Cleanest way removing oil filter

[Burn2k12Ram]

Ram couldn't of put the oil filter in a worse position than they did really. It's like they wanted to see how dirty one could get just trying to remove that oil filter. I bet many of them laugh at the complaints they have gotten throughout the years having the worse placement probably ever.

With that said having a oil change come up I wanted to see your recommended method of not spilling a single drop. I did get the Fumoto drain valve and am looking forward to that. From what I have seen there is a couple methods as far as removing that dreaded filter goes.

1. A couple quart ziplock baggies. Simply first loosen filter then put baggie around and loosen more so oil starts draining in baggie. Seems this is still kind of a PITA because hard to angle that filter at all and still seems to spill a little oil?

2. From what I can see best method is that XL Oil Udder. Have any of you used that for our particular 4th gen RAM's and does that truly do the trick?

 

[ThunderMug95]

Ziploc and pig pads here…

 

[chopperman1]

You drop the filter in to the ziplock once off, no spillage.

 

[gofishn]

Never get a drop of oil, anywhere, Ever.
Secrect is take it to teh Dealership and hae them do it.
They even wash it for me.

 

[jws123]

You know i see alot of people complain about the location of filter i have never had a issue tho easy to get to in my opinion I have seen 100x worse Unless something changed from 2011+

 

[mikeru]

You know i see alot of people complain about the location of filter i have never had a issue tho easy to get to in my opinion I have seen 100x worse Unless something changed from 2011+

Is your truck 2wd?

 

[retired]

My 2020 Power wagon with 6.4 has a simple filter location and RAM put in a plastic funnel. One of the easiest out there.

 

[Rlaf75]

I use the gallon zip lock bag method. Loosen the filter, slip bag over the filter and unscrew. Let the filter drop into the bag and hang there a minute to let the residual drain from the adapter then zip the bag. Takes me about 20 minutes to complete the entire oil change in my driveway. I remember working on early 2000's Ford trucks. They had a nice plastic drain shoot over the front differential. The problem with that was when you'd unscrew the filter it would drain down the back side of the shoot lol.

 

[jws123]

Is your truck 2wd?

nope 4x4

 

[mikeru]

nope 4x4

Of course, "easy to get to" is subjective. But Every 4th and 5th gen Hemi I've owned had the oil filter located in a spot that's not easy to get to IMHO. Apparently I'm not alone in that opinion. Maybe if I had the truck on a lift it would be easier to get to, but I still wouldn't classify it as easy to get to LOL. Glad you don't consider it an issue.