2002 Mazda protoge 2.0L with 67,000 miles.
I've changed the oil myself since 17,000 miles when I bought the car. Last week when I changed the oil I noticed that I did not lose one drop of oil down the side of the block when I took off the filter. The filter itself looked really really empty of oil. Hardly any residue at all. I didn't change the oil any different than I had in the past. I used a Purlolater filter and this was the third one in a row used. My process: Drive car home from work and drive onto ramps. Let cool down while I change clothes (+-10 min) Long enought so I don't burn my arms on the exahaust yet the engine and oil is still noticably warm/hot. Pull the plug, pull the oil filter and let drain for 5-10 min. Reinstall and fill. This is my routine when I do my oil changes and I always have oil coming down the side of the block and there is always oil in the filter. This time like I said there was none. I'm wondering if I had a bad filter? maybe there is something plugged in my engine? What do you think. I still have the filter so I can cut it open but I have not do that yet. It looks just fine from the outside but there just wasn't any oil in it. Seems very strange to me. What do you BITOG'ers think?
I've changed the oil myself since 17,000 miles when I bought the car. Last week when I changed the oil I noticed that I did not lose one drop of oil down the side of the block when I took off the filter. The filter itself looked really really empty of oil. Hardly any residue at all. I didn't change the oil any different than I had in the past. I used a Purlolater filter and this was the third one in a row used. My process: Drive car home from work and drive onto ramps. Let cool down while I change clothes (+-10 min) Long enought so I don't burn my arms on the exahaust yet the engine and oil is still noticably warm/hot. Pull the plug, pull the oil filter and let drain for 5-10 min. Reinstall and fill. This is my routine when I do my oil changes and I always have oil coming down the side of the block and there is always oil in the filter. This time like I said there was none. I'm wondering if I had a bad filter? maybe there is something plugged in my engine? What do you think. I still have the filter so I can cut it open but I have not do that yet. It looks just fine from the outside but there just wasn't any oil in it. Seems very strange to me. What do you BITOG'ers think?
