Who checks their oil?

[Grit_dog]

After doing an oil change?
Do ya dump in the reccomended amount of oil, put the cap on, slam the hood down and takeoff?
Or do you check to make sure it reads right on the dipschtick?

[GeoBoy]

Hey, almost up to 10 pages!:B

[Hannibal]

These threads always bring out the OCPD folks. Bless their hides.

Seven quarts Mobil-1 5w-20 out, seven back in with a new Motorcraft filter. Run and check for leaks. Check the dipstick. Mobil-1 kinda beads up on it making it hard to tell exactly where it's level is. I check to make sure the 5qt and two 1qt bottles are empty. Close it up and good to go. I might check it twice between changes. At 102k miles, it still uses less than .5 qt in 5k miles.

[cummins2014]

fj12ryder wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

bpounds wrote:
As long as we're talking oil changes, who runs a Fumoto valve?

I love'em. Have one on all my trucks and Jeep. I barely get my hands dirty doing an oil change.

Not on my vehicles. Too much already stays in my pan.

I did add one to my 350 in my boat.

If you do it right, no more oil will stay in the pan. When I install mine I make sure they fit flush with the bottom of the pan. There's no need for them to stick up above the bottom of the pan.

If you want to cut some of the threads off, it will work okay.

[bpounds]

I'm with Cummins on checking a cold engine. About the only time it gets checked is before I leave on a trip, maybe even a few days before leaving, while I'm doing all the other checks and preps. I know the engine well enough to not be concerned during the rest of the journey.

Might just be the type of dip stick, although his is completely different than mine, but checking at a gas station during a fill-up is a waste of time. There is so much oil in the tube that you can't tell anything about the level, other than that there is definitely oil present. About an hour after shutdown it will be ready to check.

[valhalla360]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"The real question is how many check at every fill up?"

The real question is WHY would you check your oil when part of it is still up in the engine???

Park your rig on level ground, check when engine is cold.

Now if your rig has a hot and cold check mark like my Harley that's a different story. I still check my bike BEFORE riding.

In theory, you could check it first thing in the morning but I doubt most people do that either.

Checking at the gas station is a convenient time and after a couple minutes it's pretty close...at least I've never noticed a big difference between that and checking after the engine has been sitting.

[fj12ryder]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

bpounds wrote:
As long as we're talking oil changes, who runs a Fumoto valve?

I love'em. Have one on all my trucks and Jeep. I barely get my hands dirty doing an oil change.

Not on my vehicles. Too much already stays in my pan.

I did add one to my 350 in my boat.

If you do it right, no more oil will stay in the pan. When I install mine I make sure they fit flush with the bottom of the pan. There's no need for them to stick up above the bottom of the pan.

[cummins2014]

Adding further to the Fumoto, you can buy replacement gaskets at Genos. $3.00 ea. , buy a hand full they will last about three oil changes if you pull the Fumoto for a "COMPLETE" oil drain .

[cummins2014]

bpounds wrote:
As long as we're talking oil changes, who runs a Fumoto valve?

I love'em. Have one on all my trucks and Jeep. I barely get my hands dirty doing an oil change.

Did a little experiment with that Fumoto , I let it drain until a very slow drip, closed it, let it sit for an hour or so, and then pulled the Fumoto. Approx. 20oz. of oil drained out . Overfilled a 16 oz. plastic cup. Thats too much oil left in there for me. The object is to replace the old stuff, not just add to it . Get as much out as possible, with the Fumoto thats not possible on a 2014 6.7 Cummins

You can have your Fumoto . I did use the Fumoto for the next three oil changes, but always pulled it to drain completely . This last time it had such a lousy gasket on it ,it fell apart, apparently it's not meant to keep removing ,and replacing so back to the OE plug.

[Cummins12V98]

bpounds wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Hey why not get all out you can? I am a bit on the picky side!!!

We all have our quirks, but you're the one who needed to deride the opinions of others.

No harm in letting it drain all night, if you don't mind turning an hour job into a 9 hour job. And as long as you don't have an emergency come up overnight, and in your sleepy haste, forget the vehicle is not road ready.

My FIL would leave each quart of new oil sitting upturned on the fill neck for an hour, to be sure he got every drop of oil out of the container. But he was an idiot anyway.

Don’t think I called anyone out specifically.

Hood up and I always have an extra vehicle. If not overnight it will be for several hours.

[Cummins12V98]

bpounds wrote:
As long as we're talking oil changes, who runs a Fumoto valve?

I love'em. Have one on all my trucks and Jeep. I barely get my hands dirty doing an oil change.

Not on my vehicles. Too much already stays in my pan.

I did add one to my 350 in my boat.

[fj12ryder]

Yeah, love my Fumoto's. Even have one to put on the motorcycle when I change the oil next time. I have them on everything except the lawnmower. 🙂 Makes it super easy to catch oil samples for Blackstone Labs too. No muss no fuss.

[bpounds]

As long as we're talking oil changes, who runs a Fumoto valve?

I love'em. Have one on all my trucks and Jeep. I barely get my hands dirty doing an oil change.

[larry_barnhart]

My way for changing the duramax oil is to fill close to the proper amount and wait a couple of days or more to check if more is needed. Hard to see on the dip stick with clear oil also the big oil cooler makes almost 12 qts of Rotella synthetic T-6 oil. It is done in the summer but don't drive it from late April until the trip south. My bones feel the concrete floor in the garage more each summer. Replace the rear diff also as I do every other year. Fuel filter is a stand up job. My thinking is it's the right to treat his truck as he or she wants to do.

chevman

[FishOnOne]

bpounds wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Hey why not get all out you can? I am a bit on the picky side!!!

We all have our quirks, but you're the one who needed to deride the opinions of others.

No harm in letting it drain all night, if you don't mind turning an hour job into a 9 hour job. And as long as you don't have an emergency come up overnight, and in your sleepy haste, forget the vehicle is not road ready.

My FIL would leave each quart of new oil sitting upturned on the fill neck for an hour, to be sure he got every drop of oil out of the container. But he was an idiot anyway.

LOL... Talk about quirks I would like to see cummins changing his oil and trying to gain access to that oil filter. Probably talking to himself and taking pictures of a better process. :B

BTW there's plenty of places for residual oil to stay in that engine including the indention on the oil pan where the oil plug is located will also hold oil no matter how long you let it set.

[bpounds]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Hey why not get all out you can? I am a bit on the picky side!!!

We all have our quirks, but you're the one who needed to deride the opinions of others.

No harm in letting it drain all night, if you don't mind turning an hour job into a 9 hour job. And as long as you don't have an emergency come up overnight, and in your sleepy haste, forget the vehicle is not road ready.

My FIL would leave each quart of new oil sitting upturned on the fill neck for an hour, to be sure he got every drop of oil out of the container. But he was an idiot anyway.