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I've never added oil to an oil filter, is it really that important?
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And that folks, is Canada's biggest Hill.Yes, a 3.0 will go up a hill. In fact, it goes up fairly steep hills quite nicely (sorry, I don't know what the grade on the hill was). I do know that leaving my grandparents' cabin, the speed limit crossing the valley was 30mph. About an 8th of a mile before I hit the bottom of the hill, I'd drop from 4th into 2nd, shift to third at 4500rpm, and then hold third all the way up the hill. Both the 2.8 in my '85, and the 3.0 in the '91 took that hill at 60MPH.
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It isn't extremely necessary but it does minimize the time the engine is operating with no oil pressure. Like stated above, there is residual oil in the engine, so it isn't like it's completely oil starved when you first start up after an oil change. With engines that have the filter mounted horizontally, you can't fill the filter up as much but you can soak the element with oil and have a little extra in there without making a mess. That comes with a little trial and error as far as where that line is drawn. Again, not super important but it does minimize the time it take for the oil system to fill the filter and pressurize the system.I've never added oil to an oil filter, is it really that important?
I prefer to just crank them in clear-flood mode for about 10 seconds. That gets the filter filled, but the engine won't exceed 200 RPM.It isn't extremely necessary but it does minimize the time the engine is operating with no oil pressure. Like stated above, there is residual oil in the engine, so it isn't like it's completely oil starved when you first start up after an oil change. With engines that have the filter mounted horizontally, you can't fill the filter up as much but you can soak the element with oil and have a little extra in there without making a mess. That comes with a little trial and error as far as where that line is drawn. Again, not super important but it does minimize the time it take for the oil system to fill the filter and pressurize the system.
I find that the oil pressure comes up faster if you just start the engine and then stomp it full throttle.I prefer to just crank them in clear-flood mode for about 10 seconds. That gets the filter filled, but the engine won't exceed 200 RPM.
Not necessarily an bad approach and may be better than what I've been using in some aspects.I prefer to just crank them in clear-flood mode for about 10 seconds. That gets the filter filled, but the engine won't exceed 200 RPM.