After reading about all the horror stories about how hard and messy changing the oil on a 13 and newer 6.7 Cummins was I used all the info I gleaned from everyone and changed oil today for the first time at 2,900 miles on my 15 RAM Dually. Last night I looked over the conditions and came up with a game plan.
First I placed a milk bucket under the drain pan and used a 1/2" ratchet with a 1/2 to 3/8 reducer. Makes it easy to break loose the drain plug. I wore a glove on my left hand and spun the drain plug loose and removed it allowing the oil to drain into the bucket. NO MESS AT ALL!
This is the trick! Remove the bolt in the pic with a 10MM socket.
I sprayed AMZ/OIL MP to help loosen the hose then I slid back the clamp and easily slid off the hose.
Then I loosened the intake tube at each end with a 5/16 socket and removed the tube. Now the oil filter is easily accessible.
I removed the filter with a large jaw type filter wrench. Yes the Cummins "GORILLA" was working that day the engine was assembled!
I reached thru the fender and slipped the freezer bag over the filter, from above I spun off the filter and lifted it up with out spilling a drop.
Then I filled the filter installed from above and re installed the air intake.
Pic of tools used.
First I placed a milk bucket under the drain pan and used a 1/2" ratchet with a 1/2 to 3/8 reducer. Makes it easy to break loose the drain plug. I wore a glove on my left hand and spun the drain plug loose and removed it allowing the oil to drain into the bucket. NO MESS AT ALL!
This is the trick! Remove the bolt in the pic with a 10MM socket.
I sprayed AMZ/OIL MP to help loosen the hose then I slid back the clamp and easily slid off the hose.
Then I loosened the intake tube at each end with a 5/16 socket and removed the tube. Now the oil filter is easily accessible.
I removed the filter with a large jaw type filter wrench. Yes the Cummins "GORILLA" was working that day the engine was assembled!
I reached thru the fender and slipped the freezer bag over the filter, from above I spun off the filter and lifted it up with out spilling a drop.
Then I filled the filter installed from above and re installed the air intake.
Pic of tools used.
FishOnOne wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:rhagfo wrote:estesbubba wrote:Bionic Man wrote:
You know that there are some people on here that will argue that it is easier to change a tire on their tow vehicle because there is a better design on the (insert brand here) lugs.
You will never convince the troller that anything, especially RAM is on par with a beloved Blue Oval, so why try?
Exactly. I recently went to a diesel clinic at my dealer that has a top 3 Ram dealer in the nation, a #1 Ford truck dealer in the nation, plus a Chevy dealer. After the presentation and questions we all went into the shop and they had diesels from each where people could ask questions. Looking at them all side-by-side:
- The Ram had the most room to work under the hood
- The Chevy was a little more crowed
- The Ford was a freakin' cluster-f...
Of course someone on here has a cousin who's ex-wife's ex-husband knows a guy who works on diesels and said that Ford has the most room.
Ford DOES have the most room!! Once you remove the cab!
BAM!!!!!!!
I sorta illuded to that earlier.
BAM!!!!!!! Did I post the wrong brand. :B
Nothing like a photo shopped pic.
Cummins12V98 wrote:rhagfo wrote:estesbubba wrote:Bionic Man wrote:
You know that there are some people on here that will argue that it is easier to change a tire on their tow vehicle because there is a better design on the (insert brand here) lugs.
You will never convince the troller that anything, especially RAM is on par with a beloved Blue Oval, so why try?
Exactly. I recently went to a diesel clinic at my dealer that has a top 3 Ram dealer in the nation, a #1 Ford truck dealer in the nation, plus a Chevy dealer. After the presentation and questions we all went into the shop and they had diesels from each where people could ask questions. Looking at them all side-by-side:
- The Ram had the most room to work under the hood
- The Chevy was a little more crowed
- The Ford was a freakin' cluster-f...
Of course someone on here has a cousin who's ex-wife's ex-husband knows a guy who works on diesels and said that Ford has the most room.
Ford DOES have the most room!! Once you remove the cab!
BAM!!!!!!!
I sorta illuded to that earlier.
BAM!!!!!!! Did I post the wrong brand. :B
Cummins12V98 wrote:FishOnOne wrote:rhagfo wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Bionic Man wrote:
This is turning into another example of how forums like this are by far the exception to what happens in mainstream America.
I would be willing to venture a guess that less than 10% of people change their own oil in their cars. And it is probably MUCH less than that. I am not sure I personally know anyone who changes their own oil. And unless I go on a Fish story, where a friend of an aquainatance of a neighbors dogsitters cousin, I have never heard of a true problem caused by an incompetent tech. I know they are out there, but they are far from rampant.
I have 4 vehicles plus a couple of boats in my "personal fleet" of vehicles. I change the oil in my fishing boat, but nothing else. The worst thing that has happend in having someone else change the oil is Grease Monkey didn't correctly reattach the air dam on my wife's 300 one time. Quick trip back to them, and it was fixed.
That is 25 plus years of driving, who knows how many cars.
More power to those that have the time and inclination to do their own oil changes. But having someone do the service for you is far from the riskiest thing you will do in the day.
My Daughter worked art Walmart changing tires and oil. She is a smart gal but the stories she told me about the Monkeys she worked with were amazing. I personally know someone that had their oil pan replaced by Walmart because they stripped the plug.
I like to know my vehicles inside and out. Get underneath it and look it over once in a while like when changing oil.
I agree 100%!
As a kid I worked on my own vehicles to save money, now I work on them as therapy! ๐
I agree too. I actually enjoy changing the oil on our vehicles.
Note: Vehicles that require standard methods to perform an oil change that is.
Dude this is getting old! Do we need to start discussing what needs to be done to some trucks to have the engine worked on?
I proved it is not a big deal to do a oil change on a 13 and newer RAM using the method I described. It is something that can be done while the oil is draining or are you one that drops the oil then without it finishing draining the plug goes in and then the oil?
I guess I should do a YouTube video of how quick and easy it is to R&R the air intake.
But instead I will leave it to the RAM owners that do appreciate info that makes the oil change a easy task now.
Two hose clamps one bolt and a spring clamp, gee I should sell my POS before I have a breakdown worrying about my next oil change.
Ron, come on its not that easy of a task, no its not overly hard, but quit minimizing it, having to lean under that hood to make a simple filter change is not all that fun. It is what it is.
