First Oil Change 1k Miles ‘22

[Cruck]

Internet wisdom aside, did a 1k mile oil change for piece of mind on my new 22 (built Aug). I found success with oil filter pliers to loosen the factory filter from the top and was able to remove the filter by hand from the skid plate access panel. Back on, firmly hand right.

Used this video as a guide:

Not a perfect design, but coming from 7 years in 5.0 F150 where it was gymnastics to align the filter in the right location—well, ours is decent.

Random notes:
- Nothing remarkable about the factory oil or filter—will run the oil I just put in 4K to 5k total miles on the truck, then every 5k from there on out

- Factory filter—the science of oil gets me (and likely marketing) but I just stay with MC filters

- Took around 6 quarts, went with Castrol 5w-30 EP…did “the googling” and that is where I settled…$33 per 5 quarts

- Found that a solo cup can be angled at the edge of the drip tray and hold on its own. Didn’t have anything in it after the change, but a good “just in case”

- Filter oil came out the square opening in the skid plate

- Good thing is you can wipe the drip tray fully vs my 5.0 where back of the drip tray was guarded by the housing.

- Also added a Fumoto valve

I’ll probably run a future oil analysis and will post here, or in a maintenance forum if one ever pops up here

 

[Cruck]

Internet wisdom aside, did a 1k mile oil change for piece of mind on my new 22 (built Aug). I found success with oil filter pliers to loosen the factory filter from the top and was able to remove the filter by hand from the skid plate access panel. Back on, firmly hand right.

Used this video as a guide:

Not a perfect design, but coming from 7 years in 5.0 F150 where it was gymnastics to align the filter in the right location—well, ours is decent.

Random notes:
- Nothing remarkable about the factory oil or filter—will run the oil I just put in 4K to 5k total miles on the truck, then every 5k from there on out

- Factory filter—the science of oil gets me (and likely marketing) but I just stay with MC filters

- Took around 6 quarts, went with Castrol 5w-30 EP…did “the googling” and that is where I settled…$33 per 5 quarts

- Found that a solo cup can be angled at the edge of the drip tray and hold on its own. Didn’t have anything in it after the change, but a good “just in case”

- Filter oil came out the square opening in the skid plate

- Good thing is you can wipe the drip tray fully vs my 5.0 where back of the drip tray was guarded by the housing.

- Also added a Fumoto valve

I’ll probably run a future oil analysis and will post here, or in a maintenance forum if one ever pops up here

 

[Big Cam]

Very nice, I appreciate the pictures, even though I have the 5 year service plan. It will he weird not changing my own oil.

 

[Muffin_Smasher]

Thanks for this and the pictures, i havent changed my own oil for so long (owned cars very low to the ground and no easy way to get them off the ground). I am tempted to do it on the Tremor though.

 

[octave]

I also had to go from the top and use a wrench for my 1200k oil change. It was on there pretty tight. I was expecting the oil to drain down the front of the drip tray, nope, and I got oil all over the floor before I could move the oil pan, haha.