Markie-WO
Member
Being a new RV owner, you all may know this, I didn't. If this is a repeat of old new, apologies.
If you service your rig yourself, a Fumoto drain valve makes it simple. Main reason is that the 6.8L drain plug sits above the cross member and sway bar and at best is a mess to do. Almost want to say all engineers should be a mechanic for a month, but that's a different topic.
Connect a 3/8" plastic hose to the port and run it into an 8 quart container (I use a 2 gal old gas container), crack open the oil fill, open the port, no fuss, no muss. For the oil filter, I cut the bottom off a gal water container and let the filter drain. You arm will get tired, so have some rags available. And it will drip (run) onto the crossmember so a big pan will keep the oil off the driveway. Have the new filter preloaded and bring it underneath with you to save the trips going up, down, over and under.
For safety sake, I put a 12 ton bottle jack under the crossmember after I have the front hydraulics do a lift for the room for my stomach to clear the front cowling.
When finished, I use the same bottle jack to get a tire off the ground and grease the king pins and the rest of the front suspension.
Recommendation: the drag link will have a straight zerk that you can't get to unless you crank the wheel for access. Put a 90° zerk in it's place and it's two less trips, two less change of gloves.
Go to their website, enter your vehicle info and they will match it up.
I was skeptical from experience with trying to match drain plugs. Go to a dealer and they'll ask you what size and even then it will be wrong. This thing matched right up and for me worth every dollar for I wear out drain plugs doing PMs. I have no association with Fumoto and just wanted to share.
If you service your rig yourself, a Fumoto drain valve makes it simple. Main reason is that the 6.8L drain plug sits above the cross member and sway bar and at best is a mess to do. Almost want to say all engineers should be a mechanic for a month, but that's a different topic.
Connect a 3/8" plastic hose to the port and run it into an 8 quart container (I use a 2 gal old gas container), crack open the oil fill, open the port, no fuss, no muss. For the oil filter, I cut the bottom off a gal water container and let the filter drain. You arm will get tired, so have some rags available. And it will drip (run) onto the crossmember so a big pan will keep the oil off the driveway. Have the new filter preloaded and bring it underneath with you to save the trips going up, down, over and under.
For safety sake, I put a 12 ton bottle jack under the crossmember after I have the front hydraulics do a lift for the room for my stomach to clear the front cowling.
When finished, I use the same bottle jack to get a tire off the ground and grease the king pins and the rest of the front suspension.
Recommendation: the drag link will have a straight zerk that you can't get to unless you crank the wheel for access. Put a 90° zerk in it's place and it's two less trips, two less change of gloves.
Go to their website, enter your vehicle info and they will match it up.
I was skeptical from experience with trying to match drain plugs. Go to a dealer and they'll ask you what size and even then it will be wrong. This thing matched right up and for me worth every dollar for I wear out drain plugs doing PMs. I have no association with Fumoto and just wanted to share.
