First Oil Change & Tips/Tricks

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bfr

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They follow up with this nice email that I didn't see anyone cover in the 15 pages of this thread. ;-) I did find that when jacking from the left front frame location, that even when I raised to my jack's full extension (LF tire a few inches off the ground), that I was only at about 3° max. FWIW.

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Thanks for your purchase of our Ronin Factory Ford Oil Drain.

Just wanted to pass along a tip on how to extract the most old oil from your truck.

Whether you are using our Easy Oil Drain product or the last time you'll be draining with the OEM plastic plug, getting as much of the old oil out is best.

We did a quick study and found that tilting the vehicle about 5 degrees will yield the best results. More than that doesn't help much. Draining it on a level surface will be the worst case, so we don't recommend that.

5 degrees is about 9" raised on the front wheel, so if you are driving up ramps, if the ramps are about 9" tall, that is perfect. If you are using a jack with stand, you'd be likely jacking up the frame, so the wheels will droop, so you want 9" of body lift if possible. Or, you can just park on a slanted driveway.

Please note some models have the drain plug facing to the rear while others have them facing towards the passenger side (Raptors). So if it's facing towards the side of the vehicle, just tilt the vehicle that direction.

Be safe out there!

Ronin Factory
 

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I put a Fumoto on but, I may take it off.
It is a PITA putting on a drain hose. The space is tight.
Grabbed a 6 x 10 inch piece of aluminum sheet.
Curl it and the spring tension of the sheet holds it in place.
Plenty of room to flip the valve or remove a loosened drain bolt.
The oil sluices nicely to a bucket.

Hint: a small magnet in your socket will hold the drain bolt and keep it out of the bucket.

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I run the front tires up on one or two 2 x 12 boards.
Always add all 6 qts and never been over full.
 
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I can call Ronin tomorrow to ask, but will this work if you have a metal plug and pan? Looks like a great product. Thx...
 

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RoninFactory plug works great.


I would like to hear your opinion after a few oil changes. The inner valve seal looks like it would deteriorate quite quickly and, personally, I would prefer that any metal is flushed out with the oil rather than retained inside by a magnet. Plus I don't care for the idea of having the second part that you need to keep somewhere handy and not lose!

As-to the original yellow plug, I used the original for 8 changes and then only replaced it "because I wanted to" rather than because it was showing wear or failure. While I don't care for the yellow plug, you eventually perfect a method that avoids the oil gusher; with patience you can do a fairly controlled release!
 

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