Hi Jon,
Its a piece of cake. First, put a pan underneath the filter to catch the
drippin's like normal. Second, unscrew the old filter. Third, wipe off the
filter seat, lube the new filters o-ring seal with fresh oil and screw it
on. Fourth, top off the oil to replace what you just lost in the old
filter. That's all there is to it!
Remember, you don't drain the oil through the filter passage. The only oil
you'll loose will be the oil in the filter. (Unless you happen to have your
oil filter screwed into the bottom of the oil pan.)
Rich
PS. SAFETY DISCLAMER: Don't do this with the engine running. :'B
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon [mailto:jonram@megalink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:44 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Mobil 1... again
How do you change the filter without changing the oil?
Later,
Jon
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----- Original Message ----- > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:45:43 -0500
> From: "Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-ns.com>
> Subject: DML: RE: mobil 1....again
>
> Robert,
> I've never had any oil analysis performed, but others on the list have.
> (They can be found in the archives.) After the first 10Kmi, I switched to
> Mobil-1, and use Wix filters. (The Wix filter I use is twice the size of
> the stock one.) The filter gets changed every 5Kmi., and the oil every
> 10Kmi. The last time I tore down the engine at ~53Kmi., you could easily
> see all the cross-hatch pattern honed into the cylinder walls. No sludge
> build up on anything, and the top of the pistons were in suprisingly good
> shape with very minimal build-up. The valve stems had accumulated some
> deposits, but very minimal compared to other engines.
>
> It makes you wonder with many manufactures now telling you 7500mi. between
> conventional oil changes, and they use an oil filter the size of a
baseball.
> I don't know the story behind that, but I do know what my engine looks
like,
> and what it runs like. I'll stick with the Mobil-1 and oversized filters.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
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