Inverted oil filter trick?
09-30-2012, 04:09 PM
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Inverted oil filter trick?
when draining my oil what is the trick to drain the inverted oil filter before removing to prevent it leaking all over ?
09-30-2012, 05:39 PM
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Just unscrew it enough to allow a small air gap between the oring and filter pad. The filter will drain w/o a drop spilled. Sounds crazy, but it works!
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09-30-2012, 06:11 PM
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10-01-2012, 07:10 AM
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I have a thick screwdriver the that is about 1/2 inch shorter than my filter. I have it sharpened to a point. With the oil warm, I open the drains on the tubes, and punch the whole through the TDC of the filter, all the way through. I come back the next day, and my oil filters and housing valleys are bone dry. I also pop off the oil fill cap and pull the dipstick open a bit too.
Gonna need to remember that one.
