Change Your Oil

finallyinthesaddle · 07-24-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by patrick_777

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Originally Posted by Orpheus

And I always do the oil-around-the-gasket thing too, since that's the way my dad taught me to install the filter on a car.

Ditto here.

My understanding is that the filter on a car, being screw-on, requires oil on it to ensure a smooth slide against the surface that it is tightening against. Being that this is held on with screws, and is merely pressed against a solid surface, that wouldn't be necessary.