In the military we always filled the filter bank completetly with oil. Has
anyone tried to fill an oil filter for an Mazda RX7? Please let me know
because they are installed up side down.
Andy
Wild Wild Westy 82

----- Original Message -----
From: John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: filling the filter?, was: lube guys

> >Filling the filter first is a new one to me.  Ooops.  Is this very
> >important?
>
> I always have filled the filter, on any car I ever worked on. Its real fun
> when the filter mounts RA to the block, ie Chevy :-)
>
> Some folks might dispute it, but having the oil already in the filter
> prevents any moments of no oil pressure when you first start it up. I
> suppose in older engines, things are pretty well oiled and worn, but when
> I built motors for drag racing, I got into the habit of filling them as
> those motors were often just rebuilt and a few seconds of no oil was the
> end of the motor. Something about better safe than sorry springs to mind
> :)
>
> John