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<blockquote data-quote="91Eunos" data-source="post: 1525441" data-attributes="member: 29616"><p>Quick update... Went in easy-peasy.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303437[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Only thing to keep in mind is that if you buy the entire set as I did, the front plate is redundant. Stock plate is actually a bit larger so I just kept it in place. I guess I’ll fit the RCI front plate to my son’s truck when he comes home for the Thanksgiving break.</p><p></p><p>Re: oil changes, probably just as easy to simply pull the entire middle plate vs. removing the built-in access plate and trying to shove your paw up into that hole to access the drain plug. That middle plate just requires you to remove two bolts on the back, and loosen the other two at the front where the plate is just slotted. I’ve been letting the dealership do my oil changes so far, just because I don’t want to mess with that stupid yellow plastic plug, but I do prefer to do my own oil changes to ensure it’s done correctly.</p><p></p><p>There is a slot machined into the RCI plate that I assume is there to help excess oil drip out, but no desire to deal with that kind of never ending mess to clean up. Really wish my early build ‘18 had the metal pan so I could just install the Fumoto valve...guess I should look into that one made by Ronin for the plastic oil pans.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of oil, since I was under the truck anyway, I went ahead and removed the bottom of the oil catch can (vs draining via the petcock valve). Just over 1/3 full after ~7K miles since I last drained it:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303438[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Typical watery oil mix... But here’s the real reason I wholeheartedly believe in catch cans on cars with forced induction (tend to have more blow by than naturally aspirated engines):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303439[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It’s not the oil mist that will burn off for the most part after being injected back into the intake via the PCV valve, it’s the sludge that inevitably builds up as a result. This nasty crap was thick enough that if I’d have tried to drain the reservoir via the petcock valve (as I did ~12K miles ago), I would have had to poke a long screw driver or punch up in there to unblock the drain. Nasty, nasty stuff I’d just as soon not have accumulating in my intake.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, Two thumbs up for RCI ‘s plates...great fit, and arrived in great packaging. Three thumbs up for [USER=2822]@Nick[/USER]@apollooptics ...great sales service as usual!</p><p></p><p>I give that Raptor coating 1/2 of a thumb sideways...maybe. It’s already flaking off...or at least the textured part is. Will see if the rest comes off as easily after running it through some dirt and a few cars washes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="91Eunos, post: 1525441, member: 29616"] Quick update... Went in easy-peasy. [ATTACH=full]303437[/ATTACH] Only thing to keep in mind is that if you buy the entire set as I did, the front plate is redundant. Stock plate is actually a bit larger so I just kept it in place. I guess I’ll fit the RCI front plate to my son’s truck when he comes home for the Thanksgiving break. Re: oil changes, probably just as easy to simply pull the entire middle plate vs. removing the built-in access plate and trying to shove your paw up into that hole to access the drain plug. That middle plate just requires you to remove two bolts on the back, and loosen the other two at the front where the plate is just slotted. I’ve been letting the dealership do my oil changes so far, just because I don’t want to mess with that stupid yellow plastic plug, but I do prefer to do my own oil changes to ensure it’s done correctly. There is a slot machined into the RCI plate that I assume is there to help excess oil drip out, but no desire to deal with that kind of never ending mess to clean up. Really wish my early build ‘18 had the metal pan so I could just install the Fumoto valve...guess I should look into that one made by Ronin for the plastic oil pans. Speaking of oil, since I was under the truck anyway, I went ahead and removed the bottom of the oil catch can (vs draining via the petcock valve). Just over 1/3 full after ~7K miles since I last drained it: [ATTACH=full]303438[/ATTACH] Typical watery oil mix... But here’s the real reason I wholeheartedly believe in catch cans on cars with forced induction (tend to have more blow by than naturally aspirated engines): [ATTACH=full]303439[/ATTACH] It’s not the oil mist that will burn off for the most part after being injected back into the intake via the PCV valve, it’s the sludge that inevitably builds up as a result. This nasty crap was thick enough that if I’d have tried to drain the reservoir via the petcock valve (as I did ~12K miles ago), I would have had to poke a long screw driver or punch up in there to unblock the drain. Nasty, nasty stuff I’d just as soon not have accumulating in my intake. At any rate, Two thumbs up for RCI ‘s plates...great fit, and arrived in great packaging. Three thumbs up for [USER=2822]@Nick[/USER]@apollooptics ...great sales service as usual! I give that Raptor coating 1/2 of a thumb sideways...maybe. It’s already flaking off...or at least the textured part is. Will see if the rest comes off as easily after running it through some dirt and a few cars washes. [/QUOTE]
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