Re: Re: Clean oil changes?

From: VRMan (pbatson68@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Aug 20 2003 - 14:52:39 EDT


Wow. Great tip! I ususally just jam a rag in there to soak up the spillage.

-- 
Phil Batson
'00 4x4 CC 4.7L
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""Wayne Allewelt"" <wallewelt@mai-aec.com> wrote in message
news:025c01c365bb$13bc1990$0700a8c0@user2f5459a542...
>
> Andy,
> That's exactly what I had to do. Don't loosen it too much the filter
wrench,
> just enough to turn it by hand. You're right on the mark. You do have to
> squeeze the bottle and turn the filter through it. You should be able to
> slide the bottle all the way up past the edge of the filter so you won't
> have to worry about anything spilling out. Good luck. I just changed my
oil
> this weekend and didn't have a 2liter bottle handy, boy I wish I had one
> handy. It has to be a 2liter, the 32oz gaterade bottle won't fit through
the
> hole in the plastic guard.
> Wayne
> 01 QC Sport 4x4 V8
> currently drying out the pasenger side of the muddy water
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Clean oil changes?
>
>
> >
> > Wayne Allewelt wrote:
> >
> > > Andy,
> > >
> > > I have the 4.7 also. What I do is cut the bottom off a 2 liter soda
> bottle
> > > and put it over the filter once I get the filter to the point of being
> able
> > > to turn it by hand. Works everytime. No spills.
> >
> > Wayne,
> > How big a piece are we talking about, and how do you hold it?  The only
> > way I can think of being able to get in there with the plastic *and*
> > turn the filter is to put the bottle over the filter, then squeeze it
> > and turn the filter "through" it.
> >
> >
>
>



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