V6 Oil Change

slickride said:

I have watched some videos and now want to start doing the oil changes myself. I noticed this quick drain oil valve (which looks cool) and was planning on using that to make it easier:



Mustang Quick-Drain Oil Change Valve (11-16 GT, V6, BOSS, EcoBoost) - Free Shipping



Question, with the oil filter, is there any reason to not unscrew and remove it from the top? What if a little bit got on the drive belt would that be a problem?



Any other tips?



Thanks.

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Just use a regular oil filter wrench to take it off and let er drip. Put a tad bit of oil on the rubber ring on the filter and tighten it as tight as you can by hand. You're good to go;


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Personally I do not trust those quick drain valves, the good old bolt always works and it's really not a big deal to unscrew it.

I don't know about the V6, but on my 4.6 V8 it is a lot easier to get at the filter from under the car, than above . . . . and you need to get under there to drain the oil anyway.

One little tip about the oil filter, which *might* prevent a mess: put a large plastic bag over the filter before you unscrew it; then the bag catches the drips when the filter starts to come off. It can be a little tricky to manipulate the filter with the bag on there, but it has potential to prevent the mess. (I still usually end up spilling a least a little oil anyway)

Use ramps and do it from the bottom. I imagine the spash shield would get full of oil if you did it from the top and then you would either have to wash it all out making an oil slick or you would leave oil stains everywhere you park for a few days. Plus oil and plastic sometimes softens/dissolves the plastic.

The spash shield is 3 bolts. So having the oil drain be a 4th bolt shouldn't be so bothersome.

My splash shield had 2 different fastener head sizes, so I replaced the funny sized-bolt so that I only need a 10 mm socket to take it off. This is probably worth as much time-saving as the quick-valve.

Once you undo the splash shield very easy to get to the filter changed mine twice so far half hr your done

I was thinking to undo the shield and put the drip pan below the oil filter. Then unscrew the filter half way to let most of the oil out. Wait a few minutes. Then Possibly, from above, put a plastic bag over it and remove it from the top. Otherwise if there ain't enough room, remove it from underneath.

I use ramps when i do mine lots of room to remove the filter and for the drip pan to fit

slickride said:

I was thinking to undo the shield and put the drip pan below the oil filter. Then unscrew the filter half way to let most of the oil out. Wait a few minutes. Then Possibly, from above, put a plastic bag over it and remove it from the top. Otherwise if there ain't enough room, remove it from underneath.

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Here's what I do. Use a half gallon milk jug with a section cut out opposite of the handle, or the bottom half cut off. Use that to catch the oil and filter at the same time. Saves your skid plate and drive way from oil run-off, cuts down on paper towel usage, and you can do this from above.

Josh_101 said:

Here's what I do. Use a half gallon milk jug with a section cut out opposite of the handle, or the bottom half cut off. Use that to catch the oil and filter at the same time. Saves your skid plate and drive way from oil run-off, cuts down on paper towel usage, and you can do this from above.

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I like your idea with the milk jug. I'll try that next time. Major thumbs up!

Removing the splash shield is only half the issue. There's still the sway bar, belt, among others things below that will get oil dripped on them. I remove the filter from the top holding a plastic bag underneath it to catch the oil from the engine block. There's quite of bit of oil that spills out. I always manage to make a bit of a mess. I've tried cut away containers, aluminum loaf pans, old ice cream containers, you name it. They all make a bit of a mess.

the plastic bag tip sounds great the 1st time i did mine I made one hell of a mess.

Josh_101 said:

Here's what I do. Use a half gallon milk jug with a section cut out opposite of the handle, or the bottom half cut off. Use that to catch the oil and filter at the same time. Saves your skid plate and drive way from oil run-off, cuts down on paper towel usage, and you can do this from above.

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How you going to unscrew the filter when it's inside the milk jug?

slickride said:

How you going to unscrew the filter when it's inside the milk jug?

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Break it loose first. You can get a filter loose enough to turn easy without oil spilling through the gasket. Hold the jug with one hand under the filter allowing oil to drain into it, while unscrewing the filter with the other hand. Just unscrew till it falls off the threads and into the milk jug. Hold it in place for another 30 seconds or so, to catch anymore oil draining from the filter location.