quick oil/ filter change question.
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quick oil/ filter change question.
i have my car on the lift and am about 4000 miles into my 0w40 oil. when i did the oil change i only drained oil pan and forgot about the drain by sway bar. my car is a quart low as well and was thinking about draining the oil while i got the car on the lift vs adding a quart.
i have new oil drain bolts and washers on me but the problem is i dont have another filter on hand and not sure when i will have a chance to get back on the lift and would like to change it today while its up.
think i will be ok to reuse the oil filter with 4000 miles? or should i replace it due to old oil and add a quart, maybe its a at add 1.5 quarts by now.
i have new oil drain bolts and washers on me but the problem is i dont have another filter on hand and not sure when i will have a chance to get back on the lift and would like to change it today while its up.
think i will be ok to reuse the oil filter with 4000 miles? or should i replace it due to old oil and add a quart, maybe its a at add 1.5 quarts by now.
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The filter is rated to 10-13k mi depending on the application so I don't see why there would be a issue. That front pan section only holds about 1/2 quart if I remember correctly.
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+1 fleece filter will be ok, but you should open the filter cap to drain as much oil out of the filter as you can. When you lift the filter/cap the oil drains in to the crankcase. Doing this will minimize dilution/contaminationon of the new oil. Plus there is nothing stopping you from changing the filter at a later time, and always use the Fleece (white) filter not the paper (brown)filter.
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the last oil change was my first oil change on the car since ive owned it. im shooting for 5k intervals due to summer. so i dont think i will put more than 10k on the filter. its oem fleece filter.
i guess i can just change the filter once it comes in. I was just on a time crunch yesterday and had a lift in a cool garage but no filter.
thanks for the replies
i guess i can just change the filter once it comes in. I was just on a time crunch yesterday and had a lift in a cool garage but no filter.
thanks for the replies
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the last oil change was my first oil change on the car since ive owned it. im shooting for 5k intervals due to summer. so i dont think i will put more than 10k on the filter. its oem fleece filter.
i guess i can just change the filter once it comes in. I was just on a time crunch yesterday and had a lift in a cool garage but no filter.
thanks for the replies
i guess i can just change the filter once it comes in. I was just on a time crunch yesterday and had a lift in a cool garage but no filter.
thanks for the replies
I did this consistently over 60k miles (between 55k and 115k) up until I sold the car.
