2016 CTD, cant' get oil filter out!
Trying to get the oil filter out the side wheel well like shown on youtube but it does not seem to be enough room as it's hitting the metal lines! Any trick to this? I know I can come out the top ...
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Ron3rd wrote:blofgren wrote:FishOnOne wrote:blofgren wrote:
LOL I see it didn't take the Ford boys long to get into this thread. Fish, you're slipping a bit at 16 minutes.....
Anyway this is one of the PITA things with the 2013 and up Ram. I pull the intake tube off to remove the filter from the top and I find it's better than the fender opening but still a pain. The hardest part is removing the small (1"?) tube off the intake in order to remove it. The clamp is difficult as is pulling the tube off the barb fitting once the clamp is removed. It's a difficult little area to work in for my big clumsy hands.
Once my warranty is up I'll either modify that small tube to make it easier to remove or install a filter relocation kit.
Overall it's a small problem compared to the enjoyment my family gets out of the truck. It's one of the few things the Ford has over the Ram! :B
You are aware there's two different methods of plumbing from the factory do you?
No I didn`t know this. My truck looks like the top photo and it`s still not easy to pull the filter out.
I wasn't aware of the 2 different means of routing the hoses. Mine is like the lower photo which I think makes for a tighter "window" to pull the filter out and contributed to my problem. Top photo looks like it gives you much more room to get the filter out.
Don't know how easy the top photo is, but mine is the bottom photo, and again it comes out of there with no problems. Actually now with the Genos cap screwed on, and the metal ring thats screwed into the top of the cap its a breeze just pulling the filter out putting a finger thru the ring, and pulling out the filter.
You may want to get that Genos cap, it makes for an easy filter change. As said in previous post I have gone the way of removing the turbo intake, IMO thats nonsense, especially since there is an alternative.
Personal preference I guess on which way you change the filter. As they say everyone has one, opinion that is . :)
There is no wrong way here, just don't like removing that turbo intake.
