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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 07:28 PM
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Default Oil Change/ No Filter Change

I was changing my oil the other day and after draining it, I realized i has no filter to replace the old one with, so I went ahead and left it on. Can I just put off the filter change til the next oil change, or should I go ahead and change the filter and top off the oil?? Problem is, Im not sure when the filter was last changed, there is a date of 6-30 written on it, so I'm guessing I should go ahead and pull it off soon, but can I avoid changing the oil as well?


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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 07:35 PM
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Default Re: Oil Change/ No Filter Change

Change the oil filter for sure...thats where the bad stuff is. You should be able to change the filter without having to drain the oil.
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 10:54 PM
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only problem with not doing the filter when you did the oil is now you have the 3/4 qt.(est.) of oil that resides in the filter(when motor is off) still in there! so you kinda missed part of the oil change!

oil filter 6 bucks, why would you not spend 6 buck to protect you 20 thousand dollar investment?
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Old Feb 27, 2002 | 01:02 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by QuikSSilver:
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oil filter 6 bucks, why would you not spend 6 buck to protect you 20 thousand dollar investment?</strong><hr></blockquote>

He said he forgot

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