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Originally Posted by rwg
The problem that I have with the extended period (i.e. 10k) changes is the oil filter change seems like a good idea - and my filter is on the bottom of the car next to the oil pan. I suppose I could try and see how much oil comes out if the filter is removed without draining the oil . . .
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Even if it's perfectly horizontal, you'll still get oil coming out of the filter area regardless of whether you drain the pan first or not. It shouldn't matter that much, IIRC most cars have an anti-drainback valve that will prevent you from dumping all the oil out of the engine when you unscrew the filter.
I'll be the forum guinea pig anyway.
My beater is scheduled to do just that (and the filter placement is identical to your description), so I'll tell you if I made a huge mess or not.
