Oil Change question

[ynkedad]

on the 1st oil change !

~Ray

[98 softtail]

OK , tell me why i need to fill my oil filter before I install it. I am going to change my oil this weekend. Is there some sort of an airlock or what?
Thanks,
Joe B.

[ynkedad]

when you finish changing the oil (without filling the filter) and check the level on the dip stick, it'll read "full".
BUT once you start the car up and let her run for a bit, the oil circulates filling the filter up. Now you turn the engine off letting it sit for a few, then check the dip stick again, you're going to be... let's say 1/2 quart low.

*Also...i'm not sure of the direction of flow for oil in the motor, but for the time it takes the oil to fill the filter up...your motor is running w/out lubrication. This may be a mute point.?

~Ray

[ADulay]

Originally Posted by Nytro

I made my own ramps. See this thread for details on how to make them. I use them for all cars, and they fit right under a C5. I hope you filled your oil filter when you installed it.

http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forum...read.php?t=885

Nytro,

Thanks for that link to your wood ramps. Good idea.
I'll be making a set up tomorrow!

AD

[98 softtail]

Originally Posted by ynkedad

when you finish changing the oil (without filling the filter) and check the level on the dip stick, it'll read "full".
BUT once you start the car up and let her run for a bit, the oil circulates filling the filter up. Now you turn the engine off letting it sit for a few, then check the dip stick again, you're going to be... let's say 1/2 quart low.

*Also...i'm not sure of the direction of flow for oil in the motor, but for the time it takes the oil to fill the filter up...your motor is running w/out lubrication. This may be a mute point.?

~Ray

Ray, after posting my dumba$$ question I realized just how stupid it sounds. The oil is picked up by the oil pump from the pickup tube in the oilpan. The most damaging time when starting a car would naturally be after the car has sat a few months allowing the lubricant on the internal metal to metal or friction surfaces to contact without the benefit of lubricant. Any air within the system would naturally work it's way out of the oil during circulation.

Joe B.

[ynkedad]

I didn't think it to be Dumb at all.