Oil level in the oil filter housing
I changed oil for the first time on my 525 a number of weeks ago. I noticed the oil level in the filter housing never dropped. Not knowing how to drain it, I kept the old oil in the housing after replacing the filter.
Yesterday, I opened the oil filter housing on the 540 hoping it will be empty. I wanted to pull it to gain access to the driver side engine mount nut. The 66k engine has not run since coming to my house in April. Although I did crank it on the stand testing compression after cleaning it up and filling it with 8 qts of Mobil 1. When I again found it full of clear, new Mobile 1, I gave up the idea of trying to pull it.
Anyway, what's the idea of a full oil filter housing? How can you drain it?
Last edited by yaofeng; 09-19-2006 at 03:26 PM.
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