Does anyone change their own oil?

I am lucky I have a 10000 2 post lift in my garage to do my own work. I had a similar valve I installed on my wife's 05 Dakota. The drain plug was above a cross member and when you removed the plug oil hit the cross member and ran everywhere causing a huge mess. Did this once and looked for a solution and found a valve I was able to get at CTC on my he shelf. It had a spring loaded connector on it for the hose made the job a lot easier and cleaner. I wouldn't let any quick change oil place touch a vehicle I own. I have changed my own oil since I began to drive even on a new vehicle I change my own oil. Dealer has told me to keep recipes for oil and filters in case of warranty issues but has never questioned me ever about it. My truck cost over $100 for dealer to do an oil change I can buy a 200 litre tote of oil for less than $500 and 16 filters at $8 each and do my own for $30 a time and know it's done right

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Originally Posted by gooseman

I am lucky I have a 10000 2 post lift in my garage to do my own work. I had a similar valve I installed on my wife's 05 Dakota. The drain plug was above a cross member and when you removed the plug oil hit the cross member and ran everywhere causing a huge mess. Did this once and looked for a solution and found a valve I was able to get at CTC on my he shelf. It had a spring loaded connector on it for the hose made the job a lot easier and cleaner. I wouldn't let any quick change oil place touch a vehicle I own. I have changed my own oil since I began to drive even on a new vehicle I change my own oil. Dealer has told me to keep recipes for oil and filters in case of warranty issues but has never questioned me ever about it. My truck cost over $100 for dealer to do an oil change I can buy a 200 litre tote of oil for less than $500 and 16 filters at $8 each and do my own for $30 a time and know it's done right

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Same as this one, in fact I believe CTC used to sell the Fumoto valve but I couldn't find it on their site.

I'll pick up a hose for it and if the drain is under the skid plate I'm hoping I can just reach in and attach the hose. The skid plate may not even be in the way. Won't know til I look under there.

Years ago I took my Ram to a quick lube place and a few hours later found a large puddle of oil under the truck. The drain plug was barely half way threaded on.

Gooseman - hate to hijack the thread, but can i ask where you get your totes of oil from?- sounds like a great set-up.

Those valves are great, a lot of transport trucks have them installed and it makes it a lot less likely to make a mess.

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Originally Posted by bushsitter

Gooseman - hate to hijack the thread, but can i ask where you get your totes of oil from?- sounds like a great set-up.

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Any commercial fuel and oil supplier can get them. You have to pay for the tote which is returnable when done.

http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2...001/FRA-SD.jpghttp://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMG_0426.jpgUsed one of these for yrs on pickup, nice thing is you can drain while oil is warm/hot which allows it to drain faster and carry all/most crap with it. Have seen others overtighten and strip the threads in their pans, which will not happen here. The screw on cap prevented accidental leaks and kept all clean, only extends a minimum amount lower than stock plug. Added a longer hose though, the hose prevents wind blowing the draining oil outside your catch pan. Fram Sure drain oil plug

Over the years I have had tranny cooler lines, rad hoses, transmission safety switches, power steering hoses and tractor oil lines get ripped/knocked off. As long as I might be by myself in the bush, I ain't adding anything that could get caught or snagged....

That's the one I purchased from CTC made by fram. Always worked good for me

I would be worried a lot of the gunk (sludge) would stay in the pan and not be pushed out by the oil. I like to get the engine nice and hot, pull the plug out fast and let the pressure of the oil push out all the gunk. Not so sure the valve system there would allow for that.

If you have that much gunk and sludge then your doing something wrong! Change your oil sooner, I agree with hot engine and letting it flow good. With today's oil and filters you shouldn't have sludge in your pan.