What's the trick to removing the old oil filter with out spilling all the oil out onto the driveway? The filter barely fits through the maze Ford put around it.

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Y2K F150 XLT SC SB 4.6 V8 standard, 3.55 LS, RED!, K&N FIPK, Duraliner, Jeraco Deluxe High-rise cap.
Previous Ford Trucks '84 F150, '87 Ranger

 

mtknee:
Bag it........ put a small plastic bag around it.

 

Place a piece of cardboard,plastic sheeting,sheet metal or some other non porious substance on the crossmember under the filter into your drain pan. That way the oil will run into the pan and not all over your frame.
When I changed mine I went to a friends house and parked on an angle toward the driver side and oil still dripped into the street. I wiped the frame/crossmember with a rag when I was finished. The people with the remote oil filter have it nice.


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97 F-150, 2WD, Reg Cab,Flareside,Dk Toreador Red, 4.6, 3.55 LS, EGR Bug Deflector, ******* Bed Cover, Bed Liner, XL Full Length Running Boards, Air Aid Kit, Gibson Single Out Cat Back, Superchips, TransGo Shift Kit, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, Hellwig 2500# Overload Springs

 

A small butter container(plastic cup) fits real nicely under the filter and on top of the crossmember..losen the filter let the oil drain out then remove the filter completely........good luck

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pacific green 97 f150 4.6l..reg cab flareside ,ROUSH suspention down 3 fr and3.5rear,snug lid,carpeted bed, painted tailight accents,4x4 grill &bumper,k&n,chip,ram air kit,valvoline synthetic,accel super stock wires,platinum plus4 plugs,flow master muff,blue halogen bulbs,killer stereo, speed-glo dash,carbon fiber gauge accent,..."#6 sticker!!!!"

 

On my 2000 with 4.6 there is a factory installed drainpan on the frame under the oilfilter. When I took it off I simply tipped the remaining oil into that pan where it ran into the jug via the V notch that is in the pan.
Fritz

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2000 F150 XLT 4x2 ExtCab Styleside 4.6 Auto in Island Blue
Superchip, K&N & Airbox Mod, LeBra soft tonneau, LineX and bugshield
Clifford Alarm, Blaupunkt CD, Pyramid amps, JBL component speakers

 

I noticed that wal-mart sell this metal pan that is at leat 2' wide and 3' long about 1/2" deep. It seems like it would do a decent job of catching any oil that would spill out of your filter.

Though I always use a big carboard box cut open. When it get too saturated I through it out and get a new one for free.

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