[Healeys] Changing oil and filter

[David Nock]

Gary, I would not consider my self as a "old school mechanic"   
directly out of school in 1976 I started attended all the factory  
dealer training classes. I have been specializing in British Cars my  
entire life and was trained by one of the most respected Healey  
people in both clubs.

In the time it takes to re install the plugs and start the car most  
of the oil the you put into the oil filter has run back down into the  
engine and you have the same situation as the filter that I install  
with no oil.

When you start the engine with a new oil filter. The oil galleries,  
rocker shaft, oil pump bearings and crankshaft are still filled with  
oil. In the time it takes to re fill the filter and bring the engine  
to pressure is no longer that it takes to get oil pressure after the  
car has been sitting in the garage for a couple of weeks. So why not  
remove the plugs and crank the engine over every time you want to  
take the car out for a drive.

My question to you is how much schooling and profesional training in  
the automotive repairs have you had.


David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767

www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On May 22, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Editorgary at aol.com wrote:

If you really like to sit there, as many old school mechanics often  
do, and
listen to the engine run dry, with the oil pressure at zero, for the  
time
it takes to get most of a quart of oil into the filter and then  
through it
into the rest of the engine, go ahead. Or you can be ultra careful  
and first
fill the filter before attaching it (the trick is to remove the entire
fixture off the side of the engine, change the filter, make sure  
everything is
neatly sealed up again, and then reattach the filter, canister, and  
fitting to
the side of the engine. Then you can remove the spark plugs
>
> Or you can fill the filter canister with oil, attach it to the engine,
> remove the spark plugs and turn over the engine on the starter  
> until you get oil
> pressure on the gauge, then put the spark plugs in and fire it up,
> confident that when the engine first fires, new oil will have  
> permeated the entire
> engine.
> That's the procedure I follow, and I firmly believe it increases  
> engine
> life.
> YMMV.
> G.
> _