Changing oil this weekend
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Racer
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From: Rocky Point NY
Changing oil this weekend
The weather here on Long Island is supposed to be in the 60's this weekend so i've decided to change my oil for the first time. i'm all set but i have 1 questions - does anyone fill their oil filter with oil before installing? just wondering i know gravity will do that anyway once i fill the baby up.
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
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I fill mine up -
I got laughed at once for doing it...
....I'll still do it
I got laughed at once for doing it...
....I'll still do it
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Just a friendly reminder... never trust a hydraulic jack alone- use a jack stand! Also, I hope you have better luck than I did when I did my first oil change. Just by coincidence I guess, my oil pressure sensor went after I did the oil change. So when I started up my car for the first time after the change- BING 130 lbs of oil pressure. I freaked out before I checked in here to find out it is VERY common for the sensor to fail. Good Luck- and enjoy! 
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Originally Posted by blesmess94
so assuming i fill the oil filter - is it still a 6.5 oz oil fill or is now more like 6 oz?
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I fill mine up a bit when I change mine. 
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Originally Posted by MY1STPEWTER
