How are you changing oil & filter at home

[HoosierDaddy]

Take a drive to warm up oil. Drive car up ramps. Slide under. Use Femco drainer to send the old oil into a receptacle. Remove Femco drainer. Use a 7mm nut driver to open the trap door for the filter. Replace the filter. Raise trap door and secure with 7mm screw. Lift hood. Replace oil cap with @pilotgore funnel (pics below). Pour in new oil. Replace funnel with oil cap. Close hood. Back car off ramps. Pour old oil into jugs new oil came in. Set aside to recycle in large batches. Log oil change in Ford.com account.

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[pilotgore]

Take a drive to warm up oil. Drive car up ramps. Slide under. Use Femco drainer to send the old oil into a receptacle. Remove Femco drainer. Use a 7mm nut driver to open the trap door for the filter. Replace the filter. Raise trap door and secure with 7mm screw. Lift hood. Replace oil cap with @pilotgore funnel (pics below). Pour in new oil. Replace funnel with oil cap. Close hood. Back car off ramps. Pour old oil into jugs new oil came in. Set aside to recycle in large batches. Log oil change in Ford.com account.

Lookin good!

To this day, that’s probably my favorite color combo of funnel and caps. Out of the 400 some sets I’ve made, that may be the only blue/red combo.

Thanks for the shout out!

 

[Bullit69]

Love me some oil changes!! I get hard every time I change the oil and I unscrew the oil filter.

BTW what kind of oil y’all using ? 0-20 good, should I use 5-30 or some 0-40 or 5-50. Also what brand ?




Just Kidding….

 

[HoosierDaddy]

To this day, that’s probably my favorite color combo of funnel and caps. Out of the 400 some sets I’ve made, that may be the only blue/red combo.

Well, just lucky I had blue stripes and red and blue letters in the engine compartment.

 

[wcharon]

Lookin good!

To this day, that’s probably my favorite color combo of funnel and caps. Out of the 400 some sets I’ve made, that may be the only blue/red combo.

Thanks for the shout out!

@pilotgore are they still available thru eBay? I remember them but didn't pull the trigger.

Thanks in advance...

 

[pilotgore]

@pilotgore are they still available thru eBay? I remember them but didn't pull the trigger.

Thanks in advance...

You might be thinking of the oil filter guide for the pp1 cars. I’ve only ever sold through the forum. I make oil adding funnels for pretty much every ford dating back to the mid 90’s, oil filter guides for the gt350 and gt500, and we’re slowly working on an oil filter guide for the Mach 1.

 

[wcharon]

You might be thinking of the oil filter guide for the pp1 cars. I’ve only ever sold through the forum. I make oil adding funnels for pretty much every ford dating back to the mid 90’s, oil filter guides for the gt350 and gt500, and we’re slowly working on an oil filter guide for the Mach 1.

Sorry you are correct. Was the oil filter guide. You can PM me if have something available or for future order.

Thanks in advance...

 

[1958cyclist]

No...I used to in my younger years, but now I just have my neighborhood shop do the filter and fluid changes. They have a lift and the large oil collection device. I've sworn off "on-the-back" maintenance several years back, and will continue to have my local shop do this deed. I do however still empty and clean both my catch cans on the Focus and the newer Mustang.

 

[Smokedfox]

At age 50 i finally got a lift, the best $2800 i have ever spent!

 

[Grimmer]

I change my oil when the computer says "go" ... Which turns out to be once per year, so I do it when I swap to the winter tires. Jacking rails and stands to get all 4 wheels off the ground. I have to remove the air dam for better access to the filter (tried it once without and it was a big mess). Then the usual process, with an oil sample included for Blackstone.

And it seems every time as soon as I crack open the drain plug the wind has to kick up so that when it is almost completely drained that last thin ribbon gets blown all over the place.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I change my oil when the computer says "go" ... Which turns out to be once per year, so I do it when I swap to the winter tires. Jacking rails and stands to get all 4 wheels off the ground. I have to remove the air dam for better access to the filter (tried it once without and it was a big mess). Then the usual process, with an oil sample included for Blackstone.

And it seems every time as soon as I crack open the drain plug the wind has to kick up so that when it is almost completely drained that last thin ribbon gets blown all over the place.

A solution: Femco drain valve with hose on drainer that ends at the bottom of whatever receptacle you use.

 

[sox3]

For those interested, quickjack is on sale.

 

[cerbomark]

I ve alway thought of getting one of those, but something scares me about going under it. I use several floor jacks and jack stands . I m sure there safe, it s just me.

 

[Rapid Red]

I ve alway thought of getting one of those, but something scares me about going under it. I use several floor jacks and jack stands . I m sure there safe, it s just me.

Jacking the Mustang from one side and then the other was the very reason I purchased one.

I cannot think of a more unstable way to get a car in the air. To rest and on a set of jack stands than that.

 

[cerbomark]

Jacking the Mustang from one side and then the other was the very reason I purchased one.

I cannot think of a more unstable way to get a car in the air. To rest and on a set of jack stands than that.

I get what you are saying, I have 4 floor jacks and raise the car as equal as I can and then back that up with 4 stands.

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