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#21 ·
I use a “form a funnel” and wrap it around the bottom of the filter housing and then I form it in a spiral down to my drain pan. Works great and it all goes straight to the pan. Plus it’s just cool to have haha.

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#22 ·
double check to confirm you have the correct replacement filter before continuing.
Break filter loose on vehicle. punch a good size hole in bottom of the filter. Let the oil drain out, then remove and proceed. I have had good luck with the Ares silicone formable funnel kit from bezos.
 
Discussion starter · #27 ·
Oil/filter change in the DDRT. I looked at the undershield and did not see an "easy" way to remove it. Can anyone provide pictures or detailed description of the removal?
I was able to get a laundry fabric softener gallon jug (with the bottom cut out) into the opening. The filter removal was "less messy" but still not the most convenient. Space is cramped - holding the jug with one hand and spinning the filter off with the other hand.
I also changed the oil/filter in my 2012 GC. I could not get the fabric softener bottle into the opening. I used a gallon water jug. As with the DDRT, it was less messy but still a PITA.
Too bad the 5.7L oil filter was not designed with a top mount canister oil filter like the 3.6L V6.
 
#31 ·
cbccadet2002 said:
Correct. Only after confirming the replacement filter is the correct one, and that I didn't hulk grip the last one on somehow. Quick lube filter torque still gives me the cringes.
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And make sure you can break the old one loose before punching a hole in it. I've had some quick lube shops torque them down like it owes them money. Pain in the PP hole to get loose. Oil filter pliers to the rescue.
 
#32 ·
Is there something unusual about the 5.7L oil filter location? The SRT392 oil filter is a messy job....but replacing any oil filter that doesn't drain into the crankcase is a messy job. It usually requires proper placement of a drain pan/tray and, if you don't want oil running down your arm it requires a quick hand to loosen till the oil starts to drain out, then remove your hand to let it drain.

My wife's old Subaru outback and several V8 boats that I had conveniently had the oil filter "remotely" located at the top of the engine, upside down, so they drained after the engine was turned off and thus were not a messy proposition. Of course I always assumed that those configurations caused a delay in the building of oil pressure, but oil analyses on the boats never showed a high level of wear metals (I never bothered with oil analyses on the Subaru....LOL).
 
#33 ·
Tomorrow morning I will following the ultimate trick how to have a perfect oil change - let it do by the mechanic in the garage.

I hate changing oil since my Bundeswehr service times 35 years ago, when I had to do that work on the terrible VW T3 Bus clunkers.

Some time later, when I rented my hobby garage, I had trouble to get rid off a full 156 liter barrel of used oil plus 77 used oil filters, the previous tenant had left over.

So I prefer to pay instead of being annoyed.
The money is worth it.
 
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