RNA352
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I just stuff a bunch of pig mats up under and around the filter before loosening it.
I do have a lift and I do remove the skid plate for better access.
I do have a lift and I do remove the skid plate for better access.
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Gen 3 has the rear port in the skid for the oil to drop through. My issue is that the oil has to drop down from above the plate such that oil can get onto the top of the plate which cannot be wiped off without removing the two skid plates (second one just thin steel). Plus oil remains up in the drip catcher to drip down later. Drip catcher is difficult to wipe clean without removing it.On Gen 2's with truck level I place jug/funnel under back end drain (already a port through the skid). Nothing extra to remove. Have Fumoto valve with hose on the engine pan. Do the Gen 3's not have a rear port in the skid for the oil to drain through?
Ah... mine nothing ever gets on top of skid. Also failed to mention the filter AND drip catcher get hit with brake clean which takes care of any residual "OldFart" drip after the fact.Gen 3 has the rear port in the skid for the oil to drop through. My issue is that the oil has to drop down from above the plate such that oil can get onto the top of the plate which cannot be wiped off without removing the two skid plates (second one just thin steel). Plus oil remains up in the drip catcher to drip down later. Drip catcher is difficult to wipe clean without removing it.
I thought @Oldfart drip burned ...Ah... mine nothing ever gets on top of skid. Also failed to mention the filter AND drip catcher get hit with brake clean which takes care of any residual "OldFart" drip after the fact.
Only at the tip....I thought @Oldfart drip burned ...
Gen 3 has the rear port in the skid for the oil to drop through. My issue is that the oil has to drop down from above the plate such that oil can get onto the top of the plate which cannot be wiped off without removing the two skid plates (second one just thin steel). Plus oil remains up in the drip catcher to drip down later. Drip catcher is difficult to wipe clean without removing it.
I'll likely be pulling the front skid plate and using a formable funnel to catch and direct my oil filter drippings to a drain pan for future oil changes. The engine drain location is pretty straight forward with a formable funnel to direct the oil.
I'll admit that I can't stand leaving any amount of drain oil on any part of my truck and I hear some saying just suck it up and stop whining but FORD could have easily made doing oil changes a much simpler no mess process. IMO it's a shame a Gen 1 issue that should have been addressed in the Gen 2 design still remains in Gen 3. Don't get me wrong I love the truck just a little annoyed by this.