Good morning from Seward, Alaska...And welcome to the vlog! It is a chilly
morning out here! We're gonna do a little bit of maintenance on the Expedition
Vehicle today...Seasons are definitely changing at these latitudes! So we have a
2007 Mitsubishi Fuso FG140 with the 4M50 engine and...This
is actually a very surprisingly easy oil change! Actually, I shouldn't say
surprisingly because this is a work truck and...Theoretically, good engineering
should make certain processes simple and this one is definitely that!... Well, the
biggest pain in the butt part of doing this oil change is that you need to
clean out the cab of the truck. And fortunately, in this case, we just
completed the Dempster highway...So I cleaned everything out!... But there's some
safety mechanisms here...We have to grab one handle to release the other and
then...There we go...The whole engine and everything is exposed!
Make sure...Safety feature right here, this little...Oh gosh! Locking piece for a
technical word...Make sure that little lever is down locking into place!... Well
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You do not need your traditional shallow drain pan, a five-gallon bucket works
just fine!... There we go!... And now it's time to drop the oil filter...I'm just gonna loosen it up and...
Try not to get too messy!... Here we go...
Almost there...There it is!... Let that puppy drain!... Kind of the basics here; Put a
little oil on the gasket and make sure you're not doubling up gaskets...I'm a
firm believer in using OE components... But man...We really needed to do an oil
change after that run up the Dempster so... I think this is better than not doing it!
We got pretty lucky on this vehicle because...From the factory, it recommends
the Mobil Delvac 1300 Super...Which is just a conventional motor oil...I'd love
to hear your input on some of the synthetics or the blends, but this is a
very affordable motor oil! I think it's only like $13 a gallon at
Walmart and ahh... This is actually the 2.5 gallon one which makes it even cheaper!
Something else that's really cool about this truck and rather convenient...This is
like the third time, I've changed the oil myself...But it takes three gallons on the
dot! Yeah, the two and a half gallon jugs makes it a pain in the butt... You know...
But do it to save a few bucks! But three gallons...That's seriously very easy!... And
for the final two quarts here, let's dump out half of this one-gallon bottle!
Before we start the engine, take a quick peek at the dipstick here...You know what's
funny about diesels is that... Even right after you change that oil, that oil is
still black! It doesn't give you much faith but...I do know that it's fresh oil in
there...Okay, let's see where we're at...A little above the top hash mark but keep
in mind...The oil filter is still empty, so we are good to start the engine!... We're in neutral...
You know this vehicle gives you warning signs...When you get close to that 6000 mile mark, the engine actually starts making a lot more noise!
Alright, let's check the oil!... Okay, dipstick...Let's see where we're at guys... So
like I said, it's my third oil change and I like to...Look for patterns like that
just to make things easier because I know...All of a sudden one day it's now gonna
start taking four gallons!... Oh, look at that!
Like just below that top hash mark!...We got a winner!
Dare I say, I could put a little bit more but...It is like that close to the top...And
this thing has never burned a drop of oil...
The main latch has engaged down here...All that's left is to push this down and...There
we go!... I think that's a wrap! We've got nice, fresh oil in the engine and we're
ready for another road trip!... Exactly! And it's only gonna be a matter of time
before we hit the road again so ahh...Hit that SUBSCRIBE button...You know, we do a little
maintenance, we do a little traveling...We do a little camera work and...Oh now we
just have fun! We'll see you on the road...