Can i change oil filters without changing oil???
Will I get alot of leaking and loss of oil from changing???

ANYONE????
THANX!!!!

 

nope. It won't leak anymore than when you changed the oil. The level of the oil in the pan is below the top of the filter.

 

I change my filter at 2500 miles then do a full oil change at 5000 miles. I use 10-30 Mobile One Syn.

 

Does alot of oil drain out when you change filter??

 

A little does, you will need to top off the oil.

 

Try this to prevent making a mess. Use a flat blade screw driver with a hammer to make a small puncture on the under side of the filter. This will drain out the oil that is in the filter, so that when you unscrew the filter, the excess won't spli out the side and make a mess.

 

^^^ that's a good idea! I've never thought to do that before.................I may give that a try next time I change the oil (which is due in about a week or two ).

 

Its a good idea.. and it will work.. however it is sometimes difficult to get under the car hold a screwdriver and whack it with a hammer. As if that is not hard enough, if you dont hit it head on the screwdriver might slip and end up hitting something else. So if you use this idea just be careful. But I have done this before and it works great. It is also a handy method if you dont have a filter wrench and it doesnt want to come off.. just drive a screwdriver through it and turn the screwdriver.

 

Been there .... done that.

 

good idea,i use an ice pick,you don't need a hammer for that