Patman
Staff member
Originally Posted By: i_hate_autofraud
In my case I've been prefilling the oil filter for years, after I decided to add up all the dry starts! ouch!
I fill it only because it really doesn't hurt anything but in all honesty it's not as if you're actually going to see a dry start. There is more than enough residual oil on the parts of the engine to alleviate any chance of metal to metal contact of any kind after an oil change even with a dry oil filter.
In my case I've been prefilling the oil filter for years, after I decided to add up all the dry starts! ouch!
I fill it only because it really doesn't hurt anything but in all honesty it's not as if you're actually going to see a dry start. There is more than enough residual oil on the parts of the engine to alleviate any chance of metal to metal contact of any kind after an oil change even with a dry oil filter.