Did my 1st oil change yesterday and when I pulled out the drain plug (not on bottom of pan, rather rear side corner), oil came shooting out like a rocket at me. Most of it I got in drain pan, but some landed on blacktop, creeper and me. Thank goodness is had cooled a lot. Let oil drain from pan till hardly anything and then loosened filter. Like w/ the drain plug, good thing I had the drain pan under it as well. Couldn't believe how much came from it as it ran down the filter. Let that drain till and while it almost stopped, put pan plug back in. Found a couple pieces of wood that straddled the pan and placed a wire screen I found in garage to place filter on (top down) so oil would drain out. Installed new filter.Once complete underneath, time to add new oil. Need a step stool and of course, funnel doesn't fit 100% and not the easiest to hold and pour from jug at same time, but, got it done. Honestly, I think changing the oil on the 6.0 was easier and cleaner.So my question to those that have do their own oil changes, what do you do to lessen the mess? Different drain plug/valve? Is the oil filter getting covered after loosening it just part of doing the process? I don't mind getting dirty, but don't recall getting or making this much of a mess in quite sometime.

If you figure out how to do it without getting oil soaked you let me know, all 3 of our vehicles cover my hand and forearm with oil all the time. and the oil plug is just a disaster because I have to use something to change the flow so the oil goes into the pan and not all over the ground. currently I use a 1 x 6 about 2 feet long to change the flow into the oil pan. Not great, but at lease it is keeping the concrete clean.

If the drain plug is in the side of the oil pan, replace it with a Fumoto valve with an appropriate length of plastic hose going down into your oil pan. After the oil is drained, remove, clean and store the hose until next time.Some people use the valve even when their drain plug is in the bottom of the pan. I'm always afraid of hitting something with it and breaking it off. I don't worry if the valve is on the side of the pan.The other thing you could do is use a very large oil drain pan so there's a larger pan surface to catch the oil as it shoots out horizontally. These used to be yellow plastic pan that probably held almost five gallons of oil. I haven't seen them around lately.Fumoto Clicky Bill

The Fumoto valve is the way to go IMO. My drain is on the bottom of the pan, but I don't worry about it. Since there's so much oil in the filter, I take a nail and poke a hole in the bottom so it can drain out. Takes a little while, but ZERO mess. Make sure to refill the new filter before installing it.The above is for my diesel pickup.

ACZL wrote:Did my 1st oil change yesterday and when I pulled out the drain plug (not on bottom of pan, rather rear side corner), oil came shooting out like a rocket at me. Most of it I got in drain pan, but some landed on blacktop, creeper and me. Thank goodness is had cooled a lot. Let oil drain from pan till hardly anything and then loosened filter. Like w/ the drain plug, good thing I had the drain pan under it as well. Couldn't believe how much came from it as it ran down the filter. Let that drain till and while it almost stopped, put pan plug back in. Found a couple pieces of wood that straddled the pan and placed a wire screen I found in garage to place filter on (top down) so oil would drain out. Installed new filter.Once complete underneath, time to add new oil. Need a step stool and of course, funnel doesn't fit 100% and not the easiest to hold and pour from jug at same time, but, got it done. Honestly, I think changing the oil on the 6.0 was easier and cleaner.So my question to those that have do their own oil changes, what do you do to lessen the mess? Different drain plug/valve? Is the oil filter getting covered after loosening it just part of doing the process? I don't mind getting dirty, but don't recall getting or making this much of a mess in quite sometime.So Fish what say you??????

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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Jun 27, 2015
ACZL wrote:
Did my 1st oil change yesterday and when I pulled out the drain plug (not on bottom of pan, rather rear side corner), oil came shooting out like a rocket at me. Most of it I got in drain pan, but some landed on blacktop, creeper and me. Thank goodness is had cooled a lot. Let oil drain from pan till hardly anything and then loosened filter. Like w/ the drain plug, good thing I had the drain pan under it as well. Couldn't believe how much came from it as it ran down the filter. Let that drain till and while it almost stopped, put pan plug back in. Found a couple pieces of wood that straddled the pan and placed a wire screen I found in garage to place filter on (top down) so oil would drain out. Installed new filter.

Once complete underneath, time to add new oil. Need a step stool and of course, funnel doesn't fit 100% and not the easiest to hold and pour from jug at same time, but, got it done. Honestly, I think changing the oil on the 6.0 was easier and cleaner.

So my question to those that have do their own oil changes, what do you do to lessen the mess? Different drain plug/valve? Is the oil filter getting covered after loosening it just part of doing the process? I don't mind getting dirty, but don't recall getting or making this much of a mess in quite sometime.

So Fish what say you??????
majorgator
Explorer
Jun 27, 2015
The Fumoto valve is the way to go IMO. My drain is on the bottom of the pan, but I don't worry about it.

Since there's so much oil in the filter, I take a nail and poke a hole in the bottom so it can drain out. Takes a little while, but ZERO mess. Make sure to refill the new filter before installing it.

The above is for my diesel pickup.
Trackrig
Explorer II
Jun 27, 2015
If the drain plug is in the side of the oil pan, replace it with a Fumoto valve with an appropriate length of plastic hose going down into your oil pan. After the oil is drained, remove, clean and store the hose until next time.

Some people use the valve even when their drain plug is in the bottom of the pan. I'm always afraid of hitting something with it and breaking it off. I don't worry if the valve is on the side of the pan.

The other thing you could do is use a very large oil drain pan so there's a larger pan surface to catch the oil as it shoots out horizontally. These used to be yellow plastic pan that probably held almost five gallons of oil. I haven't seen them around lately.

Fumoto Clicky

Bill
Grandpere
Explorer
Jun 27, 2015
If you figure out how to do it without getting oil soaked you let me know, all 3 of our vehicles cover my hand and forearm with oil all the time. and the oil plug is just a disaster because I have to use something to change the flow so the oil goes into the pan and not all over the ground. currently I use a 1 x 6 about 2 feet long to change the flow into the oil pan. Not great, but at lease it is keeping the concrete clean.

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