The 2002 4x4 sport I bought in Oct. of 2001 still has that plastic shield.
I took it off for my first oil change and it hasn't been on since. Why
did Dodge even put that there, except to make this harder to work on.
Mike Burns
University of Michigan
Mechanical Engineering
On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Josh Stolarz wrote:
>
> They got rid of it in 2002...
>
> "Corey Betka" <betka@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.4.31.0208221655300.3112-100000@staff3.cso.uiuc.edu...
> >
> > Two comments to add:
> >
> > Do the '02s have the plastic plate with the access door for the oil
> > filter? If they got rid of that, consider yourself lucky. The hole is
> > just about 1/4" wider than the oil filter itself.
> >
> > Non-dak content: My wifes 2002 Z28 hardtop has ~1250 miles on it and
> > we picked it up 11/16/01!
> > See: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~betka/autos.html
> >
> > Corey Betka
> > 01 4.7l 4x4 CC Forest Green w/dumbo ears
> > 02 Camaro Z28 Hardtop
> > 91 Lumina POS, daily driver
> >
> > On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Mr. Plow wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > First off, that is some CRAZY LOW mileage you got there!!!!!
> > > Second, the skid plate group is an option, even if you got a 4x4 (you
> didn't
> > > say either way...) you have to order the skid plates on top of your
> normal
> > > truck order. And changing the oil is a lot messier with the skid plates
> in
> > > place, especially a 7-foot long custom steel one.
> > > ;-)
> > > As for changing your oil every 6 months.... What does it cost you, even
> > > when you bring it in?? 20 bucks or so?? So that's like 40 bucks a
> year, to
> > > ensure that your truck's engine remains free of loose metal particles.
> > > Definitely worth it IMO especially considering how long you want to keep
> > > your truck.
> > >
> > >
> > > The Adam Blaster
> > > Two words, figure it out.....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >I've got a 2002 quad, 4.7L w/ auto trans. After reading through the
> > > >archives about the hassle of changing oil&filter I was quite surprised
> when
> > > >I finally looked under mine and saw everything out in plain view. It
> looks
> > > >like it'll be real easy and no mess to do it. Did they get rid of the
> skid
> > > >plates in 2002? Did the dealer take and leave mine off when I took it
> in
> > > >for their free oil change?
> > > >
> > > >Puzzling....
> > > >
> > > >On a similar subject, my use of the truck is quite minimal. After 6
> months
> > > >I've only got 1150 miles on it. I'm figuring that I'll be keeping this
> > > >thing for 10-15 years and not get over 70K miles (this truck replaced a
> > > >1984 Nissan PU that only had 75K). With such light use how critical is
> it
> > > >to change oil&filter every 6 months? Is there any type of oil&filter
> that
> > > >would be better (or worse) than others?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > >Rob Franks
> > >
> >
>
>
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