I kinda figured that I was wanting to know how the other guy does it

 

i've helped someone do it before... he changed his oil and not the oil filter... but then got an oil filter the next day, so he came over and i unscrewed it.. you get some spillage, but its not so bad.. just put down some cardboard or something

also a question about maintenance... i notice people talking about keeping their service records or receipts from oil changes for warranty type purposes.. i'm wondering - what are you supposed to do when you change your own oil?? just write it down in the book or what? THANKS!

 

Thanks for the info guys, but would a better oil filter like mobile 1 filter help reduce the color change?

 

I would stick to the oem filter, you know it works and they wont attempt to void your warranty because of using an aftermarket filter. All the DSM guys I know use only oem filters.

 

I buy my oil filters from the dealer and keep the receipts as records of my oil changes. The head of my local service department told me that would take care of it.

 

There's not much you can do about the color change, and as the rest of the responses relate, it's normal, don't worry about it and try to fix something that doesnt need fixing. Use the OEM filter, drive and enjoy.

 

 

shouldn't you use regular oil for the first 1,000 miles or so?

 

Also a good idea is I made myself a oil drain plug magnet,with a very strong Neodymium magnet ,it will get very very fine metal dust that the filter doesnt get... I added it up the amount of metal dust at 3000 mile oil change and was about a pen head..not much but better then going into the engine...

All you do is order the magnet get some jb weld and glue it on very simple and works perfect.... www.wondermagnet.com,use magnet number 0016 since it has alot of surface area or use 0004 if you want a shorter piece..

good piece of mind for 60 cents

 

You can change the filter without changing the oil. No more oil comes out than a regular oil change with an empty pan. Look where the filter is in relation to the oil pan. The pan is full of oil. All that's coming out of the filter area is what is resting in top of the filter. Just a few drops. Just don't start the motor like the SRT4 guy.

 

evotexas,

why would you not change the filter when you change the oil?

 

I wonder why Mitsu didn't do this. There's a magnet for the differential drain plugs, so why not the engine?

 

Here's a tip . . . when you change the oil, fill the oil filter with oil before you install it on the car, doing this will make the oil pressure light turn off almost immediately when starting the car following the oil change .

The EVO is the first car I've owned where the oil filter sits vertical and this is a real bonus.

On any other car I've had where the oil filter didn't sit vertical I usually pull the fuse for the ecu and then crank the engine for a bit to get oil through the filter.

Probably doesn't sound like a big deal but on one of the cars I've owned you could actually hear it start to "rattle" the bearings after an oil change when you first started it, then the light would go out and the thing would shut up .

If you can't prime (pre-fill) the oil filter, when you start the engine the oil pump starts doing its thing as soon as the engine spins over but all of the air that is in the filter has to get purged so as the oild goes from the pump through the filter, all of that air ends up being pushed out of the filter and to places where the oil usually should (main bearings, rod bearings, cam journals, etc.).

It's a good thing when you hit the key and the oil light goes out right away

 

It's not normally necessary.

 

what would happend if you use normal oil (not Synthetic)and run it hard for 2500 miles?
The reason i say this is because most dealers (if buy used) will NOT put Mobil 1.

Is it bad for the engine?