Filter Tips: (provided by the Turbo Diesel Register).

• To make the job of removing your oil filter easier and neater, put on a pair of surgical gloves. They improve your grip and keep your hands clean. When the filter is off the vehicle, simply hold the filter top with one hand, and with the other pull the glove off your hand by turning it inside out over the top of the filter. Then oil can't get out of the filter opening!
• A commonsense reminder: before installing a new oil or fuel filter, write the date and mileage directly on the filter with a marker to make remembering these vital details easier.
• Also, before installing a new oil filter or a new diesel fuel filter, prime it with the appropriate fluid first. Get the filter as full as possible.

Lube Tips: (provided by the Turbo Diesel Register).

• Trying to pour oil or other fluid into a fill hole and don't have a funnel handy? Stick a screwdriver in the fill hole and pour the liquid down the screwdriver shaft. It will follow the shaft into the fill hole.
• Need some good parts cleaning solution but hate to spend the bucks? Use old automatic transmission fluid. It will make greasy parts shiny; clean after an overnight soaking. Wash the ATF off with soapy water.
• If you have a mysterious oil leak in your automatic transmission, check where the transmission dipstick tube goes into the case. You'll likely find a cracked "O" ring when you remove the dipstick tube. Replace the "O" ring for a quick fix.