you can get a Costco. I use 'em too and they help keep the slippery filter
from dumping all over you. Makes it a lot easier to get you hands clean
too.
Bob Bartleson
'97 Holiday Rambler 35 CDS, Cat 3126,
2K Accord, FMCA F319719
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From: Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of ucdavisgsm
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 2:54 PM
To: Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Diesel-RVs] Re: Fumoto Valve
Jim- use a scratch awl & punch a hole in bottom of filter to drain oil
out before removal. It will take a while to get it all out because of
the small hole; if you don't want to wait, drain enough so you know
oil level is out of the filter mount & top of filter, then plug the
hole w/a sheet metal screw, then spin it off. There will likely still
be some mess, but not a gusher of oil. Mike
--- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Diesel-RVs%40yahoogroups.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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