Changing the oil in my fourth generation Ram/Cummins trucks (and Toyota 4Runner) is so easy with the NoSpill Systems drain plug kit; love them. The gallon freezer bag trick also works well to capture the oil filter, which is easily accessed through the wheel well on manual transmission fourth gen trucks. I've done oil analysis on several vehicles over many years, and the information can be quite interesting.
This oil had been in the engine for 14,700 miles, long but not excessive for the platform. However, it took 30 months...
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