Oil Change
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it is mainly done on motors have vertical filter mounts not horizontal (ie the 5.4 in my sig). that proves what i mean as a feel good action it isn't a necessity to fill the filter prior to installing.
look at the oil filter with the gasket up and the hole you see where the threads are cut into, just pour the oil into there and screw the filter on.. nothing special
look at the oil filter with the gasket up and the hole you see where the threads are cut into, just pour the oil into there and screw the filter on.. nothing special
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I fill the filter about half-way on my F150 and it doesn't spill. It helps reduce the amount of time the engine is running without oil pressure - same reason the filters have an anti-drain valve.
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in one steady motion, pour oil into the new filter until the oil level reaches the top
let the oil drain down. you'll be about 1/2 full. screw onto engine and fill it up
I agree with Ken. get as much oil as you can into the filter. motor will spend less time dry spinning before the oil starts getting pumped
let the oil drain down. you'll be about 1/2 full. screw onto engine and fill it up
I agree with Ken. get as much oil as you can into the filter. motor will spend less time dry spinning before the oil starts getting pumped
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On my 97 f-150, it had a relocated oil filter.
Apparently it came in a kit to help change it easier.
I bought the truck second hand, so I have no idea where it came from.
Does anyone know if there is one for the new 5.4L?
Apparently it came in a kit to help change it easier.
I bought the truck second hand, so I have no idea where it came from.
Does anyone know if there is one for the new 5.4L?
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Isn't there a way to build oil pressure in the system before startup? What I'm tryin to say is the trick like turning the key to the on position and put accelerator to the floor while turning the key which turns the engine over (but doesn't start) until you get oil press.? Correct me if I'm wrong.??
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Yeah, you could do that, that's the correct procedure. But I don't bother with all that, I just fill the filter about halfway and fire it up with no throttle, with some oil in the filter these motors build pressure quick enough.
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I've done oil changes on several different vehicles and never tried this before but; if you left the filter off and filled your engine with oil, wouldn't the oil spill onto the ground because of the lack of a filter?
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It's not that I misread anything, I know you don't leave the filter off. What I'm trying to ask is, "if" the filter was left off when you filled the engine with oil, oil would leak onto the ground. Therefore with the filter on oil would naturally fill the filter. That is unless, with the filter on, it creates some sort of bubble that prevents the oil from soaking into the filter. Then when the engine is started and the oil pump forces the oil to flow through the filter. So is it really necessary to fill the filter?