replacing oil filter without draining oil

[d510addict]

Long story short I need to replace my oil filter without draining the oil as it is new oil. can I do that without draining the oil? I have an l20b.

 

[Tristin]

I've seen it done before. You will most definitely make a mess and lose oil though, but any oil below the oil filer line will remain in the engine.

[Z-train]

If the filter doesn't have a drainback valve in it,you'll lose no oil.

[ggzilla]

YES, you can do it. You will loose the same amount of oil whether you drain the pan or not.

[king bee66]

Long story short I need to replace my oil filter without draining the oil as it is new oil. can I do that without draining the oil? I have an l20b.

 

long story short = i did an oil change and forgot to replace the filter

[datsunaholic]

The oil filter is WAY above the oil level in the pan. So it doesn't matter what order you change the filter in, but remember to add half a quart or so of oil to replace what was in the filter.

[JakeWard]

I've heard if you punch a hole in the top of the filter it will drain and make less mess when you twist it off.

[banzai510(hainz)]

I used to do it all the time just like GGzilla said. Oil alsways comes out, empty pan or not

[Dawa]

maybe if you elevate the oil filter side as much as you (safely) can it will make less of a mess.

just be as quick as you can about it. prelube the filter, have it in one hand and right as you twist off the old filter with your left hand, have your right hand standing by to install new filter. just dont cross thread it :)

[ggzilla]

A lot of people change the filter on every other oil change. For cars driven rarely, this makes sense as the oil gets old, but the filter doesn't.

[DanielC]

On a Datsun L engine the oil filter is above the oil level in the pan. There is also an oil pump in between the oil in the pan, and the oil filter. The oil pump is also a "positive displacement" type of pump. That means unless the oil pump is turning, oil cannot flow through it.

Your biggest concern is you left about a quart of dirty oil in the engine. Your oil in the engine will get dirtier sooner.

Go ahead and change the filter, and add oil as required. Do the next oil AND FILTER change sooner. How much sooner? When the oil looks dirty again.

[Ranman72]

your oil is in the pan you will have the same mess and or results changing the filter weather the pan is full or empty

just pull the filter just like you would if the pan was empty