Oil filter has 1000 miles...re-use it?
01-16-2011, 02:11 PM
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Burning Brakes
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01-16-2011, 02:16 PM
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BlackOp you should be fine to reuse the filter. If you remove it and reinstall it treat it as if it were a new filter. Oil the gasket and so forth. I normally presoak the filter with oil on a new one, you can skip that step on this one!
01-16-2011, 03:31 PM
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i wouldn't even remove the filter, just drain the oil and refill. also run 20w-50 brad penn year round but my car doesn't see much winter action...except for the occasional nice day.
01-16-2011, 06:46 PM
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do you notice lifter noise if you use 20w in the winter? Or is it too hard to start?
If the car starts up with no lifter noise, don't bother changing - there is a film of oil already on everything that needs it. Bearings are all lubricated, and so is the cylinder wall.
If the car uses oil, then gradually top it up with a 0w or 5w something, but I wouldn't waste the oil you just put in it.
If the car starts up with no lifter noise, don't bother changing - there is a film of oil already on everything that needs it. Bearings are all lubricated, and so is the cylinder wall.
If the car uses oil, then gradually top it up with a 0w or 5w something, but I wouldn't waste the oil you just put in it.