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Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > Changing your own oil (Ford F-53 / V-10) This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Mike Schriber • View posts San Diego, CA Senior Member Joined: 10/29/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 07/21/10 08:18pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I've noticed several posts where people comment that it's super easy to change your own oil on the Ford V-10 and that they do it themselves at home. So, I crawled under the motorhome today to take a look. The drain plug is right above the axle and so is the filter. I don't see any way this is going to happen without making a splattered mess in my driveway. Am I missing something here? Mike 2006 Damon Daybreak 3276 37' bunkhouse 2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited SoCal Family Campers tatest • View posts Oklahoma Green Country Senior Member Joined: 05/14/2005 View Profile Online Posted: 07/21/10 08:22pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The oil change tech in the Quick Lane at my local Ford dealer complains about that too. He hates it when a Ford A-gasser comes in. You need a really big catch pan, and for sure you are going to get oil on you. Tom Test Itasca Spirit 29B 2001 Ranger Edge sch911 • View posts Rochester Hills, MI Senior Member Joined: 04/13/2003 View Profile Posted: 07/21/10 08:32pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Oh c'mon! With the front jacks down almost lifting the tires off the ground, the drain pan goes on top of my axle, and there's still room to work... This is as easy as it gets. Chrysler/Dodge/Ram/Jeep Engineer 2003 Damon Challenger 348 Class A - F53 Triton V10 Scottwig • View posts Belvidere, IL Full Member Joined: 12/15/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/21/10 08:35pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Fumoto valve with a nipple, and you can drain it right into a jug. The filter's still a little messy but you can poke hole in it and catch most of it in a funnel before you spin it off. http://www.fumotousa.com/ PS. Mike, were you ever a charter pilot in N. Ill.? Scott and Janet Hartwig Rocky and Moose, long-haired mini dachshunds 2006 Damon Daybreak 3270F (F53 V-10) Tandem Tow Dolly with Honda 750s, Aero and Spirit C2, and Ford Focus garym114 • View posts Bluff Dale, Texas Senior Member Joined: 07/24/2006 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/21/10 08:38pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I use a piece of cardboard to direct the oil to a drain pan. The one around a case of beer is about the right size. 2000 Sea Breeze F53 V10 - CR-V Toad Some RV batteries live a long and useful life, most are murdered. Get a Digital Multimeter and Learn How to Use It RicJones • View posts So. Cal. Senior Member Joined: 10/29/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/21/10 08:38pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator They said it was easy, and it is, nothing was said about messy. I cut a liter bottle length ways and put that over axle so the oil runs over it, and it helps some. Like others said, you need a BIG container. Dutch_12078 • View posts Great Sacandaga Lake, NY Senior Member Joined: 10/07/2008 View Profile Online Posted: 07/21/10 08:41pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator And the answer is: Qwik Valve Dutch 1995 Coachmen Catalina 322QBXL F53 chassis, 460 V8, TST TPMS Quadra Bigfoot EZE Levelers 2002 Toyota RAV4 AWD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate jeep2relax • View posts Lakeside, CA Senior Member Joined: 02/09/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/21/10 08:42pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator As mentioned above, front jacks down, drain pan slides in on top of axle and anti sway bar. Sits there just fine, with plenty of room to remove drain plug & filter. CG Dawson • View posts Miamisburg, Ohio USA Senior Member Joined: 05/03/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/21/10 08:56pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator As jeep2relax says; jacks down till it raises the front about 3 inches and the drain pan sits on the axle and sway bar. Plenty of room to remove the drain plug and after it drains and the plug replaced slide the pan over a little and it catches the filter. Been there, done that! Happy RV'ing!! Greg & Jackie 2003 Bounder, 32W / Ford V10 / 2 Slides Toad: 2004 Saturn L300, Brake Buddy goff1256 • View posts Montrose Co Senior Member Joined: 11/01/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/21/10 09:04pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Dutch_12078 wrote: And the answer is: Qwik Valve It don't get any better than this.And you don't have to clean the pan or haul it around. Erick & Jackie Goff; Plus Sophie the Fu Fu Dog It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > Changing your own oil (Ford F-53 / V-10)

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