Changing oil filter

[DHOS]

Is there any trick to getting to this filter? I have a 2015 5.7 Big Horn and just did my first oil change. Wow! I don't have really big hands or forearms and still had to contort to get to this thing. How does everyone else get this out without dumping oil all over the parts underneath? My 2003 5.7 always had me getting oil on the linkage underneath the filter, but at least it was easy to get to! Am I missing some easy trick? Or, is that just the way it is?

 

[Burla]

Loosen til it starts to drip, then put a plastic bag around the filter and twist.

 

[clh1220]

Use as band filter wrench and go in there from the front of the truck. Cut the bottom out of a 2 liter soda bottle and slide that up around the filter.Works better than a plastic bag.

 

[BlownGP]

Use as band filter wrench and go in there from the front of the truck. Cut the bottom out of a 2 liter soda bottle and slide that up around the filter.Works better than a plastic bag.

How do you turn the filter when you have the bottle around it?

 

[Jimmy68]

Get a beer, have your friend pull the filter. Simple.

 

[Burla]

Take all of the old oil and brush it all over your under carriage. if anyone asks tell them the truth, it is a protective coat.

 

[clh1220]

How do you turn the filter when you have the bottle around it?

Right after you get it loose , slide it all the way and keep the lid on the bottle. I really think you could of figured that out.

 

[iceyivy]

Had to use a socket adapter with the factory filter and then damn nearly twisted the whole filter in half in the process. Next time I'll be using the plastic grocery bag after I break it free, damn thing shot oil everywhere.

 

[jbr]

I did the 2 liter bottle also. Next time I am going to use the left over redline oil container.

 

[Sillygoose]

Take all of the old oil and brush it all over your under carriage. if anyone asks tell them the truth, it is a protective coat.

i do this. my 2011 undercarriage has zero surface rust, can't say the same for even the new trucks on a dealer lot around here

 

[Limeybastard]

Take all of the old oil and brush it all over your under carriage. if anyone asks tell them the truth, it is a protective coat.

Wow , this is what my father taught me when he worked on his cars and when I was kid. He even used his old old to brush the wooden fences around the yard not sure why.

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[DannyMK2]

the location of the oil filter in these trucks is terrible. its not hard to get to, theres just no good way of removing it without making a mess. what i dont get is that my 3rd gen had a spout under the filter to collect and direct the oil away from the steering rack. all you had to do was put the oil pan under the spout. why they didnt incorporate that into these new trucks is beyond me.

 

[SlowRoller]

,,And from the other side of the debate, my 5.7 is a cakewalk compared to the 7.5 with headers in my old Firebird. Barely 1/4 inch to remove it after you unscrewed it/turned it on its side.

The slickest set up by far is the Pentastars with the top-mounted filters.

On the 5.7's, if one prefers, you can add a filter relocation kit to make access easier.

 

[Burla]

Wow , this is what my father taught me when he worked on his cars and when I was kid. He even used his old old to brush the wooden fences around the yard not sure why.

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That is exactly what I do, I add acetone to my old oil and 2 ounces permethrin (concentrated insecticide) and brush it on the fence after I drill stir it. Great fence stain and termite protectant. My last batch I used up in my chainsaw as chainsaw lube. Million uses for old oil, I never through it out anymore.

One of my favorite things to do it get all of the old fence off cragslist and rehab the wood. I just got a batch from the 70's, and the wood is still fresh when you cut it. Dip the tips and bottoms in old oil and solvent mixture, and reuse it for another fence. Good for another 30 plus years if you oil wipe it so often. People who buy fence are crazy, so many people toss old wood just like toss all of that great oil engine oil away. There are tons of money to be saved. More of a hobby then necessary for me, but I have fun with it.

 

[Limeybastard]

That is exactly what I do, I add acetone to my old oil and 2 ounces permethrin (concentrated insecticide) and brush it on the fence after I drill stir it. Great fence stain and termite protectant. My last batch I used up in my chainsaw as chainsaw lube. Million uses for old oil, I never through it out anymore.

One of my favorite things to do it get all of the old fence off cragslist and rehab the wood. I just got a batch from the 70's, and the wood is still fresh when you cut it. Dip the tips and bottoms in old oil and solvent mixture, and reuse it for another fence. Good for another 30 plus years if you oil wipe it so often. People who buy fence are crazy, so many people toss old wood just like toss all of that great oil engine oil away. There are tons of money to be saved. More of a hobby then necessary for me, but I have fun with it.

Love it man, loved reading your ideas.

 

[clh1220]

,,And from the other side of the debate, my 5.7 is a cakewalk compared to the 7.5 with headers in my old Firebird. Barely 1/4 inch to remove it after you unscrewed it/turned it on its side.

The slickest set up by far is the Pentastars with the top-mounted filters.

On the 5.7's, if one prefers, you can add a filter relocation kit to make access easier.

Alright who calls a 455 a 7.5 LOL

 

[Britgeezer]

Wow , this is what my father taught me when he worked on his cars and when I was kid. He even used his old old to brush the wooden fences around the yard not sure why.

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Not a neighborly or EPA friendly thing to do, it stinks and drips back and contaminates the ground.

My 2nd neighbor (many years ago) did this , we had a big fight about pollution laws and I won.

 

[Burla]

Not a neighborly or EPA friendly thing to do, it stinks and drips back and contaminates the ground.

My 2nd neighbor (many years ago) did this , we had a big fight about pollution laws and I won.

Have you ever smelled over the counter oil stains? Over the counter Copper wood treatments? I would bet money engine oil is less a pollutant then that copper stuff, which i also use. The warnings are so strong on that, it makes you think your liver will fail if you don't use gloves. And talk about stink. If I had a neighbor complain about my oil fence, I would use a can of over the counter copper treatment daily and teach them a lesson in being neighborly. And I'd spray it so it would really release the stink. The fence will last longer so you don't have to cut more trees down. A tree huggin individual like yourself does understand that yeah? There is an art to it though, you don't want to wipe oil on the wood and that's it. you want to thin it so it penetrates and dries and wipe off excess.

The EPA is one of the worst things this government does anyway, next to public housing and Bureau of Land Management assholes.

MOTOR OIL fence stain and free pallet wood shed, video.

finished pallet shed with engine oil stain.

 

[hemihustlin]

I use a plastic gallon of windshield washer fluid cut in half on the long way leaving the cap and handle intact. It sits of top on the steering rack and catches all oil that falls. Remove old filter then install new, remove tray. No drops spilled.
Everybody that complains about a hemi oil change has never changed oil on an f150. The old 5.4s dripped everything all over the front diff and the built in tray was useless. The new 5 litre and ecoboost still drip all over the front diff but the tray is one tiny step better but not very good over all. Give me a hemi anyday allday lol

 

[Limeybastard]

Not a neighborly or EPA friendly thing to do, it stinks and drips back and contaminates the ground.

My 2nd neighbor (many years ago) did this , we had a big fight about pollution laws and I won.

Listen up diamond geezer ;-) I was talking about the late 70s early 80s back home in the UK.
Good old days when spanking kids with a belt was a past time. LOL.

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