So I called a few dealers and they want between 110-140 for an oil change! Thats crazy! I thought it was alot when they charged me 80 on the last one, now its getting outrages.
I bought 3 gallons of Valvoline premium blue 15-40 and ordered the Fleetguard LF16035 from Geno's.

I have never attempted to change the oil on a Diesel. Is it any different than a gasser? Any thing I need to know or do before hand? THanks for any info or advice u can provide before I tackle this myself.

 

Nope. Its the same as a gasser.

Pull plug.
Drain oil.
Put plug back
Drop old filter.
Fill filter with oil.
Prep filter seal.
Screw filter in place.
Fill crank with oil.
Start it up and check for leaks.

Clear as mud?

 

"How to change your oil (Women vs. Men)"

Women:
1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the last oil change.
2. Drink a cup of coffee.
3. 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Men:
1. Go to Napa and write a check for 50 dollars for oil, filter, oil lift (AKA kitty litter), hand cleaner and scented tree.
2. Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of taking back to Napa to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.
3. Open a beer and drink it.
4. Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7. Place drain pan under engine.
8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9. Give up and use crescent wrench.
10. Unscrew drain plug.
11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil; get hot oil on you in the process.
12. Clean up.
13. Have another beer while oil is draining.
14. Look for oil filter wrench.
15. Give up; poke oil filter with Phillips head screwdriver and twist it off.
16. Beer.
17. Buddy shows up; finish case with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.
18. Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.
19. Throw oil lift (AKA kitty litter) on oil spilled during step 18.
20. Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
21. Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22. Install new oil filter making sure to apply thin coat of clean oil to gasket first.
23. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24. Remember drain plug from step 11.
25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26. Hurry to replace drain plug before the whole quart of fresh oil drains onto floor.
27. Slip with wrench and bang knuckles on frame.
28. Bang head on floor board in reaction.
29. Begin cussing fit.
30. Throw wrench.
31. Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992) in the left boob.
32. Clean up; apply Band-Aid to knuckle.
33. Beer.
34. Beer.
35. Dump in additional 4 quarts of oil.
36. Beer.
37. Lower car from jack stands
38. Accidentally crush one of the jack stands
39. Move car back to apply more oil lift (AKA kitty litter) to fresh oil spilled during step 23.
40. Drive car 1/2 quart low for 7000 miles when it'll be time for another oil change.

 

I would make sure that your oil pan is big enough to hold at least 3 gallons too.

 

LOL, ROFLMAO that has GOT to be the absolute accurate rendition of my brothers oil changing day!

Right on brother.

 

Thanks for the info.
I bought a 5 gallon drain pan at Kragen while I was buying the oil.
What size is the drain plug?

 

Line left out on the woman part:

4. Call husband to report car broke down because Jiffy Lube place left drain plug out and now the engine is seized.

 

sounds like personal experience? lol...

I can see it now,

call from wife- "honey, the truck made this awful knocking noise and now it just shut off".

husband- "what happened?"

wife- just took it in for an oil change at jerky lube or jiffy lube and left.

husband- GETTING THE GUN! BE RIGHT THERE!

 

one thing missing with the original proceedure, drive the truck to operating temperature, that way the oil drains completely and faster. Just watch your hand when you pull the plug.

Or add this to the Woman's description,
Wife calls husband "Honey, The technition said that the exhaust bearing was bad and needs to be replaced. So I said go ahead and paid $400!"
Husband shoots wife

 

It's a female 3/8 square. Just use a ratchet.

 

I have a Fumoto oil drain valve and a Lisle end cap filter wrench that makes changing and installing the oil filter nice and easy.

"They said I'm low on blinker fluid...I had 'em top it off for $20. I didn't want to get you involved in any more projects than I already do."

 

Often times on the first change, the oil filter is on there TIGHT!!!

Other than that, you may wan't to wear some gloves if you like clean hands. The oil doesn't wipe off of your hands like a gas engine.

The first time isn't tough but the second is even easier.

just my $.02

 

i just use diesel fuel to wash my hands after a oil change. Works like a charm

 

I my self like the EZ Drain...

 

I've got the ez change oil plug after my first "experience" changing oil on the 6.7. My old 5.9 was never able to shoot oil in 4 different directions coming out of the hole, while, at the same time, a beautiful fountain of soot laden oil splashing out of the pan in a PERFECT 6 foot circle, forever staining the garage floor, all the while I was screaming like a little girl because it was REALLY hot. That oil change cost me allot, 1 watch, I pair of shoes and socks, 1 pair of shorts that I assured my wife I would not get dirty (because 15 minutes before, I told her "what could happen, I'm changing the oil") and 1 t-shirt. That ez-change works really well, I just let it drain over night, unscrew it and I'm done.