Capacity variation
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Originally Posted By: Sonataman
Is there anything to capacity variation in a given brand of filter?
Don't follow you. Do you mean between different brands of filters for the same vehicle? If so, then I'd suspect there would be a slight variation due to the volume of the guts in the can and even can size between different brands.
Is there anything to capacity variation in a given brand of filter?
Don't follow you. Do you mean between different brands of filters for the same vehicle? If so, then I'd suspect there would be a slight variation due to the volume of the guts in the can and even can size between different brands.
I don't pre-fill the filters for fear of spilling some oil as I install the filter. I literally try real hard not to spill a single drop of new oil. I also leave the bottle upside down in the funnel for an hour.
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Different media will soak up different volumes of oil at prefilling.
I always Prefill, (luckily all the cars so far have had a more or less vertical (can goes on threads up) filter head).
Doing My first OCI on the Sable, I was amazed at how much the FL400s actually took in. It literally took the majority of a Pint.
(car calls for 5.5 qts, bought an extra qt(already had the 5qt jug), filled a pint Mason jar from it, remainder went in the Filter. and on the next OC, That Filter will be Primed w/the oil from that Mason Jar.)
Doing My first OCI on the Sable, I was amazed at how much the FL400s actually took in. It literally took the majority of a Pint.
(car calls for 5.5 qts, bought an extra qt(already had the 5qt jug), filled a pint Mason jar from it, remainder went in the Filter. and on the next OC, That Filter will be Primed w/the oil from that Mason Jar.)
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Originally Posted By: MolaKule
Different media will soak up different volumes of oil at prefilling.
Agreed. I tried prefilling the same filter different ways, when I started a day before at 1/2 hour to 1 hour interval I can prefill up to 12-14 oz to have the oil level at 3/4 full. When I do 30-45 minutes before install the filter I can only add 8-10 oz to get the same level.
Different media will soak up different volumes of oil at prefilling.
Agreed. I tried prefilling the same filter different ways, when I started a day before at 1/2 hour to 1 hour interval I can prefill up to 12-14 oz to have the oil level at 3/4 full. When I do 30-45 minutes before install the filter I can only add 8-10 oz to get the same level.
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