Do i have to drain the oil in my car before i change the oil filter?

or can i change the filter without draining the oil?Do i have to drain the oil in my car before i change the oil filter?
Oil Change instructions for Women:





1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.


2) Drink a cup of coffee.


3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.





Money spent:


Oil Change:


$20.00


Coffee: $1.00


Total: $21.00


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Oil Change instructions for Men :


1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.


2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.


3) Open a beer and drink it.


4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.


5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.


6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.


7) Place drain pan under engine..


8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.


9) Give up and use crescent wrench.


10) Unscrew drain plug.


11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.


12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.


13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.


14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.


15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.


16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.


17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.


18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.


19) Remember drain plug from step 11.


20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.


21) Drink beer.


22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.


23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.


24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame.


25) Begin cussing fit.


26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.


27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.


28) Beer.


29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.


30) Beer.


31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.


32) Beer.


33) Lower car from jack stands.


34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.


35) Beer.


36) Test drive car.


37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.


38) Car gets impounded.


39) Call loving wife, make bail..


40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.





Money spent:


Parts: $50.00


DUI: $2500.00


Impound fee: $75.00


Bail: $1500.00


Beer: $20.00


Total: $4,145.00


But knowing the job was done right....pricelessDo i have to drain the oil in my car before i change the oil filter?
You can change the filter without draining the oil first but why? If you intend to change the filter without changing the oil then this is possible but would only make sense if you had recently done an oil change and then the filter had been damaged. Note that if you change the filter only then you will still need to add new oil to replace that lost in the old filter.





If you are changing oil and filter then the optimum procedure is to drain the oil when the engine is warm, change the filter, remember to replace the oil drain plug and refill with fresh oil.





Changing the filter more frequently than the oil does not make sense. It makes more sense to change the oil twice per filter change.
you can change the filter without changing the oil and vice versa, however neither one is a good idea. changing the filter won't help your oil condition much as the dark in the oil is carbon that is already too small for your filter to process. the filter just gets out the big stuff.





on the other hand, changing the oil without the filter means there is no good cleaning element for your oil and there will be fouled oil still in the filter meaning you'll start out with dirty oil





as for oil in the face. on nearly every car the top of the filter is higher than the top of the oil reservoir, thus the amount of oil spill from the filter is not related to draining the oil from the car first.
you can do it either way. you can change the filter first or drain the oil first but either way both needs to be changed when you change the oil. all the oil will come out is what,s in the filter when you take it off and the most of the oil is in the oil pan so you can do it either way but change both the oil and filter of you will just be leaving a quart of dirty oil in the engine if you don,t change the filter too.
it all depends on which kind of oil filter you have or where it sits, take a volkswagen for example, the filter housing is located in front of the engine sitting upright, you can take the housing off and replace the filter with next to no spillages, other cars are different but you never stated what you drive
Yes you need to drain the oil, disconnect the oil filter change that then fill your car back up with the proper amount of oil (check the owner manual. Be sure to tighten the oil plug and filter.
You can but if your filter needs changed you oil is dirty and needs changed. The filter is above the oil in the pan so by taking the filter off all the oil won't come out.
You could do but it would be very advisable to change the oil at the same time , change the filter without the oil would be like changing your clothes when dirty but not showering
change the filter after draining





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You can change the oil filter first if you want...but it'll be messy lol. you should change the oil filter WITH changing the oil.
wel you dont have to drain oil but why replace filter and not the oil or other way oil an dnot filter as well like washing your feet and putting on dirty socks
Its best to drain the oil first before changing the filter. Easier and much cleaner that way.
No, it doesn't matter. Unless you decide to have the car running while changing the filter. LOL. These people are crazy.
no, but you can really avoid a mini exxon valdez if you do.
That's whats best to do. You could also Google or Ask Jeeves what to do.
The short answer is yes you can
You should drain the oil first unless you want a face full of oil.
yes please.
depends how you spend your pennies, and what you do with your time.i have been know to change the filter by itself, but the oil there after.time can be of the essence..