Diy oil change
04-19-2010, 11:41 PM
#21
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good post
as a side - I've done my own since I've been driving (33 years now) - including a lot of my friends - always used Fram, never had a problem. Oil filters are pretty much all good these days -I'm pretty sure a mfr wouldn't market a product as essential as an oil filter and it be inferior...but to each his own.
as a side - I've done my own since I've been driving (33 years now) - including a lot of my friends - always used Fram, never had a problem. Oil filters are pretty much all good these days -I'm pretty sure a mfr wouldn't market a product as essential as an oil filter and it be inferior...but to each his own.
06-20-2010, 12:26 PM
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Thanks for the post DIY. I just recently started doing my own oil change, because I can get under my truck pretty easy without jacks. Is it just preference to take off the filter first? I usually drain the oil pan first than do the filter.
06-21-2010, 10:49 AM
#23
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I usually take off the oil fill cap too to allow any back pressure that may occur to get all the oil out I can...then back in with the plug, then filter...fill er up!
PS: the filter only needs 1/4 turn (by hand), after you snug it to the case....my first oil change with my truck, whoever put that filter on needs to be shot with a spear-gun - I had to pry mine off by hammering a screwdriver sideways through the casing and twisting it out 1" at a time. The filter should be able to be removed by hand, just like installation.
06-21-2010, 10:57 AM
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Special service messages
21049 1997-2010 multiple vehicle - 4.6l/5.4l - engine ticking and/or rattle noise
multiple vehicle lines with 4.6l or 5.4l engine may experience an engine ticking or rattle noise that sounds like a stuck tappet (hla). This
may be due to the deterioration of an aftermarket oil filter. Vehicles with this condition have low oil pressure at one cylinder head
only, while main pressures are normal. Dislodged material from the aftermarket oil filter blocks the cam cap oil passage, either at
cylinder #4 (right bank rear) or cylinder #5 (left bank front). For vct equipped engines, inspect the vct valve body and the oil passages
under the first cam cap. Damage to engines caused by aftermarket oil filters are not covered under warranty.
Effective date: 10/22/2009
06-21-2010, 11:35 AM
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Ford thinks differently:
Special service messages
21049 1997-2010 multiple vehicle - 4.6l/5.4l - engine ticking and/or rattle noise
multiple vehicle lines with 4.6l or 5.4l engine may experience an engine ticking or rattle noise that sounds like a stuck tappet (hla). This
may be due to the deterioration of an aftermarket oil filter. Vehicles with this condition have low oil pressure at one cylinder head
only, while main pressures are normal. Dislodged material from the aftermarket oil filter blocks the cam cap oil passage, either at
cylinder #4 (right bank rear) or cylinder #5 (left bank front). For vct equipped engines, inspect the vct valve body and the oil passages
under the first cam cap. Damage to engines caused by aftermarket oil filters are not covered under warranty.
Effective date: 10/22/2009
Special service messages
21049 1997-2010 multiple vehicle - 4.6l/5.4l - engine ticking and/or rattle noise
multiple vehicle lines with 4.6l or 5.4l engine may experience an engine ticking or rattle noise that sounds like a stuck tappet (hla). This
may be due to the deterioration of an aftermarket oil filter. Vehicles with this condition have low oil pressure at one cylinder head
only, while main pressures are normal. Dislodged material from the aftermarket oil filter blocks the cam cap oil passage, either at
cylinder #4 (right bank rear) or cylinder #5 (left bank front). For vct equipped engines, inspect the vct valve body and the oil passages
under the first cam cap. Damage to engines caused by aftermarket oil filters are not covered under warranty.
Effective date: 10/22/2009
06-22-2010, 01:44 AM
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Ford thinks differently:
Special service messages
21049 1997-2010 multiple vehicle - 4.6l/5.4l - engine ticking and/or rattle noise
multiple vehicle lines with 4.6l or 5.4l engine may experience an engine ticking or rattle noise that sounds like a stuck tappet (hla). This
may be due to the deterioration of an aftermarket oil filter. Vehicles with this condition have low oil pressure at one cylinder head
only, while main pressures are normal. Dislodged material from the aftermarket oil filter blocks the cam cap oil passage, either at
cylinder #4 (right bank rear) or cylinder #5 (left bank front). For vct equipped engines, inspect the vct valve body and the oil passages
under the first cam cap. Damage to engines caused by aftermarket oil filters are not covered under warranty.
Effective date: 10/22/2009
Special service messages
21049 1997-2010 multiple vehicle - 4.6l/5.4l - engine ticking and/or rattle noise
multiple vehicle lines with 4.6l or 5.4l engine may experience an engine ticking or rattle noise that sounds like a stuck tappet (hla). This
may be due to the deterioration of an aftermarket oil filter. Vehicles with this condition have low oil pressure at one cylinder head
only, while main pressures are normal. Dislodged material from the aftermarket oil filter blocks the cam cap oil passage, either at
cylinder #4 (right bank rear) or cylinder #5 (left bank front). For vct equipped engines, inspect the vct valve body and the oil passages
under the first cam cap. Damage to engines caused by aftermarket oil filters are not covered under warranty.
Effective date: 10/22/2009
And what 'filter(s)' are they referring to?
06-22-2010, 08:37 AM
#27
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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,
To stop that from happening all you have to do is pull the oil level stick or remove the oil fill cap. I do both. This way are will come from the top.
06-23-2010, 09:07 AM
#28
Im not sure. I really dont know too much about f-150's I like bmw's lol. Also IMO there would be no way to fill up the filter first its almost horizontal when screwed in. You would just spill oil every where. Plus it doesnt just go in that easy. There is a wire/cord in the way as well as a pully right above. At least for me it took a couple trys until it actually caught the threads.