess free.
I did notice I used a full 12 quarts/3 gallons on this change. In the past (on a 12v) I always seemed to use about 11 quarts. Does that seem normal to y’all? I still have some jugs laying around from the last oil change and that seems to agree. One had an extra quart. Hmmmm. I was parked behind the garage which isn’t perfectly level, but I can’t see it off kilter enough to cause the dipstick to read a quart off. That’d be a pretty big lean.
I then greased the front drive shaft. It was easy to find the zerk as it was marked by a spot of orange paint. I assume from the factory as I didn’t do this. It’s still relatively easy to spot.
Anyway, I’d rate this job as a 1 Barley Pop Job. Easy peasy, nice and easy.
On another channel, the have the beard rating. This job would rate as 2 day scruff, not even a decent outline of a beard.
