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Aug 12, 2007 | 11:13 AM

LMB-C6

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Oil Filter..

Am I the only one who pre-fills the oil filter to avoid the .5 sec. of oil starvation at startup?
I've been doing it that way for years on all our cars - even the ones where it mounts sideways.

Aug 12, 2007 | 11:19 AM

SLAZ06

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I also always prefilled the oil filter before installation. It's like what is the worst that happens maybe some oil spills a little but the gain is reduced time getting oil to the bearings.

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:20 PM

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I always prefill.

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:25 PM

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I only fill the filter if its a vertical sitting filter... I've tried it before on a horizontal sitting filter... and lets just say my arm was oiled up for the next 3000 miles. But like you said before... it can't hurt, and if you've ever seen bearings without any oil... well.... I'd go with the safe side and fill up the oil filter.

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:25 PM

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Some say it's totally unnecessary, but it's just so quick and easy to do... especially on the LS2 where the filter goes on right side up... may as well just do it.... zero cost... why not?

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:25 PM

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Aug 12, 2007 | 12:27 PM

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Aug 12, 2007 | 12:28 PM

gordonb50

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Learned that when my dad first showed me how to change oil.

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Aug 12, 2007 | 12:29 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAZ06

I also always prefilled the oil filter before installation. It's like what is the worst that happens maybe some oil spills a little but the gain is reduced time getting oil to the bearings.

Always pre-fill........

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:43 PM

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Didn't in the past. Now I do. Never had a failure but why take the chance when it is so easy?

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:43 PM

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Obviously yes.

No reason not to pre-fill.

It ensures that oil will flow to wherever it goes that much sooner.

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:46 PM

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Wayne O

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I prime or pre-fill the oil filter, however, when I first had the dealership change the oil....they didn't (which isn't all that surprising).

Aug 12, 2007 | 12:47 PM

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orca1946

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I have not , till now, maybe I'll start

Aug 12, 2007 | 02:32 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LMB-C6

Am I the only one who pre-fills the oil filter to avoid the .5 sec. of oil starvation at startup?

no.

Aug 12, 2007 | 02:44 PM

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heisnuts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterSG

Obviously yes.

No reason not to pre-fill.

It ensures that oil will flow to wherever it goes that much sooner.

Before I even start lifting the car or pulling tools, I fill the new filter and let it sit while I am draining the old oil. By the time it's time to install the new filter it needs to be topped off before installation.

Aug 12, 2007 | 02:53 PM

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Always have since my father showed me how to do it on our tractor when I was 12 years old - - it worked for that and been a good idea ever since for any vertical filter.

I always run a finger full of oil all around the gasket too - - no downside to either in my view.

Aug 12, 2007 | 07:22 PM

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LMB-C6

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Originally Posted by heisnuts

Actually that's what I also do when working on a car with a horizontal filter - minus the top up. By the time I'm ready to install it the filter media has absorbed enough that I can hold it horizontally and oil will not spill (though you may have to rotate it slowly).

Quote:

Originally Posted by CQRT

I always run a finger full of oil all around the gasket too - - no downside to either in my view.

Yes, there is a downside - you will be able to remove it