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Subject:Re: Removing oil filter without draining oil?
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Wed, 8 Apr 2015 15:35:51 -0400

You will just lose the amount of oil in the filter.  the rest will stay
down in the sump.
Edward

On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote:

> I got a oil filter sandwhich plate I want to install so I can run oil temp
> and pressure gauges. However, I only have 1000 miles on the oil and filter
> I have in there. I could wait until my next oil change, but am wondering if
> I can install it before? How much oil will I loose if I remove the oil
> filter with the engine full of oil?
>

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