Re: RE: Empty oil filter??

From: Jason Bleazard (dml@bleazard.net)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 22:33:04 EDT


Terrible Tom wrote:
> The oil would have had to have flowed against gravity!

I know more about physics than mechanics, but here goes... is it a
sealed system, more or less air tight? As the fluid and air in the
engine cool, they'll shrink and create a vacuum. I don't know how the
system works, but if it's sealed, it might be possible for the oil to be
sucked out of the filter, like Coke through a straw. Just a total guess.

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Jason Bleazard  http://drazaelb.blogspot.com  Burlington, Ontario
his:  '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black



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