Make sure you have some BIG tools!

I was going to break my Craftsman 3/8" drive ratchet, or the 8mm hex-head socket it requires to remove the drain plug...I could tell one of them was going to snap. So I decided I'd rather snap the socket than the ratchet. So I used a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter and a big 1/2" drive ratchet, and tugged and tugged and finally with a loud POP the drain plug broke free, and the ratchet almost flew out of my hand, and I cut my thumb...I guess on the skid plate. GEEZ...that was ridiculous. Thanks DC for torqueing my drain plug to 200 ft./lbs.

Funny thing is, the OEM oil filter was on so loose that it had already begun to leak around the edges.

The diesel engine oil is a lot nastier than gasoline engine oil, so expect it to stain your driveway, clothes, etc. if it drips on there. I was glad I did mine out in the street!

The NAPA part numbers:
1516 for oil filter
2329 for air filter

seem to work perfectly if anyone wants to save money instead of going to the dealer for parts.

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2005 Stone White KJ Limited CRD 4x4
Off-Road Pkg
Trac-Lok
Emu 790s/948s
Skyjacker H7088s rear/Bilsteins front
15x7 Black Rock Lobos/31x10.50 Firestones
GDE HOT Tune + TCM Tune
Euro TC
CB radio
Thrush Turbo muffler
AEM DryFlow filter

(nt)

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Magna est Veritas, et praevalebit

Wear gloves when you change oil. The products from combustion in used lube oil in a diesel are a known carcinogen.

Pat

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"Maps, we don't need no stinkin maps."