Thank you for sharing Scott! You are correct mobil 1 does not make the list yet as they have not acquired the certification yet. We very much appreciate you sharing this information to us and the 3.6l Pentastar community.
jeepoffroadadventures.com/wp/?page_id=787. Good article to see what oil is approved by Chrysler. Although this article is directed at Jeep Wranglers.... Promasters have the exact same 3.6 L Penastar Engines.
@@oneadVANtureatatime What's weird is, Mobil Super Synthetic and Full Synthetic have the certification. Why did they spend the money to certify these more obscure brands and not their flagship? Is Mobil 1 actually missing something these engines need? I just got Pennzoil instead.
@@Scott_From_Maine Mobil 1 is perfectly fine for any engine. Certification has mostly to do with money. Most modern brand name oil will work in almost any engine and Mobil 1 is one of the leading brands.
I removed my oil drain plug, and installed a lever/valve. Now no tools are needed to drain my oil. I love it! I put the drain pan under, push down and turn the lever and the oil comes flowing out. Almost 600,000 miles on my Promaster.
I just use a fluid extractor pump - silde the tube down the dipstick until it hits the bottom of the crank case, give it a couple pumps and then it sucks out the oil by itself from there. No worry about the the drainplug ever leaking from the valve or from the plug.
Just did my first Ram Promaster oil change completely following your super awesome direction! This is only the second time I have ever done an oil change in my life. Thanks for making it possible for me!
Good job with the 710 fluid😁. Push button starts and cartridge filters are things from the 40s and 50s and now the kids think they are new and modern. Always a 👍
THANK YOU!!! I was told the oil filter was way back under some cover and hard to get to. I have been getting my changes at the dealer for 6 years during the warranty but that's over. Awesome, great clean video.
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO. Just did an oil an oil filter change and found your video and appreciate now as I did 3 years ago. I came a tip... soaking the new gasket in oil. So as to assure no sticking spots even on the backside of gasket.
Finally found time to watch this video. Sonja isn’t much for technical videos but it was very informative to me! I still pay to have oil changed but soon I will start doing it myself. Thanks for sharing!
I am starting to hear a few horror stories on oil shops over-tightening the oil filter case. It's made of plastic and will cause big trouble if it gets cracked. Another good reason to change our own oil. 😀
Thank you so much for such a thorough video! I will most definitely be referring back to this in a few weeks when I do my first oil change myself. You guys rock!
+Linnea & Akela you are very welcome! We just bought a engine oil drain valve that we are going to install on our next oil change….. that way you don’t have to take the plug out to empty the oil every time…you just slide the lever to open the valve. I will send a picture and an Amazon link to your Instagram messenger so you can check it out if you are interested.
Dave Absolutely one of the best how to videos I have ever watched. Perfect. Take care my name is Dave also and coming up on our first oil change on our promaster.
Thank you Dave. We watched the other oil change vids and tried to make ours more useful. Check out our headlamp video if you ever need to change your own. Thank you for taking the time to comment. 😀
Agreed. I use a 6-point short Craftsman 15/16 socket - allows for access in tight space. I'm also paranoid about over-torquing. So I lube the cap threads & O-ring, strongly hand-tighten, then wrench only one more quarter turn. This seems to work well without a torque wrench (which won't fit in that space.) 🙂
That exactly how I feel! Amazon sells a low profile 24 mm socket that will make this job even faster. It's made for the Promaster oil cap. Wish I would have seen it sooner. Take care and best wishes to you.
I would clean out inside of filter housing before putting in new filter. And, clean out oil filter cap with carburetor cleaner. Also. Coat the filter tip o-ring with oil. I pour oil in oil filter housing on engine to get oil in the oil pump, therefore no oil starvation startup. Just my thoughts.
Thx for the video. I have a 2022 Pm so I have to see if they changed anything. The dealer mechanic wants to charge $170 for a change in SoCal. Very tempting to do it myself - if I can!
Thanks for this informative and well produced video! When I change my oil, I start with refilling with 5 1/2 quarts, run the engine a bit, then check the dipstick. The oil level on the dipstick is always higher than the hatched section. Any ideas or comments would be greatly appreciated, since I'm concerned that I'm overfilling it with oil, even though I put in only 5 1/2 quarts.
The last time I changed the oil myself I also put 5 1/2 half quarts in it and it was perfect. I am guessing the hotter the engine is the more dirty oil is going to drain out. Very smart of you not to overfill. Take care and best wishes to you. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.
A socket extension or combination of them longer than your oil drip pan will help you extract the plug without spilling on the ground :-) Let the plug fall into the pan, retrieve it later.
These days especially with top-side oil filters, we do not need to crawl under and drain into oil pans anylonger. Just go out and buy yourselves a manual or electric fluid extractor pump and pump the oil out through your oil dipstick. The drain tube will slide down through the dipstick and into the bottom of the crank case. So gets the job done easy fast no mess and gets atleast 90% of the old oil out prolly better. Im about to do my first change on my 2021 promaster 2500 the part store shows it takes 5.92q of 5w20 to fill it back up. Will update this if something goes wrong.
Informative video. We just bought a new '20 Promaster 2500 159wb a couple days ago to do a build. I'm a stickler for changing oil. Keep a record of your changes, receipts etc as the 3.6 has a history of valve train issues. Yours is a 2018 or older I believe by the grill shape. I think they may have had the issue fixed by then but don't let the mfgr get out of warranting it by saying you didn't change your oil often enough. I suggest changing the trans fluid out at least every 25 to 30k miles.
That's definitely the best part of the process! I just added a new oil pan plug with a switch on it to empty the oil out and not have to remove the plug 😎
You bet! I just added an oil plug that has a valve on it to drain the oil without removing it. The next times should be even easier. Take care and thank you for watching. 😀
Awesome. Have you thought of putting an LED lightbar as fog lights. My Promaster didn’t come with fog lights either. It’s nice to have additional lights on some of these back roads.
Yes! We had an awesome light bar on our jeep that we traded in on the van. I kick myself for not transferring it to the van. Someday we hope to get another one. 😀
Thank you for the great video and super tips! On p. 155 of the 2018 Ram User Guide under Fluid Capacities, Engine Oil With Filter it lists 6 Quarts. I assume your concern is overfilling causing added engine pressure, or? I keep all my receipts and record all oil changes which are always done but way before any alarm would ever go off. I was watching a program where the mechanic said car mfgrs use engine sensors and a algorithm in their programming that checks mileage driven, speeds, rpms, temperature, oil condition clarity, etc. He suggested if you don't trust a programmer's algorithm merely change your oil earlier. I have changed all my cars/trucks batteries every 5 years max on the 72 month battery. I do it on a beautiful day, when I want to, where I want to. ;-}
Good questions! Definitely check the gasket! Having a spare gasket or new oil plug on hand in not a bad idea. We had our oil changed at a ”un-named” oil lube shop and they over tightened the oil plug....so much that it stripped when we tried to get it off the next time we changed our oil. We had to buy a special tool to get the plug out and replaced with a new plug. Tighten it to Goldilocks specifications 😆 not too much & not too little..... Just perfect 👌 we tighten ours by hand. Exact torque number.... You would have to check with the owner Manuel. We have seen it listed at 20 ft.lbs of torque but we are not mechanics and cannot verify that info. Hope this helps
Quick question. Can you put the front tires on leveling blocks for more room or will that keep some of the engine oil from draining? After you ran the engine do you let it sit for a while before checking dip stick?
this was very well done, thank you. and yes i called jiffy lube and was told 95 bucks they are out of there minds. i just did mine only worst part is it is 2 degrees outside lol. but atleast its done.
@@oneadVANtureatatime Pop was the noise the rubber gasket made..... I was trying to be funny because dave said'this could take awhile' then less than a second later the gasket came flying off
Hello, i just bought a brand new Ram Promaster 136” WB 2500. and just put on 6500 mileage. my question is how many miles do i need to do my oil change? and what type of oil I have to use. thank u in advance for ur reply.
Beautiful! I was wondering if anyone ever ventured to change the oil like this without jacking up the van. Now I see that there's nothing to it. Would you do the same on a smaller car, with not much clearance below? And what do you think of the "extractor" method? (sucking the oil from above with a hose).
When we had a small car I just used those plastic ramps and that worked well. I like the idea of pumping out the liquid especially with the transmission fluid. Since there is no drain plug on the Promaster transmission pan.
There's a very simple solution I have used for decades. Drive it onto some boards. 2x8's are ideal. With my old car, I used two layers of boards for a rise of 3.5 inches. What a huge difference that makes.
Yes, it did! If our warranty runs out all be getting a second opinion on what viscosity of oil to use. I found his video very interesting and wanted to share. Take care and best wishes to you.
Thank you for this video! I'm about to change the oil in our Promaster 2500 van and feel much more comfortable now. I liked the tip about starting with 5 quarts and then adding slowly after that. Do you suggest waiting to change the oil until you get the dashboard message?
I usually do wait for the dashboard message but also perform a weekly fluid check. If the oil is extra dark or black I will change it earlier. If the oil looks fairly clean I will run extra miles even if the oil change message comes up. Hope that helps. 😎
Hi Andy, we have just learned that the Mobil1 oil brand we used is not on the list of approved oils for 3.6l Pentastar engines and could possibly void your warranty. Check out this link if you have time, there is a list of what oils you can use. jeepoffroadadventures.com/wp/?page_id=787
@@1977starfire I buy Pennzoil on sale with a premium oil filter Mobil 1 etc. then shelve at home until I'm around 4,000mi, How do you reset alarm so it just doesn't go off sometime later. I'm doing my 3rd change at 11,850 mi due to almost a year on oil. Due to Covid first got it out of winter storage in July!!
Not a bad Idea. We completely skidded out our last vehicle.(jeep wrangle). It definitely adds more confidence to those tougher back roads. Anyhow I like your thought process. 😎
Hi David, sorry about that. The link popped up for me right toward the end of our video. All see if I can link it for you. It’s only a five minute video and worth the time to watch I think. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FV8LR6Z2CbQ.html
I wonder why these new vans use the canister less type filter cartridge like many foreign cars. Scotty the mechanic on youtube doesn't think these types are as good.
I am confused. So tour video shows you adding 5w20 as per manufacture recommended, but then you send us to a video showing what happens when you follow said recommendation. (???)
It is very confusing!! we are using 5w20 as per manufacturer instructions because our van is still under warranty. However, we are showing someone else's experience and what their mechanic said after replacing the engine. Food for thought.... definitely discuss with a mechanic you trust.
Great question. As long as you have a drain pain you can pour it back in the original containers and take it to any auto parts store in the USA. Also Walmart will take your oil at the service center.
Love following you guys. I live in Portland ME and really enjoyed your videos of your stay here. You did such a nice job making Maine look so very beautiful. Would love to host you and Roodles if you ever get back this way. Really envy your trips and hope to do the same one day.
I watched Stan the Van about the oil issue and did my own research and... This concerns me greatly because everywhere else like forums, dealer, and most importantly, the manufacturer says to only use 5-20 for very specific reasons. Not saying this is bad information, but I sure would like to get clarification on this and other questions like should you run synthetic, etc. seems unbelievable to me that there are tons of these vehicles out there running the wrong oil! Anyone have any suggestions for clarification of this?
Right there with you! We kept our oil at 5-20 as to not void our warranty.... but we are curious as well. I would love to have a really good mechanic that I trusted to ask! We thought this would be a good topic to discuss....and well....we learn alot from our viewers!!!
one adVANture at a time - I feel pretty good that I got the best info regarding this that I can because as I said, I contacted dealer and manufacturer and they both said 5-20 “Blended Synthetic” which was the only thing the manual does not specify. Thanks for your content.
