This means there are people who do eat the yellow snow.
Who changes their own oil here?
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Just touch the new ring into the old oil in the pan. Or dab a finger in and run it around the o ring.
There seem to be a lot of vehicles that have to correct seal diameter and thread size to accept a Motorcraft FL1A. I've used it on every engine it would fit on for 20 years, including a Datsun, my Jeeps, and a number of older Fords and never had an issue once.
This thread may be a sign that this forum has ran it’s course.....
My wife's first 4runner, a 4th gen with the 4.0 V6, was that way. Even had a little dam that directed the oil down a hole so you could catch what did leak out. Then the 5th gen came out and they "updated" the engine with a cartridge filter hidden behind a skid plate and dumps oil down your arm every single time. Not only does it make a mess but thanks to the skid plate and the cleanup it turned a 15 minute job into an hour. It's the only vehicle I've ever had that I'm happy to pay $100 for somebody else to deal with it.
Matt888
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37 years as long as I have been driving I have never paid for any oil change on any of my vehicles, the only time someone else has changed my oil was on my Wife’s 2020 toyota as it is free for the first 2 or 3 years and after that I will be changing it as well.
I heard the best way to check your oil is by a 3rd party dipstick.
Works for TJs also.
Works for TJs also.
I have no idea really, the EPA tells me this shit and I say, "okay."
It isn't by mistake as you know. If you want the same awesomeness of the FL1A in a Mopar sized package the FL300 works. If you get really rough I guess the filter could knock your A/C bits or something? I am a huge Motorcraft filter fan, holy shit, best filters ever.
I did not catch that. I meant bestest friend.
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We know what you really meant, don't try to hide behind a typo.
That’s were the shit came from to begin with, the ground.
As a kid, I remember going to my uncles ranch in eastern Colorado, they lived on a dirt road, he had a tank hooked up to a tractor with a spray boom attached.
When he got enough oil in the tank, he’d drive along the dirt road spraying they oil, he said it kept the dust down. Fifty years later, you can still drive that road with minimal dust.………!
I think unless you clean the mount you don't need to do this. I used to do it because that's how I was taught. One day I realized the oil filter mount had oil on it too. I guess if you don't hot swap and clean it up or something you could have problems but it's never caused me any issues. I'd definitely call my way stupid simple and yours more traditional careful.
I went to the store and just got back and now there’s 135 posts on this thread about changing the oil… I’m glad the original topic wasn’t I need someone to help me name my jeep… 
Next week @AndyG is starting a series on changing the air filter, stay tuned
I hope nobody said that before, I haven't read all 137.
I have not done oil changes myself for many years but with the TJ I have started again! simple job plus you get to look for glittery bits and worry yourself stupid if you overfilled or not, also gives you a good excuse to lift the hood everyday to keep making sure that hand tight only filter isn't leaking. 
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