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Paul Workman · 01-23-2015

Well, it takes a couple minutes - filling, waiting for the oil to pass through the filter to the fill the outer side of the filter media, then keep adding a little at a time until it is practically full.

Then, I hold the filter close to the threaded center 'post'. In one clean motion I turn it over and plant it on the threaded post and spin it on. Because of the rubber diaphragm (ZR-1 filters), oil doesn't come out of the periphery holes.

Y'all do whatcha want, but with minimal effort it is really not messy at all; save for maybe a few drops. (I figure if Lotus specified filters with the diaphragm valve in them as to minimize the wear until oil pressure builds up, then pre-filling the filter has to be a good thing.)

YMMV...

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Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Changing oil...Let it drain overnight ? Well, it takes a couple minutes - filling, waiting for the oil to pass through the filter to the fill the outer side of the filter media, then keep adding a little at a time until it is practically full. Then, I hold the filter close to the threaded center 'post'. In one clean motion I turn it over and plant it on the threaded post and spin it on. Because of the rubber diaphragm (ZR-1 filters), oil doesn't come out of the periphery holes. Y'all do whatcha want, but with minimal effort it is really not messy at all; save for maybe a few drops. (I figure if Lotus specified filters with the diaphragm valve in them as to minimize the wear until oil pressure builds up, then pre-filling the filter has to be a good thing.) YMMV... __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez! 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry Last edited by Paul Workman; 01-23-2015 at 04:05 AM.