Pre-Fill your oil filter

[chico bill]

Don't know about newer cars, but I can confirm that's not the case at least for my first car I bought. 18 years old, a 1989 FORD Escort. Before leaving home I was checking the oil level but forgot to put the oil dipstick all the way in. So less than 10 minutes later I got to my school's parking lot and I heard loud knocking sounds, freaked out, called my dad and he just confirmed that I'd just killed the engine. Opened up the hood and oil was EVERYWHERE.
So atleast that car didn't last 30 minutes without oil....

I owned an Isuzu Trooper (an ideal car for DR)
Before leaving for a 6 hour trip I added a half quart of oil, but closed the hood and forgot to replace the oil filler cap.
4 hours later I stopped to eat and smelled burning oil.
I opened the hood and realized my folly. I went and bought oil and put in 4 quarts, stuffed a pair of boxer underwear in the filler and finished my trip.
No harm, no foul. Later drove that Trooper from Northern CA to Ft Lauderdale.

 

[playacaribe2]

Yes I believed in some products (oil additive) to extend the life of my engines. I not longer use them in my vehicles as the oil Quality has improved efficiently in the last decades.
When I started working in the maintenance department where I have been almost since I arrived in the US I have seen a lot changes in the frequency of oil changes in our Fleet, same engines when I started in the company the PMI where performed every 3000 miles then went up to 5000 and today we are doing it at 7.5 k.

JJ

And not just the quality of oil, but also the many automotive technological advances help engines last longer.

It was almost unheard of in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s for an engine to last to 100,000 miles (excepting out diesel engines) even for those who followed the maintenance schedule to a T. They were the exception not the rule.

Todays engines are smaller, put out more horsepower and last much much longer than their brethren before them. Advances in the technology which includes better quality piston rings, variable valve timing, 5-6 speed transmissions, etc., all contribute to todays engines working smarter and not harder…….and along with the advances in lubricants for those engines, better quality tires and less overall weight, help extend the engines life, assuming proper maintenance, to 200,000 miles and beyond in many cases.

Of course that comes with a new and higher price point for vehicles and why it is even more incumbent to perform scheduled maintenance as opposed to waiting until something breaks. This is especially true in climates that experience extremes of hot or cold……..and those countries like the DR that place high sales taxes and other fees on imports.

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2

 

[bachata]

I owned an Isuzu Trooper (an ideal car for DR)
Before leaving for a 6 hour trip I added a half quart of oil, but closed the hood and forgot to replace the oil filler cap.
4 hours later I stopped to eat and smelled burning oil.
I opened the hood and realized my folly. I went and bought oil and put in 4 quarts, stuffed a pair of boxer underwear in the filler and finished my trip.
No harm, no foul. Later drove that Trooper from Northern CA to Ft Lauderdale.

Happened to me 1990s returning from Puerto Plata on my to Santiago, my 1984 Honda Accord was using some oil so I stopped in the gas station exiting PP to top off the oil but forgot to put the cap in place, by the time I was in Maimon my car was smelling and smoking bad, corrected oil level again and drove the car for many years 😔

JJ

 

[bachata]

My two Babies, I also have a 2003 Honda CRV and a 2003 Dodge Caravan.
Silver Camry 2005 V-6 with 305k miles in new condition.
White Camry 4 cylinders 190k in new condition.
CRV 170 k miles in New condition.
2003 Caravan 150k fair paint condition but mechanical condition 👍
I keep my fleet well maintained.
I do everything myself including tires change, balance and rotation.
Wife drive silver Camry and daughter like CRV.

JJ

 

[josh2203]

The thing is, even though you drain the oil, all the engine parts inside are still covered with oil. That oil film only "disappears" as the engine gets hot and breaks down the oil film. That's not remotely going to happen in the 5-10 seconds it might take to fill up the oil filter.

The average flow rate of typical engine oil pump is supposedly about 4 gallons/minute. That's about 8 ounces/second. Eight ounces is about the size of the filter on my Camry, so one second to fill it up.

I know, but as it's not a huge extra effort, I'm used to doing this... If it did damage to the engine, I would stop obviously... For draining the oil, I always leave it draining for a bit to get as much out as possible.

There is also this for added lubrication, not (yet) sure though of the exact results:

For gasoline (petrol) engines – Oy RVS Technology Ltd

www.rvs.fi

 

[cavok]

I know, but as it's not a huge extra effort, I'm used to doing this... If it did damage to the engine, I would stop obviously... For draining the oil, I always leave it draining for a bit to get as much out as possible.

There is also this for added lubrication, not (yet) sure though of the exact results:

For gasoline (petrol) engines – Oy RVS Technology Ltd

www.rvs.fi

I'm not saying that prefilling the oil filter will do any damage(?). I just don't see any benefit, but it certainly can't hurt anything. Some of those additives may help to reduce friction.

 

[Drperson]

And not just the quality of oil, but also the many automotive technological advances help engines last longer.

It was almost unheard of in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s for an engine to last to 100,000 miles (excepting out diesel engines) even for those who followed the maintenance schedule to a T. They were the exception not the rule.

Todays engines are smaller, put out more horsepower and last much much longer than their brethren before them. Advances in the technology which includes better quality piston rings, variable valve timing, 5-6 speed transmissions, etc., all contribute to todays engines working smarter and not harder…….and along with the advances in lubricants for those engines, better quality tires and less overall weight, help extend the engines life, assuming proper maintenance, to 200,000 miles and beyond in many cases.

Of course that comes with a new and higher price point for vehicles and why it is even more incumbent to perform scheduled maintenance as opposed to waiting until something breaks. This is especially true in climates that experience extremes of hot or cold……..and those countries like the DR that place high sales taxes and other fees on imports.

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2

i think the engines are made better too with smaller tolerences.i met an engine quality assurance person many years ago who said that the japonese manufacturers forced the americans to improve in order to
compete. i think the computerization of manufacturing helps as everything is made " perfectly"