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Originally Posted by aszyd
That's very possible. How do you feel about filling the filter with oil before putting it on the car? On the new Focus, the filter faces downwards, so it was quite easy to do the pre-fill, but with these sideways mounted filters, I don't know how to do it without making a mess. So I usually don't...
Back when I had my first car, I would let Walmart do the oil changes. They once "gifted" me a filter wrench. When I got home after a change, I noticed that the hood was bulging oddly on one side. When I opened it up, there was a filter wrench just sitting there  . I think my father has it now, I'm not sure. |
There is technically NO need to fill a OIL filter with oil before putting on. You can put the filter on, then start the car, wait for the oil pressure to hit where it would normally sit. Shut her down, wait a good 10 mins for the oil to collect in the pan again and top her up the 1/4 quart or however big the filter is. This is a SOP for everything I have worked on, never had an issue.
Fuel filter is ENTIRELY different. YOU MUST fill the filter, else you are flushing out the injectors. So a note for people with diesel.
