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I owe you a beer!  10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | ||
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More vehicle makers need to do this, including Ford themselves (on some other models). | |||
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First time I've changed my own oil in years. Mostly due to getting them free from the Toyota dealership. Now with oil changes $100+ out of pocket, no thank you. 15 minutes of my time and $40 later I'm done. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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My 2018 and 2024 chevy 5.3 have similar filter locations, but yours is about perfect. Very rare for any modern vehicle. No one's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.- Mark Twain | |||
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Sweet! Mine are located up front closer to the gerotor oil pump, but they are just as easy to get to. Seems changing oil gets kinda tricky when it is more than two gallons. | |||
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That's about perfect and the super duty sits tall enough that you can slide under it without even having to jack the truck up. | |||
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I've always changed my own oil and get a nice satisfaction out of it. In fact, I used to be a co-owner of a quick lube shop. The easiest oil change was also on my Ford F-150 straight six P/U; right on the side of the block, nothing in the way. My current 2020 Honda CR-V isn't bad. The only slow down is taking down the undercarriage shield. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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That's pretty much where they've been on every Chevy truck I've ever owned. $30 and 15 minutes worth of work and it's done...easier, faster, and cheaper than having a shop do it. And I don't over-torque the drain plug, either. | |||
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Also, if they cross thread it (I kid you not), then you have to chase the threads back (using a thread chaser, not a tap), or something worse, short of a new pan. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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Overtightened drain plug, overtightened filter, double gasketed filter...too many things to go wrong t o pay MORE for it. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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Fantastic. Much better than the 'above the cross member' placement on my Expedition. They had to put a plastic tray with 2 'slides' so the oil always comes out the opposite of where you put the drip pan. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Sweet, 6.8 or 7.3 J. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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7.3, I make too many short trips for a diesel. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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uh, the filter location on superduty gas engines has been very usable literally since I got my first one like 4 decades ago. I've been changing my own oil since then and I don't remember being mad. Was there a bad period that I don't remember. My current oldest one is a 2011 and its fine. as is the 2018 and 2021. EDITED to ADD: I really wish Ford would give us heavy duty guys a bigger filter than the 820S... “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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“The Warden’s” old Camry was simple to change. Four cylinder, pop the hood and there it was on the front of the engine block. Easy, peasy. | |||
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Nope, wasn't directed at Ford...but we've all seen ridiculous placement of oil filters, sometimes requiring one or more quards to be removed. Many examples of overcomplicated designs. Finding one that isn't was nice, that's all. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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My local dealer had a brand new F350 7.3 gas extra cab long box. That is my dream rig. I wanted to say the sticker was mid fifties. I was really tempted but my wifes new T4R burned the new rig budget. Even trading in my Tundra and dodge turbo diesel worth maybe 1/2 the cost of the F350 on trade.  "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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ORC, really depends a lot on where you live, people USE those trucks out in your area. Even in Florida they are 10k more than here in Maryland. I was able to get the 2022, 7.3, crew cab 4-door with 8’ bed for right about 42. Granted it was used but only 18k miles. I’m always surprised at how long trucks sit in an area like this compared to back home. A 4WD Tacoma TRD goes for about as much as a super duty for some damn reason. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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Replace the drain plug with a Fomoto valve and you can do a mess free oil change in about 5 minutes. I like the Subaru filter placement even better. Up top and right out in the open. | |||
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Kudos to Ford's engineers. The Nissan Frontier engineers on the other hand deserve to be taken behind the woodshed. As a fellow engineer, I'm ashamed of their placement above the steering components and "access" panel not big enough to access anything. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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