drain out while you are draining the oilpan. Then take the filter
off.
Phil Carrell-
-- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" <jrbarber@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks all for the Fumoto advice. I like the Ranger Design,
> www.rangerdesign.com/RangerDesign_OilChange.htm
> <www.rangerdesign.com/RangerDesign_OilChange.htm> that seems to be
> less vulnerable to damage.
>
> FWIW, the only time I ever had my oil changed by a "professional"
> instead of doing it myself, was the time I ended up at the Cat Parts
> counter, replacing a X-threaded drain plug.
>
> On a related subject... Any suggestions for removing hot, slippery
oil
> filters without losing them? As soon as filter is loose enough for
oil
> to start spilling out and burning my hands, it's too slick to hang
onto.
> Thought I had a solution when I wrapped duct tape handles around the
> filters before loosening them. That worked until the filter dropped
> free, and still slid thru my hands splashing into my catch bucket.
I
> was ready for filter #2. I knew what was going to happen and kept
one
> hand cupped under the filter but it still got away and again
splashed
> into the bucket. I have a great collection of oil-changing caps and
> t-shirts, each with a different splash design.
>
> Jim in CO
> '87 CC LTD (3208T)
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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