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Old 02-07-2010, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sfcl View Post
You right, this is precisely why you need tolocate the noise first. On the other hand, I'd be surprised if you got heavy damages by only having a very short lack of oil pressure, unless you had extremely low oil. When an engine is restarted after an oil change and that the filter bowl is empty, it runs about 1 to 2 seconds without any oil pressure, oil light on, too. Crossed fingers for you.

A little off topic: When changing my oil, I pour a quart of oil directly over the new filter before sealing it off. I believe this prevents the 'dry start'
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