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Originally Posted by austsinrick
Thanks to both of you. tomboy, I change the oil/filter myself and have always made a practice of letting the truck sit overnight before doing that. I really believe that the oil cools overnight and shrinks in the filter, so that when I spin it off, not one drop gets away. Works every time.
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You want to change your oil with the engine warned up. That is how you get the dirt and crap out of the engine the crap gets suspended in the warm oil and then you drain it out. Cover the starter with something.
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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)
2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
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