If you have your owners manual, I'd check that. If it were my truck, I would.be doing it by the book or not at all.... regardless of what the oil change shop says.

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Yeah I think so too. May drain it tmrw and do it myself. See if oreillys has filter and oil I need. Manual says 13 qts so I'm afraid they overfilled it too


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If you're in doubt then change it and use the correct oil stated in your owners manual. Better waste the oil than ruin your engine.

 

Ive been running Shell Rotella 15w40 14liters worth

 

They only hold just over 12....

 

Rotella T-5 10-30 semi synthetic. Dealer should have used a CJ-4 oil per the owners manual.

 

Motorcraft® SAE 10W-30 Super Duty Diesel Motor Oil XO-10W30-QSD 12.3L (13 qt) with filter

Right out of the workshop manual.

 

I use a 15w40 but I think the book says 10w30. It also shows a few grades/weights. As long as it's for diesels [ cj4 i think ] then all is good.
I also changed mine the other day and found I overfilled. After filling I ran it a few minutes to circulate etc and checked the dipstick to find it reading proper. In the morning after everthing had settled I found I had about 3/4 quart too much. The nice thing about the oil drain plug on these is that it is easy to drain some out with no mess. :doh:

 

I've learned to not trust anyone working on my diesel, unless they are a specialized diesel mechanic. My local Ford dealer has even disappointed me when it comes to their lack of knowledge of our Powerstrokes. If it's something you can do yourself (I.E. oil changes, etc), I recommend doing it yourself just for the peace of mind.

 

Thanks guys. I'm about to do just that. Going to start changing it myself.


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Don't forget to invest in a Fumoto quick drain valve, makes things much cleaner and eaiser! Get the one with the hose nipple....

 

I thought I read somewhere that one wasn't available for the 6.7. Do you have one???

 

Great idea!


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I have one on my 2012 but yeah I'm not sure they're available for the 2011's.

 

Mine didn't have the 1/4 turn type drain plug like the one I saw on YouTube video. Guess the 12's have different one. I used rotella T6 and put in 13.5 qts. Seemed to b right on mark but will check it in few days when it's little more black.


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Do you have a metal oil pan?

 

Mine is metal. 13 Qts did mine good.

 

Pretty sure it was plastic but the plug was metal I know. It looks a lot like a metric bolt


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put 13 in it and get 14.5 out the next time u drain it lol. last time i changed mine took all the oil out of the drain pan and filter came up with 14.5. hate that it makes it own oil

 

It's not making oil, it's contamination in your oil. I would say it's diesel in your oil from the EGR.

 

How would diesel get in your oil from the EGR system?

It is from the regen process....

 

Your right, I was wrestling my 3 nephews when I typed that, don't know what I was thinking. Now I feel :doh:

 

My Dad has his 7.3 at NTB for an oil change, he caught the tech pumping 5-30 out of bulk tank in his truck.... I do change my own and his now!!!

 

Sorry this is offtopic, but your name reminds me of the dodge ram trex.
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The guys who changed the oil in your truck are fools. SAE 10W-30 Motorcraft SM/SN oil is hardly the right 10W-30. I've seen these types before. They also think the proper tire inflation pressure is whatever is on the sidewall. So if you have Load Range E tires on a 1/2 ton for whatever reason...you get 80psi. Better find some different people who actually know some things about the business they are in. These guys are hacks.

 

Yeah that's right. I drove a couple thousand miles with that oil in and hope it didn't hurt anything. Didn't seem to it still ran good and sounds same I will just do it myself or go someplace else from now on


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To the OP did you look at the oil fill cap before you pulled it off? My 2012 says 10w-30 right on the oil fill cap.

 

I'll bet it doesn't say, nor imply, ANY 10W-30 oil.

I suspect it still should be diesel rated. And that is the point of the discussion.

There is a 10W-30 Superduty diesel oil, but not ALL 10W-30 is diesel rated.

If you read the OP, he states "It didn't say super duty on the jug anywhere and it wasn't cj-4"

 

:tard::tard::tard::tard: No it doesn't say ANY 10w-30. This is a diesel discussion on a diesel truck forum, didn't really think that I would have to state that my 2012 PSD needs "diesel" oil. I was just stating the fact that 10w-30 is recommended by Ford to be put into these trucks.

I completely understand that not all oil is diesel oil. I pay for Amsoil because I am so peculiar about my oil and I want the best protection possible circulating through my engine.

About the whole "the guys at my oil change place" thing. This why there are only 2 people that will ever change the oil in my truck, my buddy (who is the head diesel mechanic at my local dealership) and I.

 

Yeah I saw on the cap about 10-30 and the oil guys were telling me they had been putting it in all of em so I didn't worry much about it. But the more I thought about it the more I decided I needed to drain it and put in cj4 so I didn't risk screwing something up. I will b changing it myself from now on as well


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