Tips For Not Making Mess, 2500hd Oil Change Options

[Shatterz]

I'm about due for my first oil change on my 2500HD. I've noticed the skid plate is positioned to where it is blocking a straight shot down for the oil filter and the drain plug and it is going to be somewhat tricky to not have oil go all over the place and into the skid plate.Anybody got any tricks for a no mess oil change on these 6.0 HD trucks? Thanks.

[Mike2500HD]

I'm about due for my first oil change on my 2500HD. I've noticed the skid plate is positioned to where it is blocking a straight shot down for the oil filter and the drain plug and it is going to be somewhat tricky to not have oil go all over the place and into the skid plate.Anybody got any tricks for a no mess oil change on these 6.0 HD trucks? Thanks.

I screwed around for over a years worth of oil changes. Im not worried when I do it at work but spilling oil all over my concrete driveway pisses me off. So, I finally got pissed and pulled out the sawzall. No more worries. The skid plate extends way out into mid air doing nothing for the last couple of inches anyway. Just cut it the hell off and be done with it. And besides...are any of us going rock crawling any time soon? In 200,000 miles youll never put a scratch in the skid plate.. never even know its there accept when it spills oil all over. I cut less than 2" off the tail end where it has a bit of a radius and squared it up. Even took a file and smoothed it out.