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Originally posted by sourdough44:
One beef is a plastic cover over the area(aerodynamics?) that has to be removed to access the plug(CR-V). I leave it off since it’s a HWY vehicle.

I try to park on our sloped driveway to get the best drain, a little helps. Beyond that I’m in the dilution camp, no biggie.

I also don’t like lack of a drain nut on differentials and transmissions.

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Originally posted by hrcjon:
And of course it makes absolutely no difference in the scheme of oil life. Like none. or less than none.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
One beef is a plastic cover over the area(aerodynamics?) that has to be removed to access the plug(CR-V). I leave it off since it’s a HWY vehicle.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
It’s in the recessed part of the pan so that the plug is out of the wind stream when driving, and therefore reduces induced drag for better speed.

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
It keeps just enough old oil in there so you can properly read the new oil on the dipstick upon refill. Hey, my theory is as good as any others.

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Originally posted by Joe123:
^^^^^^
Great, if you found someone you trust, for many it's not a matter of money, but knowing the job was done right. Just from the stories posted on SF it is a real concern.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
I just helped my son and his friend change the oil on the friend’s Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.9l Magnum. The first thing I notice is oil all over a cross member behind the drain plug and oil all over the transmission pan behind that. I ask the friend if he knows he has an oil leak and he says no.

We pull the drain plug and as I’m cleaning it off, I point out that plug has a cup to it and there should have been a gasket or crush washer. I then mention that perhaps it got stuck on the oil pan and we’d wait until the oil finished draining to check. Not there either, so I said we’ll find it when we pour the drain pan into an empty jug. Not there either and we only drained 2.75 quarts of oil out of an engine that’s supposed to have 5.

Off to the auto parts store. Just for fun, I check the oil filter book and the correct filter is about twice the size of the one the kid brought with him and the one actually on the truck. I asked the kid how he picked out the oil filter and he said he googled it and it was the first one that came up. I then googled 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 and sure enough, that’s what came up. I then explained you have to actually use the book or the stores website and put in the year, make, model, engine, etc. to find the correct parts.

We finished and almost 5 quarts brought the level up the full side of the “Safe” mark on the dipstick. I asked the friend and he said the last oil change was done by a shop that his dad knew.

It was a good learning experience for my son and his friend.

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Just for fun, I check the oil filter book and the correct filter is about twice the size of the one the kid brought with him and the one actually on the truck. I asked the kid how he picked out the oil filter and he said he googled it and it was the first one that came up. I then googled 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 and sure enough, that’s what came up. I then explained you have to actually use the book or the stores website and put in the year, make, model, engine, etc. to find the correct parts.