like to prewet, enough so cold oil doesn't blast dry media/paper at startup.
A reason not to pre-fill an oil filter
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I have an "oil change" outdoor type shirt. If it gets dirty I wash it with "oil chnage" sweatpants. When clean they go into garage for next oil change.
I always prefill the oil filter for my PSD. One needs to be careful not to overfill. It clearly can make the filter slippery.
Have been changing in my cars and company vans that i drove for over 60 years. For the last 35 synthetic. Changes oil in my service truck at 4- 5k and changed oil in personal cars 2-3 all at the same time. Always bought WM cheap filters or like premium or store brand syn oil. Never pre oiled a filter. Drove most of them well over 100k.
I wear camo when working on a car. The animals don't care if I have spots.
So the filter for my PSD probably holds a QT of oil.
Update and closure. Good news folks. It appears to have worked. I really think what helped was the fact that the Valvoline Restore and Protect was virgin and not used. Some cleaning action from the Valvoline Restore and Protect itself (cough-cough).
I used Shout spray right away and added water, wring it a bit and allowed it to soak. A few days later, I added regular Dawn dish detergent with water, wring it a bit and again allowed it to soak. A few days later, wring some more with water, then dropped it into the regular wash.
The results…
I used Shout spray right away and added water, wring it a bit and allowed it to soak. A few days later, I added regular Dawn dish detergent with water, wring it a bit and again allowed it to soak. A few days later, wring some more with water, then dropped it into the regular wash.
The results…
Before/after
CleanSump
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I used to come home smelling like JP-5 everyday and my wife made me change clothes in the garage. We had an old washing machine hooked up out there because I wasn't allowed to bring my dirty cammies into the house or stink up the regular washer she used.
I was on a surface ship, but heard my fellow submariners burned their clothing. In other words, the stank is unwashable and simply thrown away.
As strange as this sounds, I have successfully removed motor oil from clothing with certain hair shampoos.
A banker friend once told me he wears cheap ties because they will hold a stain just as well as an expensive tie. Sound advice.
If you add a 20z bottle of coke to the washing machine it clears out the jet fuel smell. Not sure why.I used to come home smelling like JP-5 everyday and my wife made me change clothes in the garage. We had an old washing machine hooked up out there because I wasn't allowed to bring my dirty cammies into the house or stink up the regular washer she used.
CleanSump
Site Donor 2026
Now you tell me! No jets in the driveway these days, but I do have a diesel Mercedes.
I used to come home smelling like JP-5 everyday and my wife made me change clothes in the garage. We had an old washing machine hooked up out there because I wasn't allowed to bring my dirty cammies into the house or stink up the regular washer she used.
I remember those days well. I always kept a change of civvies in my locker for those days we had fuel system maintenance.
Here’s the proof,
And so it washed out after using Dawn. I am no longer “Stained.”
Leopards definitely care about spots.
my old VW with the CCTA engine had the filter upside down also. Never spilled oil when I pre-filled it. The trick is pre-fill, wait until the media allows the oil to pass through into the empty side, then pour off the excess (use some of the excess to lube the gasket), and then install.
Always EZ-peezy to do an oil change..... except for the one time when the adapter remained on the engine when I removed the filter.
Always EZ-peezy to do an oil change..... except for the one time when the adapter remained on the engine when I removed the filter.
