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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   Prev  |  Next Codfish • View posts St.John's,nfld,Canada Full Member Joined: 10/28/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/22/10 01:23pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator A funnel with a flexible drain will solve your problem. JohnMo • View posts Kentucky Senior Member Joined: 11/09/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 07/22/10 01:55pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I put a Fumoto valve with a nipple on mine the first time I changed it. That little guy is money well spent. The filter is still a bit messy, but I punch a hole in it to drain most of the oil first. Whatever's left isn't a big deal. 2009 Winnebago 35J Ford 2003 Suzuki XL-7 Blue-Ox Aventa LX Dave T. • View posts Kansas City, MO USA Full Member Joined: 07/12/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 07/22/10 02:28pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have the Fumoto valve too. As for the filter, I use a blue doggy-do-do bag that I put around the filter before I unscrew it. When oil seeps, it goes into the bag with the filter. The filter and bag then can be drained into the catch pan. I used to use the Walmart bags until I found one with holes. Dave & Vicki Tedesco 2001 Bounder 34D Ford V10 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 2008 Escape Hybrid Brake Buddy Falcon Tow Bar 96Bounder30E • View posts America is my home! Moderator Joined: 11/21/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/22/10 02:47pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I punch a hole in the bottom of my oil filters......then let it drain for 10 minutes before unscrewing them......that way oil doesn't run down the sides of the filter while I'm turning it..... Eric 96 Bounder 30E-F53(460) stock Ford intake w/K&N air filter used Thorley headers new Banks resonator, muffler, tail pipe and 4" polished SS exhaust tip DandSW • View posts West Michigan Senior Member Joined: 10/06/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 07/22/10 02:54pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I use the following drain system which is similar to the Fumoto valve on my V-10: Quick Changer Just put the hose in an empty gal milk jug...no muss, no fuss. Dave 2010 Newmar CS3647 / 2010 Ford Escape samsontdog • View posts Oregon, Wash Coast summer, Yuma Az winter Senior Member Joined: 08/06/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/22/10 07:33pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have had three V10s, still have one and I always change my own oil. Very little mess, a little when I unscrew the oil filter. I just wipe the oil off, no big deal samsontdog Mike Schriber • View posts San Diego, CA Senior Member Joined: 10/29/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 08/11/10 12:18am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I finally got around to changing the oil on Sunday. Draining the pan was no problem. I raised the motorhome on the jacks and put the drain pan on the axle. It'll be even easier next time since I installed a Fumoto drain valve when I was done. The oil filter was another matter... It made a mess. Good thing I had a big drip pan underneath. I punched a hole in the bottom of the filter but the oil doesn't simply run out. Surface tension gives the stream a mind of it's own. I let it drain for a long time and still had oil running down when I removed the filter. Getting the drain pan to stay in place on the axle was an exercise in futility as well. I bought a bigger oil catch pan and next time I'll just let it run on the axle to the pan below. It's quick and easy to wipe the oil off. It's a pain but it still took way less time than driving the coach somewhere for an oil change. Mike 2006 Damon Daybreak 3276 37' bunkhouse 2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited SoCal Family Campers Todger • View posts Newville, Pa., USA Senior Member Joined: 08/18/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 07/22/10 08:20pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator At the NAPA store today I saw an oil change aid. It is flat and very pliable (kind of like lead). It was covered with a rubberized material. The way it works is you form it to funnel the oil into a container. Sorry for the poor description but the tool will really work. jcthorne • View posts Houston, TX Senior Member Joined: 06/13/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/11/10 08:47am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have the Fumoto drain valve for the oil pan and it works great. Have had them on other vehicles for years. I would like to put one in the trans pan drain plug. Anyone know what thread size the trans pan plug is so I can order the correct valve? 2008 Damon 3575 (38ft, forward kitchen)on Ford 22k chassis kmb1966 • View posts Lake Charles Senior Member Joined: 09/18/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 08/11/10 09:28am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I use a small drain pan with a hole in it on top of the axle, and the hole drains the oil into a larger pan underneath the axle. 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