I used a Union Sanyo Oil filter for my 2001 acura integra. Well, i did a cold drain and NO oil came out of filter, but 4 quarts of oil came out from the drain plug. Hrmm, good thing i only had it in there for 3k miles.......anything to be concerned about? Normally oil comes gushing out from the filter area
Interesting...no oil came out of filter
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Originally Posted By: JRed
Did the filter have an anti-drainback valve? If it did, it probably wasn't working.
This is a sideways-mounted filter I assume?
yeah horizontally mounted and its a replacement for Honda oem filters, so it should have one.
Did the filter have an anti-drainback valve? If it did, it probably wasn't working.
This is a sideways-mounted filter I assume?
yeah horizontally mounted and its a replacement for Honda oem filters, so it should have one.
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
I used a Union Sanyo Oil filter for my 2001 acura integra. Well, i did a cold drain and NO oil came out of filter, but 4 quarts of oil came out from the drain plug. Hrmm, good thing i only had it in there for 3k miles.......anything to be concerned about? Normally oil comes gushing out from the filter area
No concerns. I've done this before on my Hondas without issues.
And what in the world is a Union Sanyo filter???? I use PureOne filters and your experience is just like mine, but I've never heard of what you use. Just curious.
I used a Union Sanyo Oil filter for my 2001 acura integra. Well, i did a cold drain and NO oil came out of filter, but 4 quarts of oil came out from the drain plug. Hrmm, good thing i only had it in there for 3k miles.......anything to be concerned about? Normally oil comes gushing out from the filter area
No concerns. I've done this before on my Hondas without issues.
And what in the world is a Union Sanyo filter???? I use PureOne filters and your experience is just like mine, but I've never heard of what you use. Just curious.
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umm not sure, my cousin works at a shop and they stock up on these oil filters because theyre about 2.50-3 each. they're quite sturdy. that was my last one, i put in a PureOne just at first.
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
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I've used them a few times in the past. They seem like a good quality filter for the price. I've bought them online from Rock Auto. Here's a link to their website.
http://www.unionsangyo.com/profile.htm
http://www.unionsangyo.com/profile.htm
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
less chance of getting burn
Yep, and the benefit of no oil spilling onto the suspension with Honda's genius design of having the filter DIRECTLY ABOVE a hollow suspension part.
I love Honda but sometimes, grrrr....
less chance of getting burn
Yep, and the benefit of no oil spilling onto the suspension with Honda's genius design of having the filter DIRECTLY ABOVE a hollow suspension part.
I love Honda but sometimes, grrrr....
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Yep, I hate when oil splashes all over the exhaust and suspension.
Yep, I hate when oil splashes all over the exhaust and suspension.
The oil can depending upon filter placement drain theough the clean side and return to the pan.
I once used a Penske oil filter and when I took it off the filter was dry completely. No oil inside the filter.
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
I don't see how oil is going to drain better when cold vs. hot.
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
I don't see how oil is going to drain better when cold vs. hot.
Technically warm oil will be thinner, but this isn't really a problem with motor oil. For gear oil I might say do it when warm.
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Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
I don't see how oil is going to drain better when cold vs. hot.
if its cold, that means the oil has already had plenty of time to drain down to the pan..i got 4 quarts out of this drain, usually its like 3.5 quarts. i put back four in and the dipstick is reading perfectly. 1 or 2 mm above top dot.
no more hot drains for me...cold will do just as well if not better imo.
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
I don't see how oil is going to drain better when cold vs. hot.
if its cold, that means the oil has already had plenty of time to drain down to the pan..i got 4 quarts out of this drain, usually its like 3.5 quarts. i put back four in and the dipstick is reading perfectly. 1 or 2 mm above top dot.
no more hot drains for me...cold will do just as well if not better imo.
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
I don't see how oil is going to drain better when cold vs. hot.
if its cold, that means the oil has already had plenty of time to drain down to the pan..i got 4 quarts out of this drain, usually its like 3.5 quarts. i put back four in and the dipstick is reading perfectly. 1 or 2 mm above top dot.
no more hot drains for me...cold will do just as well if not better imo.
I drain hot ... but let it drain over night. Max drainage in that case. If you drain cold, you're still going to have to let the pan drain for quite awhile to let the cold oil get fully out of the pan. Plus there is the cold drain factor when the filter is removed cold ... sometimes quite a bit of oil drains from the engine through the oil filter mount, so if the oil is cold, that could prolong that draining.
I could see draining cold if it was left to drain a couple hours or more.
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: garlicbreadman
PS..cold drains ftw...oil smell isnt as strong, less chance of getting burn and it seems more of the old oil comes out
I don't see how oil is going to drain better when cold vs. hot.
if its cold, that means the oil has already had plenty of time to drain down to the pan..i got 4 quarts out of this drain, usually its like 3.5 quarts. i put back four in and the dipstick is reading perfectly. 1 or 2 mm above top dot.
no more hot drains for me...cold will do just as well if not better imo.
I drain hot ... but let it drain over night. Max drainage in that case. If you drain cold, you're still going to have to let the pan drain for quite awhile to let the cold oil get fully out of the pan. Plus there is the cold drain factor when the filter is removed cold ... sometimes quite a bit of oil drains from the engine through the oil filter mount, so if the oil is cold, that could prolong that draining.
I could see draining cold if it was left to drain a couple hours or more.
I've had them come off Ford engines with varying amounts of oil from very little to nearly full. I never worried about it.
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