When your truck holds 15 quarts of oil, you can save a good bit of money changing it yourself. The savings is nice, but the real reason I do it myself, is because I like it done just right. The following instructions show how I do it.
The dealer never provided me with the key so I cut the spare tire carrier and removed the lock. I realized after I got it out that I could have removed the lock without cutting the carrier. Just twist and pull the plastic tube then pry the lock out with a screwdriver. Deflating the spare might help. I ended up just welding the carrier back together.
Magnefine filters are an inline style filter. This picture is of a Magnefine transmission filter the dealer installed with my new Ford transmission. The filter pictured is a ford branded Magnefine filter.
Magnefine filters are an inline style filter. I opted to mount the Magnefine power steering filter (size is 3/8") at the inlet to the power steering cooler. When you cut the line to install the filter very little fluid comes out. I also flushed the power steering system and changed over to Mobile 1. The power steering was improved very noticeably.
