Mess...no more

hemipwrd · May 29, 2019

Since they decided to put the oil filter in a horrible place and it makes a mess every time I took it off, I decided to do something about it. Took a windshield washer fluid jug and cut to contour the filter/space the filter occupies. Fits perfectly and still leaves room to spin the filter off by hand. With careful maneuvering due to the tight spaces there is no mess left behind. I know I sound like an infomercial but give it a shot. It works wonders!!!

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U&A · May 29, 2019

I make the biggest ******* mess ever when changing fluids[emoji23][emoji23]. No matter what i try.

Im just a mess in general

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

hemipwrd · May 29, 2019

U&A said:
I make the biggest ******* mess ever when changing fluids[emoji23][emoji23]. No matter what i try.

Im just a mess in general

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

Give it a shot, take your time. You’ll be glad you did. Make sure the handle part faces the front of the truck and once the filter comes loose just have a rag ready to hold it with. Since the jug is plastic you can conform it to any shape to get it out without spilling what’s inside.

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chrisbh17 · May 29, 2019

Are you using the stock size oil filter or the slightly oversized?

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hemipwrd · May 29, 2019

chrisbh17 said:
Are you using the stock size oil filter or the slightly oversized?

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Stock size. Should’ve gotten some pics as I was removing it but didn’t have an extra set of hands to take them.

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crazykid1994 · May 29, 2019

No more mess. Also no more cuts and bangs on my knuckles

chrisbh17 · May 29, 2019

crazykid1994 said:
No more mess. Also no more cuts and bangs on my knuckles

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Would love to but I can already here my dealer denying warranty coverage if the engine ever tanks. (Yes I know about magnuson-moss but still... Plus it does not apply to my maxcare lifetime)

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crazykid1994 · May 29, 2019

Yup. That maxcare warranty has you. No modifications whatsoever

wgreggking · May 29, 2019

hemipwrd said:
Since they decided to put the oil filter in a horrible place and it makes a mess every time I took it off, I decided to do something about it. Took a windshield washer fluid jug and cut to contour the filter/space the filter occupies. Fits perfectly and still leaves room to spin the filter off by hand. With careful maneuvering due to the tight spaces there is no mess left behind. I know I sound like an infomercial but give it a shot. It works wonders!!!

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Here's the problem: No matter how hard you try, You or your Ram cant aim, if it appears to be a ****** you will miss. it's the last three drops.... Just ask a woman

madtrucker2016 · May 29, 2019

whats wrong with a plane old oil plastic pan that you use to catch the oil from the engine

Pull Ya · May 29, 2019

Kitty litter comes in 50lbs bags----LOL
Jay

tidefan1967 · May 30, 2019

madtrucker2016 said:
whats wrong with a plane old oil plastic pan that you use to catch the oil from the engine

Because the used oil from the filter gets all over everything especially the EPS unit before it gets in the pan. Personally I don't worry too much about it and just wipe it off when I get done. I never had much luck not making a mess no matter what method I tried.

JB1 · May 30, 2019

Thanks for the tip

So this doesn’t spill when trying to remove it with a filter inside it and oil?

I’m gonna try this next month when I change my oil. I currently try a big ziplock bag but that doesn’t work well for me.

TXCOMT · May 30, 2019

JB1 said:
Thanks for the tip

So this doesn’t spill when trying to remove it with a filter inside it and oil?

I’m gonna try this next month when I change my oil. I currently try a big ziplock bag but that doesn’t work well for me.

Glad I'm not the only one who, even after trying all the tips on this site, still makes a mess while removing the filter! Thankfully, I'm on 10K OCIs, so that helps.

TXCOMT

blackbetty14 · May 30, 2019

Grab a gallon ziplock, loosen the filter to spin by hand, place ziplock around filter and spin it off. All the oil goes in the bag and the filter. Just hold it there a min and then remove it. Basically zero mess.

Zack02 · May 30, 2019

JB1 said:
Thanks for the tip

So this doesn’t spill when trying to remove it with a filter inside it and oil?

I’m gonna try this next month when I change my oil. I currently try a big ziplock bag but that doesn’t work well for me.

I just use a 5 gal trash bag...cheap, easy, no mess

hemipwrd · May 30, 2019

JB1 said:
Thanks for the tip

So this doesn’t spill when trying to remove it with a filter inside it and oil?

I’m gonna try this next month when I change my oil. I currently try a big ziplock bag but that doesn’t work well for me.

I don’t drop the filter in it. There’s enough room to lower the windshield washer jug and rest it on the steering rack and pull the filter out. Then I take the jug out.

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meedom · May 30, 2019

Has anyone ever figured out how to keep your hand from slipping so bad on the filter after the oil starts leaking
out of it. It takes forever to get it off because of all the slipping on the oil that's now all over the outside of the
filter lol! Using one of the many configurations of oil filter wrenches takes forever too!

chrisbh17 · May 30, 2019

meedom said:
Has anyone ever figured out how to keep your hand from slipping so bad on the filter after the oil starts leaking
out of it. It takes forever to get it off because of all the slipping on the oil that's now all over the outside of the
filter lol! Using one of the many configurations of oil filter wrenches takes forever too!

This is my bigger issue. If I can get by the whole "have something in place to catch the oil but still allow enough room to actually ACCESS the filter", there is still the issue of not being able to spin it off fast enough once it gets slippery from oil.

JB1 · May 30, 2019

meedom said:
Has anyone ever figured out how to keep your hand from slipping so bad on the filter after the oil starts leaking
out of it. It takes forever to get it off because of all the slipping on the oil that's now all over the outside of the
filter lol! Using one of the many configurations of oil filter wrenches takes forever too!

Yes I have that problem too

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