Always use the lowest plug- you're changing out the oil so get it ALL out.
When I do D-I-Y oil changes, I put the used oil back into the gallon jugs that the new oil came in then add a gallon to the fuel tanks every other fuel fill up. Turns the fuel black, but it lubes the injectors and adds 11 gallons of usable fuel to the tanks.
Just be sure not to include engine oil in your fuel that came out of your oil filters, dispose of those filters and the oil that's in them separately- the soot and junk that you pour out of the oil filters will clog your fuel filter.
It's all hydrocarbons, it'll work unless you have a truck that uses DPF. Used oil in the fuel might clog up the exhaust particulate filter faster.
Newbie, first truck oil change
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Mind you, I have a storage tank for used oil that holds 1000gal, and I get paid by the recyclers when they come to empty the tank. 2-300 bucks every now and again is always nice to have.dave26027 Thanks this. -
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ummm no!
Let it sit for a min or two before you recheck problem sovled D'uh
What your doing is leting the oil filters get full and the toping it off. I mean I've only done a few Hundred oil changes on a few houndred cars/trucks.....i wouldnt know what im talking about or anything
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i use shell rotella,every 20,000km,always use a cat oil filter,fleetgaurd fuel filters,1.4 million km so far so good
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I'm with you though on the drain oil, gallon or two per tank has never hurt a thing for me. -
I changed mine every 15000 and a gallon of lucas
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