Change your own oil

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by JoeyJunk, Mar 14, 2022.

  1. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    This is why I’m doing it in the gravel lot and not in front of my house. I manage to make a mess even when changing the oil in personal vehicles no matter how careful I am!
     
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  3. Last Call

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    No kidding WOW.. I guess I better go shopping and start stocking up...Tractor Supply & Bomgaars are my go to places ..the synthetic 50 for trans & rear axles is what I have a problem finding the NAPA stores have it but they are proud of it.. I usually just order that off the internet ..I've see Rotella buckets on the internet also
     
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    I do too when Iam done it usually takes about a 1/3 of bag of oil dry and a new shirt
     
  5. Rubber duck kw

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    That was a good month ago and the Runnings still has a whole entire 3 gallons of 15w40 in the whole store, unless you like Harvest King, they have that garbage by the 55 gallon drum.
     
  6. Oxbow

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    If you do go the 55 gallon drum make sure to do the math. They are not always the cheapest way to go.
     
  7. Last Call

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    Yeah Harvest King is garbage like you said..
    THANKS for the heads up on the 15w40 .. I better go shopping tonight I'am down to 1 bucket
     
  8. Rubber duck kw

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    I'm looking for availability not cheapest. Ridiculous when you have to drive around half the state to scrounge up enough oil for an oil change.
     
  9. JoeyJunk

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    I drive such low miles that I probably won’t do the drum. 1500 miles a week is high for me. Just easier to do buckets.

    I actually didn’t have a problem pouring right out of the buckets. I’m 6’3” with long arms so that helps. Of course I can see bending the wrong way while they are full might hurt at some point. And the drain pan wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be weight wise. So I won’t need a ramp just yet.
     
  10. Rubber duck kw

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    Your fill tube must not be like mine, can't even get a funnel to sit on it half decent, the exhaust pipe and dipstick tube are somehow both in the way.
     
  11. Rubber duck kw

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    I've seen Harvest King grease come off the fifth wheel in a sheet when it's cold, figure I'm not about to try their oil if they can't get fifth wheel grease figured out.
     
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