Well, I called FOT for an Oil Fill Tube. My current one is leaking a bit and when I park on an angle it leaks more. Just started this past weekend too. Oh well, I have to say that parts said they had to make it up and the price was 62 dollars. Wow.. that is the cheapest part I have ever put on the coach other than a bulb....
Oh well, I am glad I have a heated garage too.
Hey John,
I found the same thing a couple of years ago. I removed the tube and blanked off the opening. It's easier and cleaner to add oil through the engine top.
Agree with removing the oil fill tube - what a mess it is. The way it's mounted in my coach, there is no way to get a funnel or container at the rear to add oil. Was going to add a cap on the engine end, and just lift the bed when I need to add oil.
Steve
You may already know this but I have to make sure because putting in oil when the filler tube is stowed seams impossible on a Cummins 5.9 with a rear radiator. You can pull out the oil fill tube, sometimes with great effort, so you can pour oil in without being a contortionist. Just grab hold of the angled tube, twist back and forth and pull like crazy. It will slide out about 10" from under the grill opening so you can pour oil in easily, sort of. Push it back in when finished so you can close the grill door.
This procedure is not readily visible and the filler slide can be very hard to pull out the first time so if you don't know you will not try and wonder who in the world designed this thing.
Thought about blanking it off. I will look at that option too. I could still fill thru the top that way too though it would be easier if I raised the back closet floor too.
Ya, I removed mine as well and replaced it with a standard filler plug. The old one was messy and another place to get dirt into the engine.
Don't feel bad there is a used one on E-bay for $99.00!
Keith
Wow - I did not know there was a pull out section at the end of the tube. Thank you Kent. Going to check it out.
Still don't care for that six feet of pipe that the oil has to travel along to get to the engine. And yes - my first question when I saw the arrangement, to no one in particular, was "Who came up with this mess?" Yes - let's route the tube all the way to the farthest point possible on the engine from the fill point. ;D
Not having driven very far as yet, I don't even know what to expect in terms of oil consumption. If it's not too often, I lean towards ditching the fill tube. However, I do envision one day perhaps lowering the bed after adding oil and inadvertantly leaving greasy handprints on the bedding. :)
Steve