reusing an oil filter

[Loris]

I've stored my summer car with 5W20 in it not knowing that i really should have stuck with the recommended 5W30 grade. I'm thinking in the spring i might swap it out first thing. I have a new K&N filter on it as well.

My question is - i can i keep that filter on without having to swap in a new one?

 

[musicmanbass]

I don't see any problem with that. Sounds like the car accumulated very little to no miles, correct?

 

[Eddie]

No need to change the filter out. Ed

 

[mongo161]

Sure, you can keep that filter on your vehicle or you can change it out and put a "Fresh Filter" on with the change of oil.

The decision is entirely up to you and how you feel about running that filter that is on the vehicle. When the warm weather comes....then you will decide.

 

[chubbs1]

Just did a change and left the K&N in, they are good, well built filters and can go the distance. the 5w20 makes no difference when you fill back up with 5w30.

 

[Bluestream]

Yes, the filter is still new. What car is this?

 

[daves87rs]

Why not?

 

[HTSS_TR]

If I was you I would drain a quart in the sump by remove the oil filter, then re-install the filter and add a quart xW50.

 

[HTSS_TR]

If I was you I would drain a quart in the sump by remove the K&N oil filter, then re-install that filter and add a quart xW50.

 

[mongo161]

That sure is an excellent suggestion. The oil is new and what will be added with the xxW-50 will make up the difference in the oil weight.

BTW....I usually run my K&N, HP-2009 for 2 OCI's. They are great filters for oil flow and I've added a Filtermag to the outside of the canister to help catch any iron or steel that might pass through.

 

[Loris]

Yes the oil and filter have '0' miles on them, and it's for my Camaro.

So i just take the filter off and drain it which should be about a liter? Then refill that liter with a xW-50?

If so, what's in there is PU 5W20 - should i stick with the same brand - not sure PU comes in xW-50?

thanks

 

[Loris]

Also - where can i get a filter magnet?

 

[TurboRon25]

FWIW, I once took an oil filter off to make room for an alternator I was changing and put the same filter back on.
The filter had miles on it, lets say half way to my oil change (so your zero mile filter may be different).
When it was time for my oil change another thousand miles or so later, I couldn't get the filter off.

I tried every filter wrench I had, borrowed another from a neighbor and it wouldn't budge!

I finally took a 3 foot long screw driver and hammered it through the filter and used that as a lever. Even that didn't get it off as easy as you'd think a 2 foot "breaker bar" on an oil filter would.
I decided NEVER to reuse a filter. Once it's off, it's off. The $4 filter wasn't worth my time and aggravation.
I reinstalled it the same way I install any new oil filter. That may have been my problem. I figure that the gasket must have been compressed from the first couple thousand miles. When I reinstalled it 3/4 of a turn past where the gasket contacts, it was probably compressing the already compressed gasket if that makes any sense.

Ron

 

[mongo161]

It sure does make a lot of sense TurboRon25. I know of people who did the same thing by taking off a filter for it to drain and had problems getting it off at the OCI. I also know of people who had problems with the gasket leaking when they re-installed a removed oil filter.

IMO...once the filter comes off....it stays off. The integrity of the gasket is compromised even if it is re-tightened during a run or removed to let it drain. It's much better to replace the filter once it is removed.

 

[mongo161]

Originally Posted By: Loris
Also - where can i get a filter magnet?


I picked mine up at a Flea Market in Coney Island. You can buy them on line at filtermag dot com or else look on the Bay. I'm sure that the filtermag people sell them where ever they can.

 

[VRAY]

Filters are cheap.Just put a new one on and dont worry about it.You can save a few pennies somewhere else.