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Old 07-30-2005, 10:22 AM
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Default got new larger oil filter from napa (1333)...did the oil change but...
i could only dump in 3.75quarts does that seem right? I thought that bigger filter would bump it up to 4.5? Its full at 3.75 quarts.
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Hmm, took 4.25 qts for me. Did you add oil directly into the filter, then screw it on?
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Default did you prefill the filter? you have to idle the car for a few minutes..
then recheck the level.

i just changed my oil and nearly got 5 quarts in (large oem filter, s4 oil cooler)
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Default did you do the change on ramps?....
tilting the car may not let all the oil drain. only other thing i can think of is sludge, but i'd hate to think you have a ½qt of it.
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Default no i did not....I screwed the filter on first and then started adding oil....
maybe I should run the car longer....and see i think i only ran it for 2 minutes.
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With that larger filter. I'd think filling that up first would be a really good idea.
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yeah i did change it on ramps. and then dropped it to put the oil back in.
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Default i think i would spill it everywhere...its hard to manuver that thing through the engine bay...
i'm not used to filling it up before hand.
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2nd, took 4.25 qts. I always fill the filter, then screw it on.
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So because you emptied it on ramps, you didn't get all of the oil out of the pan!
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