Diy oil change
03-14-2010, 11:34 PM
#12
Senior Member
a few things just hand tighten the oil filter. i always remove my filter second, i guess it doesnt matter. and i agree on fram, its junk. go with a good motorcraft, its the same price if not cheaper. and i have never heard of buying a new drain plug for every oil change thats just pointless and silly on a f150. and its a 5/8 inch, not mm, but thats just being picky lol
03-15-2010, 09:45 AM
#14
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Pretty good. One thing, Dont ever, ever, ever, use a oil filter wrench to tighten the oil filter back on. It just needs to be hand tight, the one half turn after that. As for what i call "prepping" the oil filter. Northstar V8's and Diesiels are the only ones I know of that need to be prepped. Just fill your engine with the proper amount of oil it needs. Let it run for 10 seconds. It takes less than that for the oil to hit the filter and build up pressure. Then turn it off. Check your dipstick.
03-15-2010, 10:16 AM
#15
Mark
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You will make a big mess if you remove your filter first..I always drain the pan first..I assume your changing a 5.4 due to the 7 QTS...how do you pre-fill the filter and screw it on without making an even bigger mess ?? Your skid pans and under carriage must be a mess.
03-15-2010, 04:30 PM
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03-15-2010, 04:40 PM
#17
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haha no, its barely broken thats why its a brace vs a cast. broke it in my growth plate (:
Thanks ill change that
Ok i wont tighten it extra next time, I would say i definitely didnt over tighten it but i get what your saying.
lol thanks, I did the oil filter first because i "thought" that it would stop the oil pan from making the gulp gulp gulp sound when its drains. I found out it doesn't matter. the oil filter was the least messy of everything. came off easy and didn't spill anywhere. Also we did it out side (thank god) and i only filled the oil filter a little as the threads for it are almost horizontal,
haha no, its barely broken thats why its a brace vs a cast. broke it in my growth plate (:
a few things just hand tighten the oil filter. i always remove my filter second, i guess it doesnt matter. and i agree on fram, its junk. go with a good motorcraft, its the same price if not cheaper. and i have never heard of buying a new drain plug for every oil change thats just pointless and silly on a f150. and its a 5/8 inch, not mm, but thats just being picky lol
Pretty good. One thing, Dont ever, ever, ever, use a oil filter wrench to tighten the oil filter back on. It just needs to be hand tight, the one half turn after that. As for what i call "prepping" the oil filter. Northstar V8's and Diesiels are the only ones I know of that need to be prepped. Just fill your engine with the proper amount of oil it needs. Let it run for 10 seconds. It takes less than that for the oil to hit the filter and build up pressure. Then turn it off. Check your dipstick.
lol thanks, I did the oil filter first because i "thought" that it would stop the oil pan from making the gulp gulp gulp sound when its drains. I found out it doesn't matter. the oil filter was the least messy of everything. came off easy and didn't spill anywhere. Also we did it out side (thank god) and i only filled the oil filter a little as the threads for it are almost horizontal,
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03-16-2010, 08:45 PM
#19
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To back up the guys recommending the use of a Motorcraft filter, there is a Ford special service message out that points the finger at aftermarket oil filters for degrading and getting filter element stuck in the oil passages in the 5.4L 3V. If the cause of a problem is failure of a non-motorcraft item, the warranty does not cover it.
04-19-2010, 11:01 PM
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+2 the fram filter i only use motorcraft!! and asfar as the knocking i always put some oil in the filter before i put the new one on i found it is eassiest to lay right under the truck and get both hands on the filter that way much eassier than messing with a filter wrench after the first oil change the next time you change the filter it should come off fairly easy or you can get the filter wrench that has a ratchet end on it with an extension but good write up man alot of people will prob find it helpfull
Anyway your advise about being hard the first time and about using a good wrench with the ratchet on the end gave me the confidence to keep on trying. Thanks! I had initially tried a cheaper "wedgie" kind of tool and it was crushing the filter. My truck is a 2010 and it has some kind of a shield/guard protecting the filter. I had to take this off to get at the filter. I may leave it off....
I hope the next time is easier. My previous Ford Econoline van was easy to change the filter. I ensured that it was hand tight.