I recently changed the oil on my stepdaughters. expy 98 5.4
i think she had jbrew do it last. i've been a little crippled up and i think i burst blood vessles in the dairier lol
you something like that oil filter is something we learn very young and is so common to ya you jus don't ever look at the instruction again.
jbrew hand tight is pretty snug ,your oem torkers at the end of your arm will be plenty.
now just don't underdo it

 

I remember long ago - not sure what car I was changing the oil on , but the filter was on there so tight , the filter wrench twisted the end of it. I had to spear a big crows foot into the filter to get it off I don't think I put that one on - I may have

 

hahaha when i changed the oil on that chevy s10 for the neighbor i couldent find the damn oil filter or get it off with out cussin and throwin tools

 

Is that one of the GM's where the oil filter is INSIDE the oil pan?

 

no but you cant see it from the top OR the bottom (unlike the 4.9 open the hood and its RIGHT THERE.....i love my I6 ) so i had to call the Chevy dealer and ask where the hell is the damn thing (hence gm puts so much crap under the hood) the dealer said its on the passenger side 1/2 way up the block so to get it off you reach through the belt under the alt through some wires and turn your wrist and now you got it (you cant get any tools up there) and it was on so tight i took an alligator belt and wrapped it around and pulled... 10 min and flying tools later its off and what a shot in the dark to put the new one on after that i will never work on a Chevy again


oh ya my 22 hp brigs and stratton motor in the lawnmower has a bigger oil filter than that Chevy

 

blew my mind when i couldn't find the fuel filter on my stepsons dakota

it was made on the pump in the tank
it seems like theres not as much similarity in differn brand as there used to be

 

FILTER INSIDE THE THANK

how do ya change that pull the pump/tank

 

yep!

 

that sucks he should of bought FORD

 

i was reading archive from 1999
it stated 98 model 5.4 4x4 that the oil filter is in the front bumper thats strange i 've not seen one of those

 

the oil filter is in the front bumper interesting

 

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...hp/t-4738.html

take a look

 

i can tell yah i got years of oil changes gone bad from dealers that wrenched em on hard just made the gaskete fail for no reason if you need a wrench or screwdriver to get it off it wasn't installed right hand tight with oil on gaskete is the best

 

You will probably need a wrench to crack it loose even if it was installed hand tight - but excessive force will not be needed, a strap wrench should crack it without crushing the filter. The gasket will stick somewhat due to heat.

 

Well just to give some feedback. After reading this thread I realized that the noise I was hearing at start-up may be due to the cheap-o oil filter i was running (Napa). So I did an oil change a little while back and no longer hear anything. I went with the Motorcraft oil filter and have zero noises and its way smotther sounding on a cold start-up. Thanks for all prior input! I will never go back to ANYTHING napa or Fram!