What went wrong with my oil change?
rasbury
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Black_Diamond
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Yup. Poke a hole thru the top of the filter and almost zero mess.Past owner of a 2003 342FV
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Michael T
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I wrap an old towel or sock around the base of the filter cup and have a plastic bag over that and usually do not get a drop of oil anywhere. I used to poke a hole in the filters ( many years ago) until a renowned engine builder told me not to. It was his opinion that filter media and, /or metal filings could be dislodged from the damage to the filter and/or the action of creating the hole, then washed into the engine by the escaping oil. This man built some if the most respected high performance engine packages in North America for decades. He lived and breathed engines. His advice has saved me a ton of money over the years. This past Fall I saw a technician drive a screw driver through an oil filter - it made me cringe. Not on my engines! -
rasbury
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and you would think, if they were to put it on top of the motor which I'm cool with, maybe mounted sideways so you can catch the mess?
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Glassguy54
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Is it possible to install one of those filter re-locator kits and mount the filter right side up on a bulkhead? -
Michael T
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You would think that would work but I'd like to make sure there wasn't some kind of technical voodoo with the OEM set-up that would result in an improper oil flow. LOL